Awesome content! I wanted to ask your thoughts on how many miles you feel these will last? I put a lot of miles on all my toy's like yourself, and I'm told they generally last 70-80k. Thanks!
I could live with 1800 bucks for 50,000 miles. You ride it every day and in salt as you say well that's your problem with the foot pegs. Salt over time will eat at the metals on that Spyder. As for the drive belt not riding properly. front drive pulley could be set to far out on shaft or it has come loose and the vibration is causing it to slide on the shaft. it won't come off because of the case on the drive pulley, For the exhaust pipe, it would be cheaper if you just sand down the exhaust pipe and repaint it. The throttle not returning is the cable worn out after 50,000 miles which to me would be normal ware. Great video thanks. I've been looking into buying one next year. Hope you get it all fixed. Ride Safe.and clean that Spyder up really good. take it to a self service Car wash and pressure wash EVERYTHING, MOST of all Engine, Frame and wheels. Salt is bad stuff
I understand how bad the salt is on the spyder. I do my beat to keep it clean but just a few hours can do damage. The spyder is running great it old shop installed the drive pulley backwards so after 3 months and a new transmission belt belt tensioner all is good!
I agree with Norman. Considering you've driven 51,000+ miles, I think your doing ok. By comparison, if I ever buy one of these I would put about 1,000-2,000 miles a year on it. In other words, it would take 33 years for me put 50,000 miles on one. I have owned 9 different motorcycles in my life. Except for oil changes, I don't remember ever having to do much (if any) maintenance on them. Also, I have always had a garage and I'll tell you now . . . the difference is night and day for wear and tear. I can't imagine leaving a bike or spyder outside in the elements, although I know people do. That said, I'm jelly over your Can Am, please continue to enjoy it.
@@thetrumanshow4791 Agree about the garage, K. I am buying an F3-S in August. I have a garage, and I live in a hot country. No salt on the road ever. No snow.
As I get older was really interested in getting one but the more I watch people that have them and have ridden them a lot the less I want one. 50 thousand and the trans went out? Watched one where the guy changed oil. Too much work for something that should be simple. Looks like I will be looking for a traditional trike.
The Spyder is a great machine and that Spyder now has almost 80000 miles. I like them so much when I bought it's replacement I ended up keeping it so now I have two. The oil change can take about 30 to 45 min but is not to bad to be honest with you. I hope you end up with something if it's a Spyder or a conventional trike. Be safe and good luck.
The only thing that scares me here is that trans going at 20k miles or whenever it went. You had the warranty. I'm looking at a 2018 with only 1,100 miles on it but that warranty will end soon & I will be doing 80 miles daily with my commute. Awesome video though. I liked & subscribed. I have been looking for a video like this & you covered it all. Awesome video 👍
I'm glad you liked the video. I feel my issue was a one off issue. I would not hesitate in purchasing a used Spyder with that few of miles after a very good once-over and long test ride. The 1330 and 6 speed are very reliable. Good luck
What oil filter did you use ? Which Amsoil 5w40 did you use ? Also are those car tires ? Thanks , I have a 2021 Can Am Spyder RT Limited . Great machine, 2100 miles .
The filter would be Hiflow filter. It comes with the orings as well. I use 10w40 amsoil the entire kit you can get from Baja Ron on Spyder lovers. yes I do have car tires on my F3 I have always used a car tire. I have. A new F3T and I will try the new Kenda kanine.
Dude really does not seem happy... But $1800 over 2 years is not that bad. Sucks that some major systems went out like the transmission and belt, but you ride it every day in all conditions - you gotta expect some things to happen and budget for it. @Greatrydes I would recommend you put up a small open tent/carport to help protect it from the weather - you can find them on Amazon I just threw down on a Burgman but the Can Am is on my list in the next few years. Hope things get better for you, ride safe man
Im ok with that amount, I was just shocked at the amount. 1800.00 and 50,000 miles is not bad at all. Most people would not put that on in many years let alone 2 years. I hope to have something to put the spyder in this summer. We Will see. Congratulations on the new Burgman and I hope you get that spyder. Ride safe
What the hell is a "frunk", the proper word is TRUNK ! So do you think 1800 bucks is out ragious? I havent put near that much in my 2014 Spyder STS. My 2008 GS I put 8 sets of front tires on 7 rear tires on (I admit the rear tires, I smoked off the bike, but the front tires, were completely out on the inside, while the outsides looked brand New, and in 2k miles, the dealer in Kissimmee told me that there was nothing that could be done about it. I did a laser alignment my self using g two laser pointers, and a wrench, that fixed it.
I did think at first 1800 bucks was a lot but if you look at how many miles I have put on it its not bad. I put on 25,000 miles a year and most my do 8000 miles. It soumds like your spyder was toed out quite a bit...that would wear the inside of the tires!
Thanks much for the great detailed report. We just bought a 2015 RT Limited with 4200 mi. Just for safety we bought a 2 yr extended warranty. All things considered those costs are not all that bad. Did you do the oil changes yourself. If shop charges a lot I will do my own. Again thanks.
$1800.00 spent.Im sure the transmission and engine work you spoke of was warranted.Seems like a. Lot of repairs have been.By the time my RTLtm had 13000 miles it had been in the shop for free warranty work for a total of 18 weeks.By the way the first 8000 miles were trouble free.In the 4 years I had it I bought 1 back tire and back brakes(400.00).Year 2-4 I was afraid to go out of town.
Not bad considering that is about 5 years worth of mileage for me. Thanks for the details. I would do most of that work myself to save money (285 for a belt job) but thats because I don't use my bike full time so I have the time to mess with it. You use it all the time so you need it fixed ASAP. I am thinking of selling my Street Glide and getting one of these so this vid helps
@@spyderryder and then there are hundreds with a few hundred miles for sale... not to mention a three wheel vehicle is a danger on any road. and being strapped in ? im glad you like yours a single wheel to handle all that torque from a 2 lt motor????? if that swing arm breaks your azz is sitting on the road... enjoy your ride!
Great, great video and comments as well. I just bought a 2018 F3 and the guy at the dealership mentioned that an oil change should be done every 600 miles...I looked at him...didn't say a word and thought...do more research! Thank you all.
600 miles is not correct! The old V-twins were close to that but the 1330 I believe is around 3,000 and then every 9,300 miles! Congratulations on your new spyder ride safe!
That's good! I have 3 co rider in my group and 2 of the member replaced that particular part. I had 2017 F3 Daytona series so I want to prepared before I will got the error in my Can Am. 1 of member got his RT in dealer after 1 month just for 1 little part cost $45.00.
Hi! Just curios, did you get to replace the spark plugs? I know that they should be replaced every 28k miles. I am also wondering if you would take tha chance to replace them yourself, many are saying that is a very hard job. I live in Switzerland and here the working hour is like 200$, this is why i'm asking. Thanks!
It seems like very video I watch about the Spyder's there is huge cost. Seems like the maintenance is a pain to do it yourself from all the body panels to be removed and any minor thing to be done. I had a Goldwing trike with minimal maintenance. For how long they been making these they should be easier to work on and a better quality product. Thank's for the video!
Thank you for watching. I have 50,000 miles on my spyder so that could be 5 or more riding seasons so the maintenance appears to cost more then say someone who rides 5000-9000 a year. If you ride 10,000 miles a year that cost would be spread over five years instead of 2 years! I hope you are still riding stay safe and thank you for the comment.
Thanx for all your info. I have a 15 F3 S , with 6700 mi. However, I am not nearly as mechanical as you. I plan on having the dealer do all required maintenance. I wonder how much MORE you would have spent then $1800.00!
My first issue was a ton of noise when new that went away around 12,000 miles. At 20,000 it spone the out put shaft pulley and when the blew the trany apart it had a ton of internal damage. I was never informed what was all damged. The second issue at 50,000 was because the shop press the output shaft on backwards witch made the belt ride to far away from the motor and it took out the output shaft bearing. Good luck and keep.us informed whats going on with your spyder. What is it doing?
Good review. I think the cost is fair for the miles you have. I had a 2015 Spyder and loved it. Sold it due to illness but really liked it and will get another soon. Thanks for sharing
Not bad on the cost. I had my front brakes replaced at the dealer and they squeak terribly, I think I'm gonna get some different pads . I have at 2015 RTS.
We just took wife sypder in for the 19300 oil change be the last one where I take it to them . We bought the services place that would cover old changes for 2 years .
That is very cool they would cover that for 2 years. They are not hard to do and if you do them yourself it saves you tons of money! It looks like you have uploaded tons of videos I'm going to try to watch 4 or 5 in the morning!! Stay safe and that you for watching!!
Greatrydes well they con us into buy the services plan it save you 75% if you go ahead and buy it now . That 4 oil changes . They left out the part that's the oil changes are ever 10000 miles . Oh well lesson learned.
Well first off thank you so much for your honesty... I've been thinking about getting myself into a spider maybe the new Riker I want something new so I wouldn't have to spend a lot of money on fixing things I know everything breaks down from time to time but overall my concern is am I just better off getting on Honda motorcycle because as we know those bikes never break down LOL A friend of mine has a Goldwing and I believe it's going through its third life now it's crazy how many miles is on this bike can the Can-Am give me the same kind of life expectancy as a Honda is my real question... Thank you for your time and again thank you for your video
I think the F3 with the 1330 is very Honda like. Mine is in the shop now but if the last shop new what they were doing I would be out on it now. I have over 50k on it with only 1 issue. Time Will tell with the little Ryker the motor is not new the technology is not new. The spyder has had some growing pains with new models so let's hope BRP nailed at this time.
LOL 😂 you made me feel sad about your appraoch about the talk of maintenance. 1800 is cheap and that just in 2 years. Chin up man in your other videos. Spiders can-am are awesome. 100 to 200 average maintenance isn't bad for the basic Ware and tare on some the parts. But you almost made me not want to get one. But when I realize that was after 2 years that's actually literally for that is not bad at all. No body likes chucking money out. I understand that. For the maintenance to keep on driving is pretty decent 👍😁 but having to wait to get it fixed I understand..... 😟
You are right. If you look at the mileage its not bad. It could take someone 5 years or more to put that kind of mileage on a bike and that number for some reason sounds better. Thank you for the comment
took mine in about a month ago to do the 9k service and he called me and said hey didnt u know ur throttle was sticking i said no when i went out there to see it was like urs and they tell me there is a memo on that problem they will fix it for free cool ... but took almost a month to get some of the parts the weather was bad so i didnt need it but when i did they gave me a loaner call them and have them get the parts ordered soon
I love my spyders but the little Ryker is a great little bike. The only reason I would not get a Riker is because that's not set up for how I ride on these longer trips I do.
Thank so much for this video I'm looking into getting into one of these things and it will only be my only transportation to get around with. You have answered most of my questions.
The RT would be the best.. Then the F3T with the air adjustible rear suspension. The one I have can pull a trailer but you would have to upgrade the rear spring. It is sprung very soft and even with the occasional 2 up rear shock and spring its still very soft.
I ride in temps from 20 degrees Fahrenheit to the 90's. They use salt in the winter and the spyder does not stay in a garage. So I would call it extreme conditions
Greatrydes I drove mine till the parts came in. Here's what was replaced. I cannot see anything visible that was replaced. This is an RT SM6 2015. P/N 710005158 housing switch, P/N 709401800 end piece, P/N 709401801 bushing, P/N 709401938 handle bars, P/N 709401937 spring.
For 50k miles that seems reasonable to me. I don't know anyone that puts that many miles on their Spyder 🕷 And really, when u consider the cost of all the counselling and therapy it saves, i think u come out way ahead #spydertherapy #spydersaltlife!
The 3cly spyders have less maintenance cost. I love my spyder and if you can afford the initial cost of a Spyder the maintenance is not bad especially if you can do it yourself!
What the shop said or what I think? Shop said front drive pulley spun on the output shaft damaging the output shaft. I know it had a noise in the transmission from new that they said was normal but when they got into the transmission they couldn't just change the output shaft because there was damaged inside the transmission. If it was just a spun pulley it would have only damaged the outside splines not the internal transmission parts. I feel it was bad from new just one of those things. It needed the second transmission because the first shop installed the first transmission wrong. I hope that was not to long.
At 20,000 miles the front drive pulley spun on the output shaft damaging the output shaft...so the shop said. The shop could not rebuild because they could not remove to bolts so a new trany was put in. Now at 52,000 I was get some noise on the right side and the belt was not riding right. New shop says the old shop put the output shaft pulley on backwards and it will not come off so now the second trany will be installed. Long story but I hope I got the highlights!
In the turns I have not had many bikes leave me. You can not charge the corner they do better floating it into coming off hard. Would be fun to see a F3 and a nice sport touring go head to head!
Don't look at it in terms of 2 years, because pretty much noone will put 50K miles on one in 2 years. For the average person, I'll bet you put 5 to 7 years worth of mileage on that thing. At that rate $1800. is nothing.
I have heard that the average person puts 5000 to 8000 miles on a motorcycle a year. So in 2 years thats 2 oil changes an air filter and maybe brake fluid.
Greatrydes so if I was to buy a used one what would you recommend as far as looking into mileage etc. I wish I could buy a 2017 but that’s not the case .Plus the other problem is the test I would someone to give me some kind of guidance bcuz this is gonna fall on a bet hoping I will get mine first. Thank you
So I dont no how many miles a spyder can go before they start saying it has high miles. If you can find one with less then 25,000 miles the unit should be good for some timeif it was treated good. Always look for signs of corrosion and fading black plastic. I know they will let you test ride in the parking lot if you dont have a lic but that is not enough time to feel one out. Good luck in your new Adventure
That is very sad I have not heard this for a couple years now. I would not wait around about getting it looked at, I always worry when it comes to the little electrical issues some Spyder have! Keep us posted good luck and stay safe!
I have not changes the plugs. You do have to remove must of the plastics and the air box that lays on top of the valve cover. Its coil over plug just like most modern vehicles.
$1800 for maintenance is very good for 51,000 miles. But we all know that the main expenses on a large motorcycle (I have a Goldwing) are gasoline, insurance and depreciation. Wish you many more happy miles on your F3 Spyder!
You need to sell your bike and spend your weekends cleaning your backyard. That $1800 would have paid for a new fence too. If you are starting a junk yard you are doing pretty good. Glad you’re not my neighbor.
Fred Read I am pointing out he needs to work on cleaning up a junkyard. He could park the bike and clean up his yard. Yes he’s probably a good guy to go bike riding with but not a guy that would raise my property values if he lived next to me. He said he cleaned it up so that’s the end of it, good luck with your bike.
Well to be honest with you I bought that house and have remodel the entire thing inside. Plus have expose the brick chimneys from the 1800s. The vehicle in the yard is one my dad built when I was 5 years old after a. 3 or fight with brain cancer we finally lost him and I have not been able to do anything with it. So it just hanges out in the back yard. So a little back ground in my life. You sould see the inside of the house it's looking good just needs a couple more rooms painted and we will be done. Everyone ride safe.
The original air filter for the GS, and RS Were Fram filters and at Autozone were $11.00 each, as a matter of fact the original filter had the Fram name and part number on it. So where do you put the K&N filter?
That lamp holder is not 50.00! They had the same transmission issues in the GS on the front pulley ! Obviously you dont take care of your Spyder, so for $1800.00 you have gotten off light, at the very least you should buy a cover, or a 3 dollar tarp from Harbor Freight, and some bungie cords
