My name is Chris and I’m a minimalist who bought a 2023 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited to replace my car and my two wheel motorcycle.
This channel chronicles my adventures using the Spyder as my only vehicle. We’ll go on great adventures as well as mundane errands. We’ll also discuss accessories and gear for the Spyder.
I recently started a Facebook page called Spyder Minimalist, at the following address:
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Gear:
Riding jackets: Tourmaster Transition 4 or AlpineStars Luc V2 Air jacket
Helmet: Scorpion EXO-AT950
Gloves: Klim Baja S4 or Joe Rocket Windchill
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 with Media Mod and a Purple Panda mic
Editing on: iPad Pro with Final Cut Pro
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Checking the oil is frustrating, how bout watching a Bill's playoff game ...
Thanks for all the videos! It’s a 9 mile minimum, it’s not just the engine oil but that same oil is in the transmission. I’ve done the 10 minute idle thing and have found 2 minutes of idle gives the same reading. Crazy those kanuks but I love them.
Chris you’re the best. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. The weather looks amazing and hopefully one day I’ll see all this in person. Thanks again.
Just check at the end of your ride….works for me. I maybe wrong but I thought a model or two of the bmw bikes are very similar.
You said those with a 2024 can am can use Apple CarPlay for apps. That is incorrect as although can am is still advertising them with car play they in fact do not have acp. It is not currently available for them, also since no CarPlay, no brp connect either, oh and phone loses connection all the time and keep having to repair to play music from phone.
I’m well aware of the CarPlay issue, and I didn’t intend to say it was available.
Like others I have always consided the two oil change check routines two different things. Either a long ride OR a 10 minute idle. And I have never seen a difference doing the oil change either way.
Interesting. That would certainly make it easier.
Hmmm, is it really madness... or perhaps genius 🤔🙄 It is definitely unusual and inconvenient. But let's pretend we're engineers at BRP. We're designing a new and unusual 3 wheel motorcycle. The DIrector of R&D calls all of us, all the design engineers, into a room and gives us a challenge to come up with a process of checking the oil to get a reliable and consistent result, no matter where in the world, no matter what time day or night, no matter what month in the year, and no matter what the outside ambient temperature is, but a process that virtually has the same result when checking the oil. And finally, we geeky engineers come up with the idea that the oil needs to be checked at pretty much the exact same temperature within 2 minutes of shutting off the engine. The 9-mile ride gets the oil pumped throughout the engine and transmission. The10-minutee idle will get the engine to its specific target operating temperature. You probably have noticed your fan kicks on and off when you're idling in stop and go traffic, or at a long red light. When idling for 10 minutes, the fan will at some point kick in. The fan coming on and off is keeping the temperature at the target operating level, no matter what the ambient temperature is. Keep in mind, checking the oil in Phoenix Arizona in July, could mean the cold engine oil could be 110 degrees, while checking a cold engine in Fargo North Dakota in March, the engine oil could be below 32 degrees. BRP's oil checking method kinda sucks, I agree... but it's also kinda smart. 😳☺️ But what do I know, I'm a retired bean counter 🤪
All good points. I wonder why the other motorcycle manufacturers don’t have similar procedures? I wonder if perhaps the Can-Am engineers know something the folks at Honda or Suzuki don’t, or vice versa.
@SpyderMinimalist I was only guessing. I don't have a clue why the procedure for Spyders is so unusual, but BRP must have their reasons, and they are certainly not a company that tries to copy other companies 😁
Thank you for a good video Chris. I am not very much for American football either, nor the football Yall call soccer lol. As a funny side note. My grandfather was born by Swedish homesteaders in NW Kansas in the 1890s. Grew up in a ranch. The wife in the neighbors ranch has a brother, when he visited he taught all the kids including my grandma how to shoot a pistol. My grandma got his first revolver at age 5. Neighbours brothers name was William Cody but was nicknamed Buffalo Bill Cody. Oil change. I may be wrong but the manual may very well be a bad translation from French. It’s probably that taken into account a Quebec winter and how long time it would take to warm up the engine and have all oil move. OR, 10 min idling. The idling is stupid. In Europe most countries have laws against more than 2 minutes and even more often 1 minute of Idling. Reasons are the more excessive exhausts, health problems that can occur, as well as idling really wears on an engine compared to actually driving. If Can-Am really cared about the environment they should not recommend idling for 10 minutes. Cheers from Mexico
Great story on Buffalo Bill Cody.
I stopped watching years ago when they started Kneeling and disrespecting our great country. Then I decided to watch Cleveland. had a local playing. I watched a guy rip the helmet off of QB and hit him over the head with it. Never again will I watch NFL.
@@SpyderMinimalist Yes it's a funny story. The kids would trap animals, including rattlers, then skin them sending the skins to Sears for credit and then buy guns. His mom found it when he was 8 and was going to take it away. His brother defended him and told her he had it for 3 years, so he got to keep it.
@@JimsTrikeAdventures Fully understandable, I don't understand that stuff.
It is a rather particular process to check the oil, but I do it the way it is recommended. I usually check it on a day I've gone for a ride, I don't do that 9 mile thing. Cheers Chris!
Regarding the seat - amazed at how comfortable the RTL seat is. My only issue was air flow - not enough to prevent me from getting sweaty where I don't want to be. My solution was to stop in at (horrors) a Harley Davidson dealer in Loveland, CO and pick up a Circulator Large Seat Pad. For me that worked much better than an Air Hawk. I was able to borrow both from other riders in my group before making a decision. The Circulator isn't a miracle, but I found myself squirming far less with it than without it and am really glad I made the (expensive) purchase.
I have an Air Hawk, but I may have to check that out.
Regarding Distance to Empty (DTE) - I just completed a 15 day, 4600 mile trip on my 2024 RTL. DTE was all over the place (way high as well as low) as was MPG on the Trip B meter which is the one I use for tracking my tank. I tried to be very consistent with my fill ups, using a flashlight so I could see the gas level and get it to the bottom of the filler tube. Always able to put in more after the pump clicked off, though unfortunately, I never checked how much more. I'll do that as a return to normal riding. What I concluded regarding DTE and MPG is that the computer takes some time to figure out the mileage you are getting based on the riding you have been and are doing. So it will read low after a high speed high headwind run across Utah, for example. And eventually it would settle in. But when I'm touring, I'll stick with runs carefully and conservatively planned so that I know I'll make it to the next gas stop. The meters make for interesting information, but I'm not going to plan my stops based on what I'm seeing on them. Other than how many miles I've run since the last gas stop per my Trip B meter.
Agree 100%.
I bought Tackform cellphone mounts for both of my Spyders from MotorcycleDave’s. They have the anti vibration option and a ram mount that uses one of the handlebar mounting bolts to secure it. The Tackform is great, holds very securely without chance of improper installation, requires no special dingus on the back of my phone case which doesn’t take up anymore space in my pocket. It’s very quick to mount the phone securely and just as fast to remove it. It can also handle any modern phone with or without a case.
I’ll have to check it out.
If you apps other than music already on your phone you will be using data. That may not be a big deal for people with unlimited data but for me it is. Just in case you didn't know, now you do.
Excellent point. Thanks!
The seat backrest screw is easily accessible when the seat is removed. Instructions for that are in the owner’s manual. Unlock the seat, pull the large bottle-opener looking thingy down low near the rear and lift the backrest up to remove it. Use the Allen Wrench in the tool kit to adjust the screw that is seen when the bottom seat leather is pushed upward. Counter clockwise moves the backrest forward and vice versa. Hope this helps. I just adjusted the backrest on my new Sea to Sky - moved it forward - and it’s delightful now!
My dealer pointed out the screw, which I couldn’t find, and no I have it adjusted far forward. I love it!
When wearing a half-helmet, I run Sanyo music on my Android phone and connect that via Bluetooth to my Spyder and listen to it that way works great. When I have my full-face helmet on, I have a Cardo Packtalk Bold and listen to music lists or to the radio via my Cardo. I just rode a 750-mile or so weekend, and even though it was REALLY hot, I wore my full face most of the time for safety and so that I could listen to music during the 6 hours down and back.
It is a shame that, as much as these cost, that BRP couldn’t put a quality seat strut under the seat. Would impact their profit margin to a minuscule amount. Go figure……..
My dealer fixed it (missing screw) and it’s working now.
I really thought you would play music for an audio system test.
I should have. Sorry about that. I guess I don’t play music when I ride and that bias came out.
Nothing to be sorry about I was just curious about how music sounds
@@bsmoove1usable I’ll be shooting my next video on July 4th (I have a few others already scheduled), and I’ll do a music test on that video.
@@SpyderMinimalist I look forward to it thank you
If you'd hook up a patch cord, the way we had it before wasn't Bluetooth be a heck of a lot easier? Once you figure it out and have it set up. You have to get a service. They disconnect the battery and you're back to square one. Well that's what happened to me
I discovered a couple of days ago. The pad in front of you with the headset speaker left bottom corner. If you don't push it right, it won't have a good connection between your headset and your outside speakers. You may hear one of them, but it'll be very faint. Till you reset it again? Every now and then it happens
I found a video from CanAm on KZread on how to pair your Sena with the Spyder. I found out that I needed to pair my Sena before pairing my Android phone to the Spyder. Once I accomplished that properly, the BRP go app works perfectly. I can listen to music with an old ipod wired in the glove compartment. The gps app I use will override the music when it needs to. I can listen to SiriusXm radio with the app on my phone through the sound system or in my helmet. I can use my phone without touching it as it is kept in that small compartment. The BRP connect system just works fine for me and the BRP go app is sufficient for my needs. I ride my Spyder to enjoy riding; if it didn't have the connectivity, it wouldn't bother me. Cheers Chris!
Chris, to use the presets you must go in the 12 FM channels, then press the center button to back out of FM. Go to the top of music to configure then to reset presets. I bet you just tried to go to the reset presets. You got a message the FM must be selected first.
How much was the 3000 mile service? Thanks
I mentioned the amount in that video but forgot. I believe just under $400.
I have a question. How long did it take for them to do the complete service?
@@georgebrzeczka3554 I was there for about two hours, maybe two and a half. I shot a video on the service process.
At 4:56 in my video BRP Connect/Go a dual screen Tutorial- I’m showing where the Headset Connect is. Once you get there there is an option to connect via Bluetooth. You do NOT have to connect to the BRP cable for this to work since it’s Bluetooth. But it would enable Siri to work so you can still use your iPhone.
I own a 2021 and a 2022 Spyder RTL. My wife and I wear Shoei Neotec 3 helmets and we each have Cardo Packtalk Edge comms. You have to have your phone paired via Bluetooth to your bike and the comms paired via Bluetooth to your phone and finally your comms paired to your bike via Bluetooth. If you have a stand alone navigation system that too needs to be paired with Bluetooth to your comms. The instruction manual for your comms should tell you how to switch between the different devices for pairing. The factory FM radio receiver is very weak and the presets are a waste of time. There is a huge sound upgrade once you begin streaming music once pairs with your phone. This will give you great sound through the factory speakers. You then can control volume with the bike’s audio controls.Some music apps that have multiple station access can also be saved as favorites on your phone and the bike can toggle between them again with the joystick audio control. You do not need a paid music streaming account unless you only want to listen to the music you have downloaded and saved. There are many free services that give you radio access to many different public stations like “LITT” or “iHeart” plus they have their own channels. Personally, I enjoy listening to “The Loop” app for commercial free rock music. The comms system has very good FM radio reception and no matter what you listen to is exceptional sound quality. The comms system has over rides built into them. For example, you can listen to music from any input and if your phone map or navigation system has a suggestion it interrupts the music so you won’t miss out on the information. It also interrupts if you get a phone call or engage in conversation amongst fellow riders that you have paired with. The comms system will even allow you to share your music with other riders. These comms systems take time for everyone to learn and understand how to access all of the features. This is a process that you need to go through after you buy a new system, install it then head out on that long excursion you have planned.
My man!!!! Thanks bro!!!! I want to play my iTunes though the speakers via Bluetooth. That should work. Wish the Apple CarPlay was fixed. The Honda Africa twin has CarPlay. My wife and I plan to pick up a 2022/2023 RT limited in the coming month give or take! Appreciate this!
Good luck with your purchase!
I despise the fact that AM radio isn't in my spyder. NPR is left wing garbage and AM is the only way to get the truth in my opinion. I don't mean FOX News either!
Check out TuneIn or other radio apps, then you can get AM stations.
Soros is trying to buy npr.
@@SpyderMinimalist I don't run data all the time and it would require that, I think. I might be able to link my headset radio though. I don't know yet
@@keithchrysler3732Radio streaming does not use but a small amount of data. If your cell plan includes at least 3gb of data per month and you want to listen to streams on your Spyder you should have more than needed.
I got my helmet , maps connected to BRP . Once your helmet is connected, Go to your music settings instead of speakers click on helmet and everything will come through your helmet
If you would figure out how to pair the Sena to the bike, then you simply switch to music on the system and not the intercom.
Good video Chris. Personally, no matter what I am going to buy in the future, I will probably care less about radio/stereo of the machine itself. Got a Sena in my helmet with HK speakers. No matter what I would have on the bike, it cant compete to the inside helmet speakers. Some phone have built in radio, uses the headset as antenna. My 2nd last phone was a Nokia, yes, they still do exist. That worked liked that. I have TuneIn, and there are a number of similar radio apps, and it works great. Being someone like me that travel long distance have way across the world, FM stations just dont make it that far. I could listen to my favourtie Swedish stations in North Carolina or Mexico. My gripe was, that many time, it was not live, it was a recorded loop. I do not know if it is like that anymore, but it was quite annoying. Safe ridings. Cheers from Swede in Mexico.
Well my 21 Spyder Rt refused to start last Saturday, Utica Harley that is now the dealer for Can Am in this area sent a truck to tow the bike and it is still there! Don't know yet what the problem was. Turn on the key and everything looks good, but hit the start button and get some noise inside the engine area and that's it. Hope to know in few days what happened1 Have a Back the Blue ride the 29th, sure hope it's done by then!
So sorry to hear this. Hopefully it’s a simple fix.
Keep us posted on what they find !!
I’ve heard the own batteries suck in the fb groups. If the oil is too low it won’t start either.
@@americandude3825 I’ve had no battery issues yet, at 5,000 miles.
I would assume that the battery has bit the dust. These small batteries are not as rugged and robust like your battery in your car or truck. They are more akin to the battery on a riding lawnmower. More frequent replacement will be necessary.
My first trike was a Harley with a Roadmaster kit. Took me about 1000 miles to get used to it after riding almost 50 years on two wheels. Now I have a Spyder and wasn't too impressed with it until I put about 300 miles on it. Now I really like it after about 3000 miles. Already dreaming about getting an RT Limited when I win the lottery :)
I just hit 5,000 miles on my RT Limited and I love it.
The LAST place that I would try to compare eco to normal mode is a steady state highway ride. " ECO Mode Smart Assist helps you optimize your shifting behaviour " It softens /slows your throttle response. In a steady state highway cruise, you aren't giving it much of an opportunity to do anything.
You should do X I’m not no face book.
Wanna know a funny thing? I've been following you for awhile. Watch all your videos but have never seen this one. Glad i got to see your first ride, Chris!
I’m glad as well. Thank you!
Do you have the baja ron ultimate sway bar set up w laser alignment an links??? I have it on my 22 F3L Special Series..it's awesome
I do not. So far I’m ok with the stock setup.
Springfield Hellcat 9mm fits nicely in my 2015 RTL.
Oo you got the best color I got the same one that midnight blue is sexy
Mine is actually called carbon black. It’s like charcoal.
I have some of the same issues. 1) Seat: won't stay up and only one side fastens/locks 2) Location of tank 3) Figuring out if the tank is empty/full. That miles left reading is all over the place. I have never gotten more than 5 gallons in the 7 gallon tank. Solution: I installed new seat and trunk shocks which made a difference.
My seat is now working again, but the issues you mention are common and unfortunate.
Would you say $27000 out the door is a good price for a new 2023 rt limited?
Definitely.
Looks like bugs can go thur those
I have a 2022 S2S and don't find the seat that comfortable, the way they promoted it I expected it to really mark a difference, but it is a disappointment JMHO
Interesting. I hear different things from different people.
Water; get a genuine Camelback. They're fantastic. It's a shame that the blue Imprezza gets better MPGs on cheaper fuel.
Been there a couples years ago with our Spyder and its georgous!!
Hi Chris I'm now following you on Facebook. I do have a question for you. I see you do a lot of highway driving. How is The stock sway bar working out for you? Do you feel any need to upgrade it?
I find the stock setup works for me. I may be convinced otherwise at some point, but for now I’m leaving things as is.
I have a 2021 RTL and I have the same issue with the mileage range estimate. Unless I totally shut my bike down, everything to the point of being able to remove the key, it will continue showing the previous estimate. Infuriating at times but I now just make sure I do it correctly for my bike.
I guess we learn to live with these little bugs in the systems. Hopefully BRP improves with future models.
The new grill openings appear larger than the original Spyder grill. Can the new grill be removed easily to clean the recessed grill?
I couldn’t do it. But maybe someone more mechanically inclined could.
I have a Facebook page that I post pictures of my Spyder journey. I don't have a gopro for the moment, so I use my cellphone for what I post on KZread. The front grills were the first accessory I had installed on my Spyder. Cheers Chris!
I am still waiting for my grill screens, not sure when those will come in…. Next week, I am having bajarons ultra sway bar installed.
I believe the grill screens are shipping now.
@@SpyderMinimalist You are correct. I just checked my junk box, and I see that Slingmods shipped it today. Good deal..
You would think the dealership would have cleaned out the bugs. Sloppy work from them. Not impressed
Hey Chris, I ordered the grills a while ago for mine. They were backordered and just shipped. Also I gave you the “Like” for your FB channel.
Thanks!