Jul 24, 2015. Oh, I've got your cure: the 2015 Can-Am Spyder F3-S ($19,499; as tested, $22,499). The Spyder (the F3-S is the power-cruiser version in upscale trim) is a snowmobile for the road: saddle seat; high-strength steel frame; high-revving, 115-hp Rotax 1.3-liter three-cylinder engine; carlike brake pedal at the. And then there’s the Can-Am Spyder F3-S – arguably the best Spyder to date and the closest kin to a true motorcycle in this group. “The F3 doesn’t steer like. Jun 28, 2016. For 2017, the Can-Am Spyder F3-S gets a Sport mode that turns off the traction control to allow controlled drifts, and a new Daytona 500 edition will available. More Can Am F3 Road Test videos.

We rode the new 2016 F3-T and F3 Limited through the crusty, crispy, San Gabriel Mountains above Los Angeles, re-testing the familiar Spyder chassis and first-testing the sound system, windscreen, cruise control, floorboards, and bags. To meet the desires of touring riders, cruiser-touring riders, three-wheeling touring riders, Can-Am has added these premium models so that you can carry more stuff in more comfort, and with music. Install Mplayer Debian Wheezy Raspberry. Rather than repeating all technical details of the new F3-T and F3 Limited, please see this earlier. But we add a few notes below. Epson Tm T88iv Model M129h User Manual. The Can-Am Spyder F3-T is available with the manual or semi-automatic transmission, but the F3 Limited comes only with the semi-automatic. The thinking is, people don’t tend to want manual when ordering top-of-the-line.

Also, Can-Am recognizes that a significant number of its buyers are not motorcyclists adding a wheel, but outdoor-adventure people subtracting a wheel, and looking for an open-air experience. The new saddlebags are incorporated into the bodywork of these models, and carry the taillights and rear turnsignals. With the addition of saddlebags, these F3s have a 21-gallons of luggage capacity, about half of what the total-touring RT has with its larger side bags and family-sized top-box. Besides being MP3-ready, the new sound system provides the choice of an eighth-inch jack or a USB port. With the USB connection, the MP3 player can be operated with controls on the left handlebar, but scrolling through a playlist or song list requires hitting a button for every item; you can’t simply hold the button down and let it scroll.

It can be a long way from Adam Ant to Zappa, in more than musical taste. The semi-automatic and the manual transmissions are geared transmissions with the same ratios, but they’re not identical. The semi-automatic uses electronically controlled actuators for shifting gears and operating an electronic clutch controller. Although the F3 and RT Spyders are both powered by the same 1330 cc three-cylinder engine, the performance of the two models purposely differs. The F3 has a fewer teeth on its rear sprocket than the RT, so that its engine is at a higher rpm for the same wheel speed, providing faster acceleration too.

Additionally, the stability control for the F3 and RT are programmed differently; the RT has “softer” settings for less aggressive riding, which includes initiating stability control by limiting power first, while the F3 has less intervention and first applies braking so that the engine’s inertia isn’t unnecessarily compromised. Front and rear shocks are preload adjustable, the front with a spanner and the rear with air, which is accessed under the passenger seat.

It’s important to make these adjustments when the load varies a fair amount to get the most out of the F3’s performance, otherwise it can understeer if the rear is too low or oversteer if the front is too low. There’s also a passenger detector that causes the Spyder to use different stability-control parameters to address the added weight. The swingarm is reinforced for pulling a Can-Am-branded trailer, which, of course, doesn’t void the warranty. The trailer package includes an auto-self-leveling feature, so that control and comfort are uncompromised.