The Mods

We made a few changes to the stock machine...

Luggage Rack

Since we will be camping, we need a luggage rack:

Footrests

This will be a long ride, alternate locations for feet would be nice.  Hence these aluminum rests that mount to the existing plastic deflectors.  They won't take full weight, but they should be good for resting our feet.

Skidplate/bumper

The front of the Spyder is nothing but some flimsy plastic, so I thought that a little protection would be in order, especially in the event that we wind up hitting any rocks or small animals.  The skidplate bumper is a sturdy piece of plastic that mounts on the underside of the vehicle and protrudes a little out front so that it function as a bumper.  I've already tested it against a parking stop and didn't break any flimsy plastic.

 

Backrest

This is something the spousal unit wanted.  It doesn't do much for me, but one must make concessions for spousal comfort.

Plastic Skin

Knowing that we would be encountering many bugs, flying gravel, and the occasional beer can, we elected to add some of the 3M plastic skin stuff to much of the front of the Spyder, as well as a number of places that we expect to abuse the paint with our shoes.  Hopefully this will keep the paint nice.

Little Pouches

I really miss the voluminous stashes of my old Vetter Windjammer fairing.  The little 'glove box' provided by Can-Am just isn't much of a stash location.  So we got a couple of small pouches for incidentals like glasses, mosquito repellent, cell phones, etc.