Posts by BKL

Over-tightening the nut holding the steering wheel or hub adapter to the shaft will often result in "tight" steering. Loosen the nut and retighten to spec using a torque wrench (75 lbs, IIRC). Should hopefully fix everything.
I had trouble getting my steering wheel off the shaft when I went to replace it. I originally tried whacking the steering wheel with a heavy rubber hammer, but it was really stuck on the splines. See my Post # 40 here - Steering Wheel Puller.

When I worked shift while in the Army, whenever the clock displayed times like 012345, 111111, or 222222, etc., one of us would typically call out "Zulu!" to alert everyone. Sounds a little silly, but sometimes you'll try anything to help pass the time if you have a slow period.

Is the wire just hanging down or can someone actually get their foot up there from the passenger seat?

Did a Google search for Polaris Slingshot automatic transmission conversion and found WERKSracing also lists an auto conversion on their site - WERKSracing Slingshot 5 Speed Automatic Transmission Conversion, Performance Autowerks

There is an extra fee for 2017 and 2018 model years.

email from TomTop -

12V Fan Cooling Air Fan Powerful Dashboard Car Fan 4 inches in diameter Sales Online black1 - Tomtop. Maybe mounted on a little platform above the Infotainment cubby area? Would allow fans to cool driver and/or passenger. $14 from China

Yamaha Niken Frist Ride Impressions - 2019 Yamaha Niken | First Ride Review | Rider Magazine
From the email I received - "A revolution in motorcycle handling, or the answer to a question that no one is asking? Yamaha’s Niken Leaning Multi-Wheel Vehicle leans and countersteers like a motorcycle, has a narrow 16.1-inch track that means it’s legally considered a motorcycle, and it’s based on Yamaha’s Tracer 900 three-cylinder motorcycle. So is it a motorcycle? We traveled to Austria for a first ride to find out." I added emhasis to bring attention to what I felt was an interesting phrasing.

Generally, the higher you can mount an antenna, the better the reception. I originally was toying with mounting the antenna thru the dash angled behind my MadStad Single Adjustable windshield and was playing around with different locations and noticed that when I raised the antenna so it was above my Twist Dynamics Top my reception markedly improved.

Results reported in Posts 30 & 82. Seems to work best at higher speeds with more airflow. It would also seem to me that making them larger would direct more air and possibly improve their performance.

@roadog1aj came up with the design for rear side air deflectors cut from a plastic 5-gallon hbucket. See here - Roadog's D-Mod - Post # 16. He used 1.5" spacers as standoffs, but it's an easy change to use larger standoffs that might hopefully provide more airflow.

What I find oddest of all is the ad is for Cycle Springs!

2018 Polaris Slingshot SLR**SAVE 100K ON A STREET LEGAL MONSTER!!** - motorcycles/scooters - by dealer - vehicle automotive sale

From the CL ad - "
2018 Polaris Slingshot SLR**SAVE 100K ON A STREET LEGAL MONSTER!!** - $128999 (Tampa Bay) "

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Actually, thank you BKL for making us feel better, for instead of paying $5,000 for the upgraded wheels and red color, (the only things we really wanted), you cut that to only $2,700!
Bill

If your price was OTD, then you definitely got a steal. Even if tax/reg was added to that price, it was still a good deal for a recently introduced vehicle that was selling quickly.

Rain-X offers a version of their product just for plastic use.

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Interesting, while everybody else were waiting for their ordered slingShot to arrive, off of the showroom floor we purchased our 2015 SL for $25,000 with the cockpit cover, which nobody else seem to have got?
Bill

Evidently, you also had a dealer who wasn't out to gouge the heck out of its potential customers. After requesting their best Out-the-Door price from local Houston dealers, I felt the offer I went with was a steal. The one requesting a non-refundable deposit on a vehicle customers haven't even seen up close or had a chance to see how well it fits them really got me bent out of shape. I had local dealers flat out lie to me that they had them in stock only to drive there and find nothing at all.

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Wouldn't that apply only if they totaled it and were taking it? Hell if that's the case I would strip it down of my options whether I had the originals or not. I did that to two of my cars with stereos systems after they paid the claim.

SSreaper

Now that I've added my Hahn Turbo kit, I need to up mt optional coverage on the Slingshot. If the other guy's insurance totals the vehicle and has it at their lot and I don't have all of my stuff covered, will I be allowed to remove and replace the options I added?

From what I've read, there is a chance that the pin securing the brake pedal to its mounting arm may not securely do so and if it slips, loss of braking would occur.
If your VIN doesn't show up, presumably your vehicle falls outside the identified problem period and you should be good to go. Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt to have your vehicle checked by someone who knows what to look for, just to be safe.

When I bought mine after Texas finally allowed their sale, there wasn't any discount to be had. If tat 21,500 price is OTD (taxes & everything) that isn't that bad a price. I originally had an agreed upon price of $22,700 and they gave me my windshield fro free due to having inadvertently used my Slingshot as a demo for 150 miles as they had planned on selling the next one to me, but Poalris told them due to short supply, they wouldn't get another until they sold the one they wanted to use as a demo. My final 22,200 as they charged just under $700 for shipping and setup. Nearby Houston dealers wanted more like $2000 freight/prep at the time and one dealer even wanted a non-refundable deposit on a vehicle they had never even had in stock and no customers had even gotten a chance to sit in. My dealer only wanted $500 as a deposit.

Right after I bought a new 2010 Mazda CX-7, we drive to Florida. IF I hadn't traded it in on my 2013 Ford Edge, I think I'd still be trying to get all then damned lovebugs off the front! I actually got them off after several repeated car washes.

Yes, there is some unique engineering in the Slingshot, but the Polaris bean-counters always seem to have forced the cheapest choice for everything. After seeing them place a full load on the headlight circuit when typical safety design calls for loading a circuit at about 75% max load and then they "protected" the circuit with a breaker set for a higher level than then the circuit was designed to handle. Totally destroyed any misplaced confidence I might have had in Polaris quality over cost decisions.

Actually, the 2015 Base (what I have) and the 2018 Slingshot S are both priced at $19,999, so that is one area where Polaris has tried to maintain cost. The more expensive models are just to grab customer dollars and accordingly over-priced.

I never reinstalled the brake modulator just in case it was causing too much draw on the brake circuit. My brake sensors were replaced during the sensor recall,After the headlight wiring fiasco, I didn't necessarily trust Polaris' decisions.