We still have the original cap on our 2015! Throw the cap on the driver's seat when refilling and you will never forget it!
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We still have the original cap on our 2015! Throw the cap on the driver's seat when refilling and you will never forget it!
Bill
This thread has got me to remembering that I had my driver's license at 15YO and my motorcycle endorsement in the same time frame? By the time I was 18YO I had owned several of both. Both of our kids also had their driver's licenses by 15 YO, in fact, our son drove his own car, that he purchased himself, from Montana to Nevada at 15YO.
Along the same line of thinking I started Hunter's Safety courses around 10YO, being capable of purchasing my own hunting license(s) at 12YO. My Dad purchased me my first HUNTING rifle at 15YO, in which during hunting season I would take to school in MY pickup, (along with my hunting knife and all of my other gear), so a friend and I could go hunting after school and nobody thought anything about it? Both of the kids also took Hunter's Safety courses to learn firearms safety, even though neither of them never actually took up hunting.
My, how things have changed in just the past few couple of decades?
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wjfyfe - I think you are confusing me with someone else - I have never owned any of the MadStad products. only other windshield I have had was the stock one that came on my 2016 SL - - in fact I still have it sitting on a shelf in my garage
Yep, for some reason I seemed to recall that you had both the top and the windshield like us, sorry!
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Windshields and roofs represent allot of tradeoffs in my opinion. they can provide protection from the sun/rain and make the cockpit quieter and more conducive to conversation, but they also can greatly reduce airflow and hold in the heat
For me here in the desert I have ended up minimizing my windshield by going to the double bubbles - - really crapy if you want to hear the radio or talk, but great airflow even when stopped. I also ended up ditching my meansling top it did keep the sun off, but stopped a at a light it was like a freaking oven - - - I love the look of these nascar windshields - other than my double bubbles I think it is by far the best looking, but I need my airflow
in the end I think the best option all depend on where you live and when you ride
LOL, when going down the highway I am thinking your previous MadStad windshield should have provided you with ample ventilation when in the up position, ours seems to? And boy do I agree with you concerning the top, that is why we only install ours in the winter time to help keep the passenger compartment comfier during those cooler rides.
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Looking good. You keep her pretty well waxed up don't you? That's gotta help.
Agreed!
Though the only things used on the Grasshopper's skin is Lucas SlickMist and Lemon Pledge!
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this right here!!! 18 year old in a slingshot is asking for trouble - even with an aggressive speed limiter very likely to end up upside down off the road
Just say NO!
Responses from the "other" Forum: https://www.slingshotforums.co…iters.182474/#post-928579
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Thanks.
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Our 2015 Pearl Red SlingShot has led a sheltered life mostly protected in the garage, but for the next month or two I may be using it as my daily driver. They are forecasting temps in to the 100s, and I will be using the stock cockpit cover, but somewhat concerned about the uncovered parts, should I be?
Thanks,
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Display MoreA couple of questions if I may?
1) It appears that there is an adapter installed between the code reader and the vehicle?
2) if this is an adapter, can I use the Autel MS309 reader that we already own using just this adapter, or is this exclusive GM/Polaris tooling??
Thanks,
Bill
Dave@DDMWorks question for sure.
I passed the question on to Dave@DDMWorks, hopefully one can just purchase the adapter if they already own a code reader already?
Bill
BTW, I asked that same question on The Dark Site and never really got an exact answer.
The date of this article announcing the release of the 2016 as being February? https://www.prnewswire.com/new…ng-line-up-300219298.html
(Since it references white as a new color, it appears that that this was actually the introduction of the 2016.5, not the 2016?)
And then this thread about the introduction of the 2016.5 is from the same month? https://www.slingshotforums.co…-2016-5-slingshots.11042/
So I believe that chavey2's speculation of January of 2016 as the release date of the 2016.5 model pretty well nails it?
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A couple of questions if I may?
1) It appears that there is an adapter installed between the code reader and the vehicle?
2) if this is an adapter, can I use the Autel MS309 reader that we already own using just this adapter, or is this exclusive GM/Polaris tooling??
Thanks,
Bill
Another way is to see if you have a STOCK heat shield between the exhaust and the passenger foot well. This is not the molded one that wraps around the muffler, but the insulation sheet that mounts to the engine side of the passenger foot well. This is one of the changes made between 2016 and 2016.5 model years.
This is a picture of our March built 2015, I believe that this is the insulation on the firewall in which you are making reference to? If so, then this heat shield does not appear to be a defining factor in determining the 2016.5 model? (Oh, so not to add confusion, we installed the wrap around muffler shield which did not come originally on our 2015)
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Display MoreJust throwing my hat in the ring as a Slingshot newbie. Had a bit of a time finding one that was affordable and in great condition and close enough to me. Finally found one that met those criteria and went 5.5 hours to buy it on Saturday the 9th. Drove back on Sunday and with rain and an accident on 81 in Bristol TN, it turned into a 7 hour drive. Half of that drive was in the rain!
But all is well, Slingshot is home, has a new rear tire mounted (seller had it, just not mounted), changed clutch fluid and angle drive lubricant as well.
It's a 2016 SL that's Turbo Silver and Red. Pics soon I hope.
I will leave this here, as it shows the Slingshot throwing a tall rooster tail in the rainwater in a tunnel (and this is the actual Slingshot I purchased being shot on video by my daughter from my wife and her following me bringing the Slingshot home).
Welcome,
Just FYI, if you are not already aware, the earlier SlingShot's had quite a list of recalls that needed to be completed, if you have not checked you probably will want to do so.
https://www.polaris.com/en-us/on-road-recalls/
And also, something else that you may not be aware of, there are two versions of the 2016 model year, the earlier 2016, and the later 2016.5, there are some significant differences. It sounds like that you have the later 2016.5 model?
Enjoy!
Bill
There's not much room between the peddles so I can't imagine wearing any kind of boot
I dunno about cowboy boots, but I have had no issues wearing hiking boots.
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Wow, this brought back memories from the way-back machine, I totally had forgotten about this "steering glitch" issue, though doing the reflash proved to be the cure for us.
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It had been quite a while since I have crawled under our SlingShot and I got surprised this time by finding the wiring that goes to the passenger seat forming a rather large loop almost dragging the ground. It would have been very easy to have it snag on something so I tied it up. I apologize for not getting a picture first, but if this is happening to your SlingShot it will be quite obvious.
Bill
If we're heading towards the mountains on go the hiking boots. To the beach the waterproof boots. General highway or around town maybe just a pair of slip ons. Going to work my dress shoes. Just a quickie trip over to get some fuel maybe just my slippers. What's in common with everything above? It's typically all about the alternate activity where the Grasshopper is just the means for getting us there, I honestly have never really thought of getting a pair of shoes just for riding?
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The Grasshopper took Justina, Athena and me over to the coast and back yesterday and there were two items of interest. The first is that we had a 60 degree spread in OAT from 45 degrees when we left, 55 degrees and foggy on the coast, to returning with the temps at 105 degrees. And the second was that this was our first cross country ride of the season without the top installed. Over the winter we have been seeing around 27MPG with the top on, and yesterday with the top off we were up to 31 MPG.
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