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?
Bill
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.
Bill
Has anyone posted a video on how to change your Transmission fluid?
Like, make sure the fill plug can be loosened, (driver's side)
Remove drain plug and, well, drain the transmission, (bottom passenger side)
Replace the drain plug and torque to spec
Remove the fill plug
Pump fluid of choice in until it runs out of the fill hole
Replace fill plug and torque to spec
OK, yea, I am being a smart-ass! 
However, if I remember correctly there is a look-a-like "false" fill plug molded into the case about mid tranny, where the real "hex" fill plug is actually closer to the rear?
Bill
Bill
I'm probably providing more information than to OP actually wants, but the problem here is that the gear oil specified for the 2015 tranny is GL-3, (printed adjacent to the fill bolt), and GL-3 is nearly impossible to come by any more. If you want to make sure you are using GL-3 rated fluid, you are almost committed going with Polaris brand, which obviously would be the safest route. Otherwise, aftermarket fluids may work, but they are not specifically GL-3 rated, so what you really need to watch out for then is that whatever fluid that you use it is not corrosive to yellow metals. The above mentioned Royal Purple 75W-90 says on the label that it is not corrosive to yellow metals, and appears to be working OK in our Tranny.
Bill
I went with Madstad after a couple encounters with wildlife on the road...
This could become another factor in replacing the front end with aftermarket:
But then, again, how long will the aftermarket parts remain available?
Bill
Ours is a March built 2015, would a auxiliary switch be required, or can the lights simply be wired to come on with the key and other lights?
Bill
Reviving an old thread I know, but I am considering the Madstad bumper so I am just curious if anybody has any additional thoughts or ideas that can be added here?
Bill
My Slingshot occasionally stalls out on me when I come up to stop. It doesn’t happen all the time but on a full day trip it can happen two or three times. The red button always stays on, I can restart it, but it’s annoying at least and embarrassing at best.
I do not recall what year of SlingShot that you have, but maybe a very remote possibility where there was some sort of bulletin to update the programming on the ECU on the 2015/2016 model years to address several issues at the time?
Bill
Display MoreJust to add to this discussion my mileage has never been in the 30's like you my slingshot always seems to report average mpg of more like 27 mpg....................
Roger that!
Also I should add that the only time my idle drops down and feels close to stalling is when I first back out of the driveway for a ride that first time I take my foot off the gas in reverse before putting it into first it will drop very low and seems to be right on the verge of stalling before recovering - - I never really thought much of it, always figured it was just because the motor was still cold
And Roger That!
Bill
lol, I would say that ours could be used for all of the mods we have are easily removable, except for that original Paramount Plastics rear fender, it still is the best looking rear fender ever manufactured for the SlingShot, (IMP), but what a real pain in the @#$ to install!
Bill
My "mod" today was using my newly delivered M20x1.5 thread chaser on my pivot shaft threads. I can now use my fingers to tighten the pivot shaft nut until it touches the swing-arm's outer bearing.
OK, just thinking here, that maybe the nut was designed to remain tight while adjusting for a reason? I would be willing to bet if you were to try a brand new nut on a brand new shaft that you could not turn the nut with your fingers by design?
Like I said, just thinking out loud here?
Bill
It would be interesting if somebody could put a 2022 alongside a 2015 and do a point by point comparison to show the evolution of the SlingShot, don't ya think?
Bill
Our Grasshopper is now over seven years old with the original latches and we have had no issues. But, I do check the back two corners every time I close the hood and every several months or so the latches get a squirt or two of 
I seem to recall it mentioned that there have been different versions of OEM latches used on the SlingShot over it's evolution? 
Bill
I bought my 16.5 SL in the middle of 2017 and I'd say yes, age is starting to show. It's a little harder to get in and out and I don't have the long-distance stamina I once had. The Sling is doing just fine.
Plus one on that!
Bill
The Grasshopper has now surpassed it's 7th birthday and so far the only issues have been mostly due to recalls, but age related issues are bound to show up sometime. So, how about those with their older SlingShots, has age started to make an appearance yet?
Bill
Here is an alternate theory about adjusting the drive belt:
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What's interesting about the alignment adjustment is that it is literally designed to flex the chassis to affect the position/angle of the angle drive. The chassis casting in that region is intended to allow this flex via its large openings.
Loosening the swingarm pivot nut allows one to turn the big 22mm Allen in (clockwise) which flexes the chassis on the right until the belt tracks to the left side of the pulley. Of course, the large swingarm pivot nut on the right side must be loosened first to afford this adjustment, then tightened afterwards to 190 foot lbs.
Sometimes a fair amount of force is required to get the angularity needed. This adjustment is best done with the rear wheel off the ground so one can spin the rear wheel and assess the adjustment and its resultant belt alignment.
Bear in mind that as you perform this adjustment, belt tension is also affected. The farther you turn the big Allen in, the tighter the belt will get. Are you familiar with the actual belt tension adjustment and how to perform it?
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Bill
Oh, not to be too obnoxious about this point for I am sure you have already done this, but just to assure that a dirty belt is not your issue, make sure that you have scrubbed that belt down good assuring that it is clean.Looking back, I must have spent many an extra hour adjusting our belt when I am thinking a simple scrubbing is all that it really needed. 
Bill
I would be willing to bet that by now you are becoming sorry that you even started messing with the angle drive and belt adjustment? I certainly was becoming frustrated after just playing with the belt adjustment and found myself cussing myself out for not leaving it well enough alone! 
Right off the top, I really do not think that replacing the rear pulley and/or belt will be helpful. Can the angle drive be mounted "incorrectly", (crooked?), causing the belt not to track correctly?
Otherwise, just to mention again, after extended and tedious trial and error, on our SlingShot for initial tracking there is now no gap on the inside between the belt and the flange.After the fact, the thought being that as soon as power is applied the belt automatically moves away from the flange. And if there is any rubbing on the inside flange on deceleration, it appears not to be creating any issues. I also have come to the conclusion that a belt adjusted too loosely tends to wander across the rear pulley more to where I have found that keeping the belt near the Polaris spec of .63" cold has proven to work the best, (I actually used 0.70 inches so to make an easier reference.)
Again, I would still suggest patience, sooner or later you are going to stumble upon that "sweet spot" that works best with your SlingShot!
Bill
Definitely agree about trying to not let the fuel level get low enough to risk overheating the fuel pump. I always use name brand gas whenever possible, but I have now started saving the most recent gas receipt for each vehicle, just in case I should get some bad gas to hurts the engine.
Really? The engine in our SlingShots is really that sensitive? With modern refining I thought the days of gas going bad have become mostly history?
Bill
