Richardson Spyder Shop

Richardson Spyder Shop One of my many hobbies is that of Motorcycles and specifically Victories and Can-am Roadsters like Spyders/Rykers. I enjoy working on them and Lighting them up.

It is very much hobby/side gig but has garnered enough attention I created a page for it.

Richardson Victory ShopSo the Kingpin has a 4.5 gallon tank and was spitting and sputtering and running out of gas at 3....
06/07/2026

Richardson Victory Shop

So the Kingpin has a 4.5 gallon tank and was spitting and sputtering and running out of gas at 3.5 gallons. No fuel light coming in.

Time to dissect this thing!

Siphoned tank dry. Removed the tank, removed the pump and filter. Yep, that filter is toast! New filter installed.

Added 0.75 gallons of gas. Tossed a spare 0.75 gallons of gas in the saddle bag and hit the road.

Did 7 miles with the gas light on, ran through all the gears, 6th gear and 70 mph. No spitting or sputtering!

At the gas tank it took 4gal to fill the 4.5 gallon tank. Woohoo! Job well done!

Well, never claimed to be a Buell mechanic and I’m pretty sure I still don’t but me and my helper (aka my son, and the B...
05/04/2026

Well, never claimed to be a Buell mechanic and I’m pretty sure I still don’t but me and my helper (aka my son, and the Buell’s owner) finally got this one licked and learned an awful lot along the way. We’ll be MUCH better prepared for the next go round!

What started as a tire change front and rear ended up being a fair bit more.

Should have taken more pictures!

See ya next time little Buell!

Richardson Victory Shop got to help a friend out today.NOT OPEN - helping friends and family by exception case basis whe...
04/27/2026

Richardson Victory Shop got to help a friend out today.

NOT OPEN - helping friends and family by exception case basis when time allows. Sorry folks!

This Vision had a rear blow out so it got new shoes front and rear. Man the front fought us to seat. I think the tire was deformed from shipping. Couldn’t get either side to get close enough so the bead blaster failed us a few times. We finally over came it.

Next up was the fact that the Mustang Seat and the close out panel don’t play together. Cut up Chainbreaker’s old close out panel and made it work. He now has Chainbreaker’s rider and passenger backrests, luggage rack, and close out panel - modderfied! Woot woot!

Not enough pics. I do that….I get sucked into the process and forget to take pics.

Richardson VICTORY ShopI’ve wanted a Rabaconda for a LONG time and keep repeating the same line over and over - “Really?...
04/13/2026

Richardson VICTORY Shop

I’ve wanted a Rabaconda for a LONG time and keep repeating the same line over and over - “Really? Is it really going to be worth that price tag?” I finally caved.

Where has this thing been all my life?!?!?!

Setup the first time took just a few minutes to figure out thumbing through the super nice bound manual. Breaking the bead was super easy. Getting the tire off was pretty easy! Getting the 2nd bead of the new tire on admittedly took “some” effort because it was a super stiff tire but WOWZERS so much easier than any other “manual” way I’ve tried. This thing IS WORTH IT to me. I’m kicking myself for waiting so long.

Now, getting the super stiff sidewall to bead seat was another story and chore. Resulted in a new air compressor (maybe not needed - some electrical concerns in my garage were uncovered).

Oh, another expensive tool I bought a long time ago used for much less than new is Big Blue! I don’t use this lift often but removing Victory wheels is one of the reasons I bust it out!

All in all, she’s back together and ready for a run to the Southeast Victory Rally! Woot woot!

Oil change 3 of 5 on the personal fleet finally done! The other 2 aren’t quite due yet so have until the 2nd week of Ma...
04/12/2026

Oil change 3 of 5 on the personal fleet finally done! The other 2 aren’t quite due yet so have until the 2nd week of May to figure themselves a way into the line up. 🤪

Decided today was the day to take these brake pads from “monitor” to “let’s do something about it.” Pad swap on the Spy...
03/28/2026

Decided today was the day to take these brake pads from “monitor” to “let’s do something about it.” Pad swap on the Spyders is pretty fast and easy.

Also used a fork seal saver on the Kingpin. Failed to get pics of the process. Time will tell if it helped enough or if I need to replace the fork seals. 🤷🏻‍♂️

For a guy who’s “closed” I’m got a laundry list of wrenching lined up. “…by exception only…” - who’s bright idea was t...
03/22/2026

For a guy who’s “closed” I’m got a laundry list of wrenching lined up. “…by exception only…” - who’s bright idea was this? Oh yeah, mine! 🤪

Knocked out another CVT belt after our Annual Meeting of the US Spyder Ryders - Brickyard Chapter.

Oh, and the Crazy Bunny made some (s)miles.

Yesterday’s play break turned into an all day affair which wasn’t the plan but was fun! 69 mile E-Bike ride with a tube...
03/22/2026

Yesterday’s play break turned into an all day affair which wasn’t the plan but was fun! 69 mile E-Bike ride with a tube replacement in the middle of it.

Today, I got 2 of 5 oil changes done. I need to get my butt in gear!

This morning RSS transformed to RVS for a bit and knocked out the first of 5 oil changes on the “personal” fleet. Shees...
03/21/2026

This morning RSS transformed to RVS for a bit and knocked out the first of 5 oil changes on the “personal” fleet. Sheesh! Gotta keep rollin’.

Well, I need to be creating some buzz and posts about the Gathering 5.0 - but I was working on the Ryker instead. Maybe...
03/18/2026

Well, I need to be creating some buzz and posts about the Gathering 5.0 - but I was working on the Ryker instead. Maybe I’ll start hyping the gathering tomorrow.

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