Motion sick from riding a Spyder ??

[Easy Rider]

I occasionally have wild thoughts.
Sometimes they are wilder than others. :yikes:

I've taken a couple of fairly long rides lately on the secondary roads of North Central Florida.
These roads tend to be a bit "wavy" due to the soft sand base.

Because of the 3-point geometry of the Spyder, it tends to "rock" a bit on a road like that.

After the last two rides, I have had a queasy stomach that night or the next morning.

At first, I though it was something that I ate.
But then I wondered if I am getting "sea sick" from the rocking motion.

Thoughts ?
(Yes, I have had trouble with motion sickness in the past in other situations.)

[2dogs]

Get some vertigo pills and tell him/her why you need them.:thumbup: Good luck. I get seasick easily but not on my spyder.

[Mad Mac]

Like riding a two-wheeler where you "lean" into corners, you must keep your head straight & level, no matter your body position, or your equilibrium will become "in-balanced" and will cause the queasy stomach as you mentioned. I remember when I first started riding street bikes back in the early 70's, and went for a ride with my folks up to Mt. Hood in Oregon, and the road was quite twisty and I actually laid my 450 Honda down on one of the turns because my senses/head (maybe it still is??) were all screwed up and once my dad got the bike and me to the side of the road, I spent the next 15 min. puking my guts out (not trying to be too graphic, but were all adults here). I had only ridden dirt/MX bikes and had got too lax or lazy, and found out the hard way. Mad Mac:doorag:

[ARtraveler]

All good advice above. A prescription will probably be helpful in your case. Let us know how it works out.

[Bob Denman]

Try looking farther down the road... your peripheral vision will keep you in your lane.
(We used to watch the horizon...)

[JayBros]

If riding "wavy" roads makes you queasy you're not going fast enough.:joke:

Seriously, I experienced that queasy sensation on a ride one day on a rollercoasterish road that I ride frequently. I was feeling rather punk and have ridden it a number of times since with no ill effects so I chalked it off to just not feeling 100% that day.

Is it possible that sunlight flashing through trees on your rides could have caused mild flicker vertigo?

Do be certain to tell your physician you don't want any medication that will make you drowsy.

[BajaRon]

Try looking farther down the road... your peripheral vision will keep you in your lane.
(We used to watch the horizon...)

Exactly what I was going to say. Very scary when Bob and I are on the same page.

Most people do not look far enough down the road, especially in turns. You might try this. It is hard to break the habit if you do what is natural. But work on it. It may help the queasiness and it will certainly help with your driving skills. Especially in corners.

If you ever get a chance to see a motorcycle road race, check out where the rider is looking in the corners. It's quite a ways down the road. It really does help.

[Lew L]

My wife will occasionally get a bout vertigo.( Not on the :spyder2:). She takes Dramamine ( half a tab ) in is TRULY incapable of driving anything. I would be very leary about driving anything while using " sea sick " pills. There are exercises for vertigo that might help you. These exercises are not time consuming and are easy to do.

Do you get car sick on the same road?????? Could be an inner ear problem. A " ear, nose and throat " specialist might be in order.

Good luck,
Lew L

[Bob Denman]

Exactly what I was going to say. Very scary when Bob and I are on the same page.

Most people do not look far enough down the road, especially in turns. You might try this. It is hard to break the habit if you do what is natural. But work on it. It may help the queasiness and it will certainly help with your driving skills. Especially in corners.

If you ever get a chance to see a motorcycle road race, check out where the rider is looking in the corners. It's quite a ways down the road. It really does help.

Don't worry, Ron...
I'd NEVER insult you by saying that "Great minds think alike." :D

[Easy Rider]

She takes Dramamine

Excellent results with that......in other situations.....IF I realize that there might be a problem in advance.
No drowsy effect either.

And I appreciate the other suggestions.

I DO look through curves......and looking farther down straight stretches does help minimize the "darting" from improper rider input.

If you have never spent much time on a road with a wavy shoulder and on 3 wheels, you might not have a good appreciation for what that does to you for 100 miles or so. It is barely noticeable in a car.

The other part of my wild idea is to check the exhaust connection(s) to be sure I'm not sucking carbon monoxide.

[asp125]

Something sailing friends of mine recommended. Chocolate covered ginger helps with nausea. Well the ginger part, but hey, chocolate!

[Flamewinger]

Two things. One there are bands you can get that put pressure on a point on each wrist that seems to help. Boating places would have then. Two clean your ears, its suppressing how plugged ears can affect your inner ear and I seem to feel way better when Ive cleaned them. I use an ear wax removal kit with oil and them sloosh them with blue bulb thing.

[RinconRyder]

I've never been one to get seasick even before spending three years aboard a destroyer and going through two typhoons and one hellacious trip through the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Thousands of hours riding street and dirt bikes and racing motocross and flat track didn't do it either. I have not noticed anything while riding the Spyder either so I must have an iron constitution or the Spyder is more stable than it appears.

[Chupaca]

considering you have the feeling well after your ryde I would think it something else. Most motion sickness is pretty imediate hence the motion sickness bags on airplanes. I do get seasick if the boat I'm in stops and just sways but love skiing and speedboating about....:thumbup:

[Peter Aawen]

..... I've taken a couple of fairly long rides lately on the secondary roads of North Central Florida.
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After the last two rides, I have had a queasy stomach that night or the next morning.

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The bits I've highlighted suggest to me that it's waaaaay more likely to be that you de-hydrated too much on your rides &/or didn't re-hydrate appropriately afterwards & are paying the penalty later; or that maybe it was something you either ate or didn't eat during the rides - maybe resulting in blood sugar level fluctuations??

Motion Sickness tends to be fairly immediate due to the reaction caused by motion in your inner ears, altho it can last for a while afterwards, gradually calming down as things settle.... Think of the way ripples occur on the surface of a pond when you dump a big rock in the middle, then they settle over time until all is still again! But just like those ripples on the surface, motion sickness won't suddenly start up again well after the disturbance is over & things have settled! So unless the disturbance you are experiencing starts & is at its worse WHILE you are riding, then gradually abates once you stop riding, then it's not likely to be motion sicknes aka sea sickness! ;)

But there are other things that it could be, especially if you have hearing &/or balance disturbances at the same time as the post ride 'queasy stomach'.... so maybe you should talk to your physician about this?! :lecturef_smilie:

[Little Blue]

ALL VERY GOOD TIPS. :thumbup: I SAY TALK WITH THE DOC. :pray:

[wyliec]

I’d have to agree with those that say go to your dr. If he decides it is vertigo, I’d ask to try physical therapy first before using any meds. When I worked in outpatient PT, the other therapist used to do quite a few treatments with vertigo with good results. Those patients usually had been on meds.

Good luck with whatever you choose. I know from hearing the patient’s complaints that the symptoms are not pleasant, to say the least.

[Zip]

Are you getting queasy when you ryde or just after? Or is it later that night or the next morning as you said? If it is while you ryde the yes it could be motion sickness, if it is well after the ryde then I doubt it. Something else may be in play here. If that is the case then I would speak to a Dr.

[MR. H1956]

I get motion sickness if I ride in the back seat of a car or if I'm not driving and in The passenger seat.The arm bands do work or the patches that you put behind your ear. My son has the arm bands to help him but he has had cases of inner ear trouble at times also. Then he has to eat salteen crackers to stop the quizzs. that seams to help him also. So it could be either one. Might check with your doctor anyway to make sure.

[Easy Rider]

Something else may be in play here. If that is the case then I would speak to a Dr.

Thanks for all the tips.

Dehydration is not likely as the weather was mild and breaks were often.

I guess time will tell.

I'm not ready to consult a doctor just yet.......because I've been plagued with something similar to this my whole life, off and on, and testing never turns up anything.

I tend to agree that the cause is something else.........but once my stomach gets a bit upset, it tends to stay that way for a LONG time.

Still collecting data.

[JFD]

I had a head injury that resulted in severe vertigo for about 5 years such that I could lose my balance at any moment and end up on the ground. This condition was made worse by visual effects such as things moving past in my peripheral vision. I was prescribed antivert/meclizine and it was a life saver. I never had any ill effects such as drowsiness and drove with it all the time. My thought is this would be a solution if this problem persists.

[gnorthern]

I have a problem which I solve on curvy roads by taking off my glasses. I wear progressives, which I think make the problem worse. But I am legal to drive without glasses.

[Flamewinger]

I just did a trike class and with all the weaving and going around in tight circles I got a little queasy and had to stop to let things settle. Its not something I do often and I’m not an aggressive rider so I’m not concerned but if I had to go really fast on a twisty road I might not feel so good.