Experienced the Death wobble!!

[RayBJ]

I wrote it off as a learning experience. At the time I only had 15,000 miles of high speed trailing the 2-wheelers with 3.

[Tonylmiller]

55, But not really sure I was doing 70 because I don't really look down at the sponometer when I'm in the curves and in the zone.
Pay more attention to the road, revs and gears.
Yeah I admit I was driving a little sporty!

Formerly riding motorcycles, I'm a newbie and still very careful in the corners. I'm becoming more confident every day, so I was just curious.

[Raven]

" electronics " .... this would be the " VSS ", and what it would do ... it would Slow the bike down to a SAFE speed .... which would be to Prevent wobble .... IMHO I think the issue is " NEW driver " .... Spyders are not at all like mtc's. and they require a LIGHT touch. folks who "| guide " their spyders do much better than those that try to steer them ( at speed ) ...... Mike

Our car has "yaw control". Growing up driving V8 pickups in a foot snow. The first time it kicked in it almost put me off the road.
Not a fan. I can live with ABS, but the rest I can do without.

[907Guy]

I was most likely traveling too fast for the existing road conditions- highway 26 from Portland to the cost, and the wobble probably lasted realistically four or five seconds it just felt like an eternity, time really slows down in a situation like that.
Don't think there's anything wrong with the spyder, just an overly aggressive rider use to riding high performance sport Turing bikes- BMW K1600 & 1250 RT.
I think the front-end is light and just can't handle abrupt uneven road surfaces at high speeds; doesn't have enough suspension travel.
I have a tendency to push beyond what reasonable riders would, just to test the waters; now I know!
Tucson to Seattle, 2500+ miles in 9 days, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Bryce, Zion, Redwoods and up 101 around the Olympic Peninsula; I'm getting a feel for the bike.
Next stop Alaska in May.

[CloverHillCrawler]

Sorry about resurrecting an old thread but seeing as it was here I didn't want to create a new one. I had this happen to me the other day on the way home from work and was in a hurry.

I was up on a narrow road that is used to service the cell and radio towers along the ridge of catoctin mountain so it is not taken care of that well with a very uneven surface at times

I have a new set of shocks so I was probably going a lot faster than I should of been as the ride is a lot smoother now so I didn't realize how much faster I was going for that area.

I was listening to some music and the next thing I know I have all 3 wheels in the air after launching from a hump in the road and come down and the handlebars just start violently going back and forth, I rolled off of the throttle didn't freak out with any brakes just trying to maintain a general direction on the road and let the VSS do its thing... luckily within a couple of hundred feet the wobbling stopped and was able to continue on normally after cleaning my pants out.

[pegasus1300]

Truth be told, both tires were at 15psi cold this morning, at sea level because that's were I am. Two days ago when I checked them cold at 5500 ft they were 18psi. So maybe low pressure had something to do with what I experienced.

If I missed the post where you said your tires were car tires I'm sorry. On stock tires 15# is too low. They should be up around 28-30#. Check your label under the seat or your owner's manual

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

If I missed the post where you said your tires were car tires I'm sorry. On stock tires 15# is too low. They should be up around 28-30#. Check your label under the seat or your owner's manual

Kenda tires .....REAR =28/30 psi .....FRONT tires = 15/20 ( according to folks here who use them ..... JMHO .... Mike

[FrogmanDave]

If I missed the post where you said your tires were car tires I'm sorry. On stock tires 15# is too low. They should be up around 28-30#. Check your label under the seat or your owner's manual

Kenda tires .....REAR =28/30 psi .....FRONT tires = 15/20 ( according to folks here who use them ..... JMHO .... Mike

My dealer suggested I run my stock front Kendas at 15. I run them at 18.

[K80Shooter]

My dealer suggested I run my stock front Kendas at 15. I run them at 18.

I run mine at 17 so we're close in our thinking. No problem and I like the "feel" of things much better.

[ollicat]

I wonder if the VSS was freaking out