Turning the Nanny off?

[SailnDive]

Is there any way to turn the Nanny off? I hate the idea that there is a computer program that can take control of the bike! I am an experienced race car driver and feel that I can react better than the computer. I don't like anti-lock breaks for the same reason. Factory Cars are built to under-steer so that drivers will let off of the gas and safely make the corner. Not so on our race cars. Let me decide for myself what actions need to be taken.

 

[Bob Denman]

Nope... :shocked:
The engineers who designed the bike; would NEVER have completed the project, if Bosch had not come up with the VSS system for it.
The test riders said that they were just like Lawn Darts without it! :yikes:

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Agreed

What you have to do is find the sweet spot between driving like a Granny, and awaking the Nanny!:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: She is the one that gives you the confidence to push the machine to the limits, yours and hers!

 

[gkamer]

Makes no sense

In one post you commented you didn't feel confident in the curves because you were concerned the Spyder would flip and now your asking how to turn off the system that keeps the Spyder from flipping. I'm confused.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: What gives? :dontknow:

 

[Pampurrs]

In one post you commented you didn't feel confident in the curves because you were concerned the Spyder would flip and now your asking how to turn off the system that keeps the Spyder from flipping. I'm confused.

:agree:x2

 

[SailnDive]

:agree: What gives? :dontknow:

Because if I know how it handles...I don't need OR WANT the Nanny. If the computer was the best way to control an "on the edge" condition...then all race cars would use it...none do! Some very unstable aircraft use a computer just to make it possible to fly, The Spyder is not one of those.

 

[Pampurrs]

Because if I know how it handles...I don't need OR WANT the Nanny. If the computer was the best way to control an "on the edge" condition...then all race cars would use it...none do! Some very unstable aircraft use a computer just to make it possible to fly, The Spyder is not one of those.

Don't race cars have 4 wheels? :dontknow:

Pam

 

[JayBros]

Hire an electrical engineer to figure out how to eliminate all the computer controls on a Spyder. Go push it as hard as you can. If you survive, good on ya. If you don't, R.I.P.

 

[Bob Denman]

Because if I know how it handles...I don't need OR WANT the Nanny. If the computer was the best way to control an "on the edge" condition...then all race cars would use it...none do! Some very unstable aircraft use a computer just to make it possible to fly, The Spyder is not one of those.

This may sound trite; why did you buy it? At some point in the purchasing process; you had to have been made aware of it's existence? :dontknow:

 

[Pampurrs]

Someone posted a video awhile back of a Slingshot flipping over because they disabled the nanny. I wish I could find it.

Pam

 

[Chupaca]

As I see it..!!

your on the wrong machine. There are others out there without these systems that you could ryde or you could gut the spyder and rebuild it witout the ABS, VSS, DPS, ECM, TCM etc and see how much fun and security you lose. Seems to me modern race cars have quite a bit of computer monitoring and controlling equipment, at least the formula cars. The ones without it...demolistion derby comes to mind, maybe dirt trakers. They don't need it, how hard is it to stay in a confined area in a vehicle with roll cages...:roflblack:

 

[SailnDive]

Hire an electrical engineer to figure out how to eliminate all the computer controls on a Spyder. Go push it as hard as you can. If you survive, good on ya. If you don't, R.I.P.

Mountain climbers, skydivers, skin divers, race car drivers, Spelunkers, base jumpers, etc. all willing put their life at risk...and we need to allow them to do it. Each year some die doing these things...But that's OK...we know the risks. I guess I need to sell the Spyder and buy a Harley if I don't want a computer telling me what to do.

 

[Pampurrs]

Mountain climbers, skydivers, skin divers, race car drivers, Spelunkers, base jumpers, etc. all willing put their life at risk...and we need to allow them to do it. Each year some die doing these things...But that's OK...we know the risks. I guess I need to sell the Spyder and buy a Harley if I don't want a computer telling me what to do.

I'm curious as to how the nanny negatively affects your enjoyment of the Spyder. I ride rather aggressively, including through the twisties, and I haven't noticed any degradation of my riding experience due to the nanny. In fact, I don't even notice it's there :dontknow:


Pam

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Racing

Because if I know how it handles...I don't need OR WANT the Nanny. If the computer was the best way to control an "on the edge" condition...then all race cars would use it...none do! Some very unstable aircraft use a computer just to make it possible to fly, The Spyder is not one of those.

First of all, an RT is as far from a race car as you can get. If you were looking for a race car, then look at the Slingshot.......oops they have nannys too. You can go as fast as is safe through the turns on the Spyder, trust me, I have done it and lifted the wheel many a time, and that means I have hit the limits of the machine so that is as fast as it can go in that turn, with the information I have given it. So you still don't have enough experience with the machine to get it to that point yet. If you turned off the nanny now you would be toast. Oh, and last I checked Formula 1 cars are race cars...........and they are as computerized as the International Space Station!

 

[Highwayman2013]

You can ride the spyder VERY aggressively without the nanny kicking in. Of course once you find her limits there are ways to get more aggressive. Bajaron's swaybar comes to mind, better tires, shocks, laser alignment all available to keep nanny a little more at bay. So when you get comfortable with the cornering, then explore other options. The last of which should be the VSS.

 

[SailnDive]

I really don't plan to ride very aggressively. But I don't want to slow down excessively for these twisty W.Va. roads either. Just want to be comfortable. I'm 70, my racing and skydiving are a thing of the past. But a brisk jaunt thru the mountains can make you feel younger.

 

[Highwayman2013]

So what makes you uncomfortable?

 

[Pampurrs]

I really don't plan to ride very aggressively. But I don't want to slow down excessively for these twisty W.Va. roads either. Just want to be comfortable. I'm 70, my racing and skydiving are a thing of the past. But a brisk jaunt thru the mountains can make you feel younger.

I'm able to keep up with all the other bikes on the best of twisties through the Arizona mountains. You should give it a try, the nanny won't slow you down as long as you ride sensibly.:thumbup:

Pam

 

[Bob Denman]

Someone posted a video awhile back of a Slingshot flipping over because they disabled the nanny. I wish I could find it.

Pam