Epic Spyder Fails

[pegasus1300]

I must be doing something wrong. :shocked:

I release the brake quite often from the left side, if that is where I happen to be at the time. When I want the bike to stop, I push the parking brake button AGAIN. :dontknow:

Yeah, there is no finesse involved. When the brake is applied, it's applied NOW. In my situation, the floor is either flat or very gently sloped, so there is not much speed involved, but in the situations above, which could be considered a mild EMERGENCY, so what if the brake locks up a bit violently. There was at least one broken bone and several incidents that could have cost thousands of dollars. Wouldn't it be quicker, easier and cheaper to push the button AGAIN?

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I did push it again, but it didn't catch! I don`t know if I missed the button, the Spyder was moving too fast, or Murphy was overactive that day. All I know for sure is it didn't grab and I had no brake peddle to step on. Sitting on the Spyder or standing on the right side would have given me that access. Yes it was stupid, yes if pressed it should have worked,it has ever other time before and since.:dontknow:

 

[Wmoater]

Dumbest thing I ever did was last April. Same as above. For some reason I got the dreaded "!" even when the parking brake released. I could push it, the brake would release but the "!" stayed on. So after finishing the oil change the front wheels where on ramps back wheel on ground I decided to clean the parking brake. I air blasted it, cleaned it all up, cleaned the cables grime and dirt around the entire area. Super clean. To me dismay when you release the parking brake to see if it works and it does, gravity takes over! The Spyder rolled off the ramps. Now my garage is on and incline, so down the driveway towards a huge cliff she kept rolling. I ran as a fast as I could to catch up and without thinking ran to the left side to grab a brake handle that the Spyder DOES NOT have. Don't know why is was my first instinct Guess what no brake. Ran around the front to the right side pushed my foot on the brake pedal down about 20 yards before it went over the hill. DUMB DUMB. Both my boys watched me do it and laughed their butts off. wheel chock behind rear wheel wheel on ramps now!

 

[ARtraveler]

Dumbest thing I ever did was last April. Same as above. For some reason I got the dreaded "!" even when the parking brake released. I could push it, the brake would release but the "!" stayed on. So after finishing the oil change the front wheels where on ramps back wheel on ground I decided to clean the parking brake. I air blasted it, cleaned it all up, cleaned the cables grime and dirt around the entire area. Super clean. To me dismay when you release the parking brake to see if it works and it does, gravity takes over! The Spyder rolled off the ramps. Now my garage is on and incline, so down the driveway towards a huge cliff she kept rolling. I ran as a fast as I could to catch up and without thinking ran to the left side to grab a brake handle that the Spyder DOES NOT have. Don't know why is was my first instinct Guess what no brake. Ran around the front to the right side pushed my foot on the brake pedal down about 20 yards before it went over the hill. DUMB DUMB. Both my boys watched me do it and laughed their butts off. wheel chock behind rear wheel wheel on ramps now!

You got the adrenalin running with that description. :bowdown:

I just hate it when the Spyder gets away and rolls off a cliff. :gaah:

 

[glennm]

It hurts the Forum's standing on all the internet search engines out there Mikey, and THAT really hurts the continued viability of the Forum & so ultimately, threatens its continuation. So IF you want to delete a post of yours that's more than just a short while old; or you want to gut the contents of a post you made more than just a minute or so back, PLEASE DON'T - instead, just contact a Mod so that we can use the facilities that we have access to that you DON'T have access to and we can do it for you in a way that won't harm the Forum quite so much.... :lecturef_smilie:

I don't see why this is such a biggie; you can still get things deleted, you just hafta ask, and by doing so, you'll be helping to keep this place alive for us all to share?! But just like the 'Delete your own thread' facility was removed because it was hurting the Forum's continued viability; and more recently like the 'Edit your own Post' facility was restricted to just one day because some people who should've known better were abusing the feature (or was it malicious?? :dontknow: ) - but regardless, indiscriminate deleting of posts &/or gutting their content hurts the Forum, SO PLEASE, DO NOT DO THAT! :banghead:

You can all help, firstly by thinking BEFORE you post, we really don't object to 'fine tuning' or spelling corrections etc; but If you have posted something anything more than just a min or so back that you now want to remove or delete, PLEASE, just ask a Moderator instead of gutting it &/or replacing it with something like 'Deleted' - we can remove it from the public pages in a way that isn't quite so damaging, and by doing so, YOU will be helping to keep the Forum open for us all to use, share, and discuss our various Spyder/Ryker experiences - and you do want to do that, don't you?? :dontknow:

It's that simple really - do you like the place, and having access to the Forum?? If you do, then PLEASE DO NOT GUT YOUR POSTS OR DELETE THEIR CONTENT ONCE POSTED! Ask a Mod/Admin instead. :thumbup:

As already replied to Peter's pm, apologies I hadn't realised the consequences.
Please soft delete if you still can.
Thanks for picking me up on it, much better than making the same mistake over and over and creating a negative domino effect.

 

[Peter Aawen]

No worries Glenn, I was pretty sure that like most here, you wouldn't knowingly do anything to hurt the place; so my first post re that 'delete' post was really just a heads up to you in a way intended to let everyone know about the 'preferred option' - and with any luck, it has maybe helped a few more become aware of the potential issue so that they too can do the right thing! :thumbup:

 

[glennm]

Now I can post something relevant. Pulled the rear wheel and took it off to have a new Hankook Kinergy tire fitted. They couldn't balance it but no biggie as it is on the rear (thanks Mike for the advice). Installed the rear wheel and tightened everything up. Spun the wheel a few times and wasn't 100% happy with the location of the belt so decided to make a minor adjustment then start the bike up while it was in the air. Went round to the right side (see I do read and learn from others) started Spydey up, into 1st then accelerated slightly and the instrument panel lit up like a christmas tree. WTH? Dopey here kept his foot on the brake! Result, brake failure and warnings everywhere along with the pretty much expected vss fault as the front wheels were stationary. Once I realised what I had done took a deep breath and remembered what others had said on here. Pull the key for a few minutes, take it for a ride and see if the warnings clear. Thankfully all good. Hopefully I will remember this when the rear tire next needs changing.