Flipped it. In need of cosmetic repairs

[opticat]

Bonecrusher, I totally agree. Put your nose as close to the mirror in the direction of your turn as you can reach, lay on the gas, and go. You can't be a passive rider on these things. I don't carry a passenger, but I can imagine that a passenger will suffer the same effects of force as a passenger in an automobile when cornering. Perhaps that's why the passenger grab handles are located on the side.

Sorry about your flip, but I'm just glad that you are OK.

 

[Questions]

Thanks for all concerns... I got a listing of the parts I need to replace and it looks like a little over 1500. I'll end up replacing alot of the parts myself and will have the dealer take a look at it, if needed.

When I went back to the site of the accident, I noticed one of the wheels hit the dirt on the edge of the pavement and that may have been the reason for the roll over. To get it up right, it was easy. Just pulled and it sat up right again and started right back up. After I had to clean up all the items I had in the front compartment that spilled out on the road. I know the bike had thrown me and was not a bail. I just think I over corrected and was not leaning at all, because it happened so fast. I will post up some pics of the mess over the weekend.
Thanks again.
Just remember this thing can turn over if your not prepared for a high speed turn.

 

[bone crusher]

Thanks for all concerns... I got a listing of the parts I need to replace and it looks like a little over 1500. I'll end up replacing alot of the parts myself and will have the dealer take a look at it, if needed.

When I went back to the site of the accident, I noticed one of the wheels hit the dirt on the edge of the pavement and that may have been the reason for the roll over. To get it up right, it was easy. Just pulled and it sat up right again and started right back up. After I had to clean up all the items I had in the front compartment that spilled out on the road. I know the bike had thrown me and was not a bail. I just think I over corrected and was not leaning at all, because it happened so fast. I will post up some pics of the mess over the weekend.
Thanks again.
Just remember this thing can turn over if your not prepared for a high speed turn.

We are all glad that you are okay...one thing to note is that everyone should be riding in control so that you are not surprised by a high speed turn. I'm sure if you spin the handlebar at a high speed, you are going to have problems...this is not unique to the Spyder though...this will happen on a two-wheeler or in a car. If I take my SUV and turn the wheel all the way to one direction quickly at 60+ mph, I'm sure it'd want to flip as well.

Bottom line: This problem could happen in any vehicle...of course, if you don't sit in a cage, you usually risk getting hurt a lot more...

 

[trikester]

I originally thought a dead man switch would be good too - but what if you raise a hand too far (adjusting your shield or whatever) and you trip the switch by accident? Killing the engine in the middle of the highway could also be bad.

No other street bike that I know of requires such a switch. I don't think it would have saved this situation from a tip over - still unsure how that really could have happened.

You guys didn't read my post very well. I said the deadman switch's coiled lanyard clips to a ring on my belt. Raising a hand or lifting off of the seat does nothing to the switch. I have to be two or three feet away from the trikes before the switch activates. When I'm riding, then the coils in the lanyard take up the slack.

You're right Lamonster, if they put one in the seat I would disable it also. But I'm very used to just cliping and un-cliping the lanyard from my belt ring, with my other trikes, when I get on and off the bike. It's no big deal!

Other street bikes don't have a deadman switch because they fall over without a rider - two wheels, not three - duh.

 

[ataDude]

You guys didn't read my post very well...

That's going around here a lot, lately... must be some sort of ramification from the swine flu. :gaah:

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[Twodog185]

Zodiac...glad you're OK.

Offramps can come at you quickly. My only interstate motorcycle wreck was on an offramp in Monteray California going to the Superbike races...offramp came quick, road was wet.

Some offramps though, are fun to attack!

 

[M2Wild]

oh I hear ya but mine was going over no doubt, the curve was just way to sharp and the weight was not shifted. I learned that you have to be on your A game on sharp curves if you are going to ride hard.

I remember taking the wife out on the Spyder the first time. I instructed her to lean with me on the turns but she forgot. Luckly I was going slow but I can definitely feel the bike leaning the wrong way. Pulled right over and told her that she needs to lean into the corner with me .... it ain't motorcycle ride. LOL

 

[Firefly]

That's going around here a lot, lately... must be some sort of ramification from the swine flu. :gaah:

.

Speaking of which - they have now found PATIENT ZERO where it all started!

 

[dltang]

Speaking of which - they have now found PATIENT ZERO where it all started!

now that picture made me laugh right out loud!!

 

[vt228]

:chat::doorag:

Had a spill early this weekend and am in need of a few body repairs. Does anyone know where I can order replacement parts from, other than the dealer? Left turn signals, windshield, high beam switch, seat, handle bar cover, and passenger handle bars. Plus a few other parts, but those are the major ones. Just lucky I am still able to type.

you can only get skins for spyder at dealers I asked therm at the free ride today and they sead they only sell skins for spyders threw dealers .hope this helped you.

 

[Roadkill]

... Other street bikes don't have a deadman switch because they fall over without a rider - two wheels, not three - duh.

+Riderless two-wheelers can readily go hundreds of feet.

Ride on.
Roadkill

 

[NancysToy]

+Riderless two-wheelers can readily go hundreds of feet.

Ride on.
Roadkill

:agree: The gyroscopic effect, that makes it possible to ride two wheelers, helps keep them upright and stable, as long as they have some speed and nothing disturbs the wheel.

 

[Lamonster]

ldpost:

 

[Odie]

Had a spill early this weekend and am in need of a few body repairs. Does anyone know where I can order replacement parts from, other than the dealer? Left turn signals, windshield, high beam switch, seat, handle bar cover, and passenger handle bars. Plus a few other parts, but those are the major ones. Just lucky I am still able to type.

You can get anything OEM for your spyder at this site.
http://www.shscan-amparts.com/

 

[BajaRon]

Some things I have noticed when riding the Spyder hard or, when making sudden, unexpected maneuvers as compared to a 2 wheeled motorcycle.

There is always a reaction delay with a gradually increasing response on 2 wheels. In contrast, the Spyder’s response is virtually instant with no gradual response curve. And the Spyder is capable of maneuvers that the human body, not properly positioned or prepared, cannot keep up with.

On a 2 wheeler, centrifugal force keeps the rider and machine balanced and the rider securely fastened to the motorcycle (properly executed).

With the Spyder the opposite is true. Though there can be a rhythm and synergy while riding the Spyder hard it is different than on 2 wheels. Centrifugal force works to remove the rider from the Spyder unless properly positioned.

Average turns at reasonable speeds are not a big deal as the forces involved are relatively minor and no special actions are required by the rider.

But on quick or hard maneuvers the Spyder rider must be prepared and properly positioned or risk getting out of shape or “thrown”. That is because the rider will reach his functional limit before the machine reaches its limit.

On a 2 wheeler the rider must ALWAYS be properly positioned and prepared no matter how mild the maneuver. Anything else will almost always result in loss of control. But the Spyder rider can be lulled into complacency because the machine is so easy to ride and so forgiving. But when pushed hard this forgiveness factor begins to dwindle and in extreme situations may approach the Zero tolerance that a 2 wheeled machine offers its rider at all times.

The last thing I have noticed personally and in observation reading the limited posts on the subject of being “Thrown” from the machine is this; I feel that it is more an involuntary “Bailing Out” by the rider based on reflex actions due to fear of rolling over than the machine “Throwing” them off.

In extreme situations when I have gotten out of shape on my Spyder, body off the seat in an awkward position, and the inside wheel lifts, I instantly have the feeling that I am going to roll over. My involuntary reflex is to bail off. Just a split second of panic sets in and I can feel it. I am already partially off the bike because I did not properly prepare and I let the maneuver get the best of me. Now I am committed in the turn and I wonder if I’m going to be able to keep myself on the machine and keep the machine on the roadway (or in my lane).

All of this happens in a split second and my confidence in the Spyder is such that I have collected myself and stayed with the program. This is because it is apparant that it will take much more to flip or roll the Spyder than what my 'seat-of-the-pants' is telling me.

Of course the same scenario on 2 wheels would, no doubt, put me in the ER so I’m not complaining.