Handling

[bikeguy]

What helps the most is to forget and to relax. Forget everything you ever knew about riding a motorcycle...the Spyder is a whole different animal. Relax your grip. The Spyder responds very quickly, without the gyroscopic directional stability a two-wheeler provides. Nothing will make a Spyder handle worse than a tight grip and countless, often subconscious, steering corrections. Took me a while, but I switch hit easily now. Hope you can get used to it.

:agree: :agree: :agree: Scotty absolutely nailed the primary difference in riding a two-wheeler versus the Spyder. I had read over and over on Spyderlovers that you have to relax your grip versus riding a two-wheeler but reading about it doesn't make it happen. I enjoyed riding the Spyder immediately but I had 3,000 miles on my RT before I felt like I could really ride it pretty well.

Cotton

 

[Bob Denman]

"Squirrelly"?? have any of you guys tried to bend an old H2 into a turn with the loud grip set on "KILL"? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

 

[boborgera]

Ha, I like 'em "squirrelly"! More entertaining. :2thumbs:

The squirrelly feeling is just the tail waging the dog :shocked:,two wheels up front one in the back. Every now and then the back tire will fall [slide] off the crown of the road, that's the waging you'll feel.:yikes:
Nothing to worry about, you'll just have to change your underwear more often. hyea:

 

[Bob Denman]

Just like in NASCAR... use tear-offs :roflblack:

 

[boborgera]

Just like in NASCAR... use tear-offs :roflblack:

Not good the drivers behind you might get Sh** faced, and give you more than the Jersey Salute

 

[Bob Denman]

Is that the one where they let you know that you're number one in their heart?? :roflblack:

 

[SpyderWolf]

welcome

Good advice already given. Have fun learning how your new Spyder handles, and ryde safe.

 

[retread]

Is that the one where they let you know that you're number one in their heart?? :roflblack:

I was told long ago that it meant they were willing if you are.:yikes:

john