How do I take a turn?

[bjt]

This wasn't nice....:yikes:

She didn't know what it was for, I told her it only worked on yellow Spyders. :joke:

 

[Spydr in KS]

One important thing I've learned... setup correctly ahead of time and don't decelerate or brake much, if at all, in a curve... keep the power on. That deceleration really makes the bike seem unstable... much more so than being a little "hot"... at least that's the way I see it.

:agree:Weird things happen you I brake or back off the gas quick! I downshifted in the middle of a sharp corner once, won't do that again! Stay on the gas and stick with it and it carves a mean corner!:2thumbs:

 

[ataDude]

:agree:Weird things happen you I brake or back off the gas quick! I downshifted in the middle of a sharp corner once, won't do that again! Stay on the gas and stick with it and it carves a mean corner!:2thumbs:

Yepper... one other thing. When I find myself a little hot in a curve, I just turn and lean more and the Spyder has never failed to comply.

Deceleration in a curve is a disaster waiting to happen.

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[Some Guy]

Yepper... one other thing. When I find myself a little hot in a curve, I just turn and lean more and the Spyder has never failed to comply.

Deceleration in a curve is a disaster waiting to happen.

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:agree:

 

[DynamoBT]

Yepper... one other thing. When I find myself a little hot in a curve, I just turn and lean more and the Spyder has never failed to comply.

Deceleration in a curve is a disaster waiting to happen.

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Found that out early on when I was cornering too fast for my familiarity with the machine. I have since slowed down and worked on finding lines I can maintain through curves. Just as on two wheels going faster kind of just happens as skills improve. I'm now going about as fast into turns as I originally tried doing but with much better results. All the same rules apply as from riding two wheels. Keep your eyes up. Look where you want to go. Look at the vanishing point of the curve which is always changing as you are taking the turn. Do not override your line of sight.

In some ways the Spyder is easier than two wheels. But it does take getting used to. There is definitely finess that can be developed. I enjoy my rides, but I approach every turn in an effort to ride it the best way possible. There is always room for improvement.

 

[dltang]

She didn't know what it was for, I told her it only worked on yellow Spyders. :joke:

Them's fighting words....:joke:

 

[ataDude]

She didn't know what it was for, I told her it only worked on yellow Spyders. :joke:

Them's fighting words....:joke:

Uh, oh... family trouble. bjt... you get the couch. :lecturef_smilie:
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