How do I take a turn?

[irish2themax]

I now have 600 miles on the Spyder and feel very comfortable in all situations but one. I know the Spyder doesn't lean into a tight turn like a 2-wheeler but I'm not sure what I do. Have tried shifting my weight both into the turn and away from the turn. Neither seems totally comfortable. What should the driver do when taking a turn?

 

[aka1004]

I now have 600 miles on the Spyder and feel very comfortable in all situations but one. I know the Spyder doesn't lean into a tight turn like a 2-wheeler but I'm not sure what I do. Have tried shifting my weight both into the turn and away from the turn. Neither seems totally comfortable. What should the driver do when taking a turn?

i let one cheek( inside cheek) hang and brace my out side leg against peg to prevent weight from shifting out. on a tight turn i feel you need to. just using upper body does not do enough and even thou, your upper body is leaning inside, weight on your low body can shift outside on a hard turn.

 

[SpyderGirl]

Just lean forward and into the turn. It works for me.

Happy Spydering! :2thumbs:

 

[NancysToy]

You do have to lean into the turn for maximum effectiveness. For most riding, I bend at the waist to do so, but I agree with those who have said it is not as effective. Slipping a "cheek" off the seat really lets you carve a corner, but it isn't that easy, at least with the stock seat. The stock seat is somewhat sticky, so I find I have to lift myself up to move over. This is not difficult in a long sweeper, or at the end of a straight, but in back to back curves it can be difficult to do quickly...and is quite tiring. One thing is for certain, whether bending or shifting body position, between leaning into the corner and having to actually turn the handlebars, instead of countersteering and leaning a bike into a turn, the Spyder will give you a workout if you ride hard.
-Scotty

 

[ataDude]

... This is not difficult in a long sweeper, or at the end of a straight, but in back to back curves it can be difficult to do quickly...and is quite tiring. ...

Ain't that the truth.

Here's my $0.02. I lean and/or butt-shift depending on the severity of the curve. On high speed curves, I set up ahead of time... speed, seating position, lean... and stick with it. I also "stiff arm" the outside of the handlebars and pull on the inside.

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.

This is just my style... and I don't recommend anyone riding faster than their abilities and road conditions. YMMV.

In fact, now that I think about it, I'm not recommending anything in this post. This is just how I do it.

 

[Donk45]

...ah, another stiff armer :2thumbs:

 

[M2Wild]

You do have to lean into the turn for maximum effectiveness. For most riding, I bend at the waist to do so, but I agree with those who have said it is not as effective. Slipping a "cheek" off the seat really lets you carve a corner, but it isn't that easy, at least with the stock seat. The stock seat is somewhat sticky, so I find I have to lift myself up to move over. This is not difficult in a long sweeper, or at the end of a straight, but in back to back curves it can be difficult to do quickly...and is quite tiring. One thing is for certain, whether bending or shifting body position, between leaning into the corner and having to actually turn the handlebars, instead of countersteering and leaning a bike into a turn, the Spyder will give you a workout if you ride hard.
-Scotty

Bend your inside arm and extend the outside arm (while you lean forward AND into the turn). Good luck.

 

[burg650]

I do as ataDude does, I had my seat re-done at Biker Solution out of Texas with a new cover and foam change and it is much easer to slide from side to side now on the seat. Will post a review of my findings on the mods they perform on my seat, so far it seem to be a big improvement but have to go on a long ride to really see how it feels before I say anymore. One thing I will say the new yellow cover is a perfect match to the color of the Spyder.

 

[bone crusher]

Ain't that the truth.

Here's my $0.02. I lean and/or butt-shift depending on the severity of the curve. On high speed curves, I set up ahead of time... speed, seating position, lean... and stick with it. I also "stiff arm" the outside of the handlebars and pull on the inside.

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.

This is just my style... and I don't recommend anyone riding faster than their abilities and road conditions. YMMV.

In fact, now that I think about it, I'm not recommending anything in this post. This is just how I do it.

I agree...set up in advance and keep speed or accelerate around turn...I also drop my foot heavily onto the outside footpeg so as to avoid the tire coming up if I'm really hitting a sharp turn at a decent speed!

Also, nobody said you cannot get up and out of the saddle a little to get in a good position...sometimes this allows for better lean...

 

[Mo Lee]

After 2000 miles I try to lean into the corners, however I mainly just hang on!

 

[0228lisa]

You do have to lean into the turn for maximum effectiveness. For most riding, I bend at the waist to do so, but I agree with those who have said it is not as effective. Slipping a "cheek" off the seat really lets you carve a corner, but it isn't that easy, at least with the stock seat. The stock seat is somewhat sticky, so I find I have to lift myself up to move over. This is not difficult in a long sweeper, or at the end of a straight, but in back to back curves it can be difficult to do quickly...and is quite tiring. One thing is for certain, whether bending or shifting body position, between leaning into the corner and having to actually turn the handlebars, instead of countersteering and leaning a bike into a turn, the Spyder will give you a workout if you ride hard.
-Scotty

:agree:

 

[Smylinacha]

I now have 600 miles on the Spyder and feel very comfortable in all situations but one. I know the Spyder doesn't lean into a tight turn like a 2-wheeler but I'm not sure what I do. Have tried shifting my weight both into the turn and away from the turn. Neither seems totally comfortable. What should the driver do when taking a turn?

Just hang on for dear life and gun the thing - it's fun! When you turn use your upper body. Like if I'm hanging a good left, I push my left shoulder down and push my right shoulder forward towards the left turn.

 

[2spyders]

Just another little tip - try to set up to the outside of the lane going into the turn, go across the inside apex of the turn and head to the outside of the lane going out of the turn. Don't hug the inside of the turn, that just makes it even tighter. Then do as everyone else said - lean, hang, push and hold on!

 

[NancysToy]

......Then do as everyone else said - lean, hang, push and hold on!

.......and grin!
-Scotty

 

[docdoru]

My solution: Ken's sway bar. :doorag:

 

[vt228]

I now have 600 miles on the Spyder and feel very comfortable in all situations but one. I know the Spyder doesn't lean into a tight turn like a 2-wheeler but I'm not sure what I do. Have tried shifting my weight both into the turn and away from the turn. Neither seems totally comfortable. What should the driver do when taking a turn?

I push down on left foot doing right turns push down on right foot doing left turns she well hold you you can lean if you feel like it .ride the way you feel comfortable thats what i do ... Don.......:2thumbs:

 

[bone crusher]

My solution: Ken's sway bar. :doorag:

Come on...don't need a sway bar...I guess it adds a bit more structural rigidity, but the bike is pretty solid, as is....if you have the shocks set at the right level, you should be good to go!

 

[NautiBrit]

Just lean forward and into the turn. It works for me.

Happy Spydering! :2thumbs:

This works for me also. I have found that leaning forward and into the turn, allows for speedier and tighter turning.

 

[bjt]

My solution: Ken's sway bar. :doorag:

Come on...don't need a sway bar...I guess it adds a bit more structural rigidity, but the bike is pretty solid, as is....if you have the shocks set at the right level, you should be good to go!

I just got the Evoluzione sway bar installed last Sunday and I can tell a slight improvement. Well worth it since I got it for free. :2thumbs:

(dltang won it in a contest and I confiscated it from her.)

 

[docdoru]

I just got the Evoluzione sway bar installed last Sunday and I can tell a slight improvement. Well worth it since I got it for free. :2thumbs:

(dltang won it in a contest and I confiscated it from her.)

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