How often do these things tip over??

[JJW SpyderRider]

It does work most of the time but my daughter and I have been tossed off mine like lawn darts as someone else said. It happened right before the Durango owners event.

We were doing MAYBE 15MPH in an 's' curve that went up a small hill to the left. the left front came up so high I thought it would flip all the way over. VSS did not even attempt to kick in and engine power remained constant, and yes do know what it feels like when it kicks in. When I thought it was going to come all the way over on me I pushed off the right side hard as I could to try and keep it from rolling completely. The spyder then came down hard on the left throwing my daughter off the left while I was smashing into the pavement on the right. We both had a little road rash, soreness and I needed a new helmet so it could have been much worse.

My daughters first words after getting to her feet were "We're still going to Colorado, right?". I thought that was kinda cool and it made us both laugh a little.

I have 20,000+ miles of fairly aggressive riding in on this Spyder and have had the nanny kick in on occasion while really pushing the handling on the twisties. This was truly a freak occurrance when all the planets aligned and we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I've seen photos of people lifting a wheel while going real slow. I think the nanny is more forgiving at these speeds and does not kick in as quick. One of the photos was taken during a trike training class. These things feel like they are leaning and ready to roll over at times but unless there is some real speed involved I doubt they would go all the way over. I can see you getting the feeling they are going to flip and you want to grab the parachute and bail. :yikes:

 

[SequiMike]

Finally got to ride it more than 100 yards......

Took the Spyder out yesterday and drove it into town and back - the first real ride of any distance! It's a fun machine, although I'm still working on being comfortable with it. As most have told me, that will come with time. Here is a video of yesterday's ride. Not a particularly exciting video, but that's the way I hope to keep it. ray:

 

[vtspyder]

I think the hi-lited part above was the key to the nanny not activating on us when we were thrown. We were going soooo freaking slow that both wheels were rotating at the same speed so it did not immediately activate, maybe t kicked in and brought the left side down once the wheel came up high enough to trip a yaw/tilt/lean sensor for me but by that time I was off and hitting the ground so I could not tell.

Makes sense. I know if that happened to me I would probably lose confidence in the stability systems on the trike. I know I'd be REALLY mellow for a while'till I knew exactly what happened and why it almost went over. Sure glad you're ok and yes, that you were wearing a helmet!:thumbup:

 

[vtspyder]

Took the Spyder out yesterday and drove it into town and back - the first real ride of any distance! It's a fun machine, although I'm still working on being comfortable with it. As most have told me, that will come with time. Here is a video of yesterday's ride. Not a particularly exciting video, but that's the way I hope to keep it. ray:

Must be some awesome roads for riding and sightseeing out there!

 

[SequiMike]

Must be some awesome roads for riding and sightseeing out there!

Oh, yes. The shoreline is a mile north of here, and the Olympic Mountains are about 4 miles south. Lots of farmland inbetween. One of these days I'll record a video of the road up to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic Nat'l Park - very scenic drive. Will be a good time for me to get real familiar with the handling of the Spyder.

 

[vondalyn]

Glad to see that it's a real Spyder not the scary chinese thing. Ryde safe!