Lane drift????

[SpydeeBite2]

Yes. Please report headlights and fog lights burning out and taillights burning out and when the license plate falls off. These might all be considered incidents. :joke:

 

[Way2Fast]

Yes. Please report headlights and fog lights burning out and taillights burning out and when the license plate falls off. These might all be considered incidents. :joke:

Real funny.....lets see if you still have that warped sense of humor if you experience this particular steering "incident" ! I'd bet your tone would change after you empty your pants out...:roflblack:

 

[spyryder]

Real funny.....lets see if you still have that warped sense of humor if you experience this particular steering "incident" ! I'd bet your tone would change after you empty your pants out...:roflblack:

You're emptying your pants just thinkin about it.:roflblack: Didn't you sell your Spyder?opcorn:

 

[slf]

Okay, so I rode to work today and back home tonight. Three times the following occurred. I was going straight in the lane and the spyder just starts going towards the left lane. I am certain I was not turning the handle bars at all, it definitely woke me up, but I was able to easily get it to go straight by turning the handle bars. It wasn't too bad, but it didn't feel wonderful either and since it has happened I am worried it will happen again but at higher speeds (each time it did happen I was going rather slow, so that was good). I'm wondering if this will get worse and if this is the DPS problem people are talking about. It wasn't a good thing, but it also wasn't as frightening as what I've read so :dontknow:.

Hey, I'm having the same problem!! I have driven the Spyder twice this year and both times my Spyder steered itself off toward the side of the road. I had to jerk the handlebars to straighten the steering out. :yikes: It also wavers even when driving straight with no handlebar movement at all! I dropped it off at the dealer yesterday and one of the guys took it for a ride. He must think I'm an idiot because he says he didn't find anything wrong with it and says it was because I turned the Spyder into a "touring" bike with the 7" Kewlmetal handlebars. I don't care what he thinks--something is wrong. I drove it last year briefly with the new handlebars with no problems whatsoever.

 

[dltang]

Yes, there has been so much posted about the DPS and the problems that I think we all are getting a little "cry wolf" mentality. There is a difference between drift and the feeling you have when the steering just isn't working correctly, believe me, I have felt both. The wind and the traffic and the road surface all play a part in the "feel" of how the spyder steers, along with how tight we grip the spyder as well. By all means, if you find you are truly having steering problems make all the needed reports and get it to the dealer, be safe first and foremost. Keep us posted when you find out what exactly it is.

 

[spyryder]

and just what would that have to do with anything? :dontknow:I've never seen so much crappy advice in one thread.......opcorn:The original poster asked for some specific advice, not your opinion of someone elses opinion......How about climbing down from that horse and helping out?.........

Ya, so now you have an opinion of someone else's opinion of someone else's opinion.:congrats:

 

[speedster200]

Guys and girls the road & wind will make a Spyder wander.Anyone who has rode a motorcycle knows how they will wander in the wind or road ruts or whatever. I just like riding the Spyder and letting my mind wander. Riding the Spyder is therapy for me. On a motorcycle I was always up tight looking for gravel and what ever might take me down. With the Spyder the concern is still there but hazards are lessened. Anyone who has been down knows how much it hurts.

Remember this web site is SPYDER LOVERS. The only other bit of advice I can give to check would be the tire toe in. WE have set the toe on a few Spyders and they drive staight and true. They don't always come out of the box set dead on.
My two cents worth I will say no more! Your welcome.

 

[krb1945]

spyderdylr is there...

a procedure to make this adjustment without special equipment? Thanks in advance for the knowledge. /Ken

 

[widowmaker2011]

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Some (mostly) good advice here .. and I would get things checked especially with your new wheels, etc...... but......

Are you sure you're not griping ..........

Geesh Firefly I think she was just asking for advice , not griping... :roflblack:

 

[Smylinacha]

Yes, there has been so much posted about the DPS and the problems that I think we all are getting a little "cry wolf" mentality. There is a difference between drift and the feeling you have when the steering just isn't working correctly, believe me, I have felt both. The wind and the traffic and the road surface all play a part in the "feel" of how the spyder steers, along with how tight we grip the spyder as well. By all means, if you find you are truly having steering problems make all the needed reports and get it to the dealer, be safe first and foremost. Keep us posted when you find out what exactly it is.

:thumbup::agree:

 

[BajaRon]

But, if you can, re-drive the stretch you felt it on - could it have been the road? Some road humps that I go over give a "drifting" feeling. If it does it again on that same stretch of road, but not on others . . . that may be the answer.

I would tend to agree that this may be the issue. Especially if you do not feel the DPS was steering you in that direction.

There are stretches of roadway that have just enough crown to cause some drift and requires a bit more steering correction. Crown changes can be subtle and especially at night where you don't get a good visual on how much slope you're dealing with.

I'm hoping this is it but if not you may have toe issues as suggested by others. I can't see how Ride-On would be able to give you this issue so I'd rule that out.

 

[speedster200]

I'll set one up and shoot some pics.

 

[jedd]

Amanda I see you are in Indiana here in Iowa on asphalt or seal coat roads right now my :spyder2: wanders alot too very hard winter and frost boils everywhere, roads here are like driving with low tire pressure in places :dontknow: may be a possibility. However this may or may not relate to you :thumbup:

 

[BajaRon]

I'll set one up and shoot some pics.

Does this have something to do with the posts on another tread about ammunition shortages? :dontknow:

And whos pics are you intending to shoot? :yikes:

A lot of unanswered questions tonight I'd say!

 

[jgwoods]

Spyders will wander more than motorcycles. We have 2 front wheels that experience different road conditions at the same time, toe variance, small amounts of front end slop, all combine to make it more prone to wander. It's not bad, it's just different.

 

[Amanda B]

Okay...it did it again...

Okay, I rode at least 150 miles today, and it was windy at times I had no problems until the end. I went to visit my parents. On the way from their house to mine, there was no wind, the road was not bumpy or crowned...and it did it again. I went back and rode over the road again and again and I could not get it to happen again. I am steering straight and it goes left, and it just does it from time to time apparently. So, if I take it to the dealer and they test drive it, chances are they won't even have it happen to them and I'll be told there is nothing wrong with it. It is not the road and it is not my imagination. I have a small sports car, so I'm familiar with how ruts and stuff in the road can kind of make it drift one way or another, but this doesn't feel the same. I was willing to think it was just my imagination, or driver error, or even the road yesterday...but just when everything was going well for at least 150 miles it happened again. I was starting to feel very comfortable on it again too...

 

[Firefly]

Okay, I rode at least 150 miles today, and it was windy at times I had no problems until the end. I went to visit my parents. On the way from their house to mine, there was no wind, the road was not bumpy or crowned...and it did it again. I went back and rode over the road again and again and I could not get it to happen again. I am steering straight and it goes left, and it just does it from time to time apparently. So, if I take it to the dealer and they test drive it, chances are they won't even have it happen to them and I'll be told there is nothing wrong with it. It is not the road and it is not my imagination. I have a small sports car, so I'm familiar with how ruts and stuff in the road can kind of make it drift one way or another, but this doesn't feel the same. I was willing to think it was just my imagination, or driver error, or even the road yesterday...but just when everything was going well for at least 150 miles it happened again. I was starting to feel very comfortable on it again too...

Did you feel any 'resistance' when pushing on the handlebars?

Was it difficult to correct the steering in order to stop the drift?

You may just need to have the steering sensors re-zeroed.

 

[Amanda B]

It wasn't hard to correct for, each time it was easy to correct for so that's good...I actually ended up taking my helmet off to see if I heard anything when I re-rode the road. I heard some clicking coming maybe from the left wheel?? It was hard to tell exactly since I was riding it on the road and watching for other people and my exhaust is loud. I probably made a mistake by calling it a drift to begin with, but it is a loss of control in the steering in that I want to go straight and for no reason the bike decides it would like to go into the other lane.

 

[Firefly]

It wasn't hard to correct for, each time it was easy to correct for so that's good...I actually ended up taking my helmet off to see if I heard anything when I re-rode the road. I heard some clicking coming maybe from the left wheel?? It was hard to tell exactly since I was riding it on the road and watching for other people and my exhaust is loud.

And you never noticed this before you changed your wheels and other items?

Sure makes me wonder about your rims/tires/etc..... but you would think it would be consistent if something was amiss with them.... hmmm

Generally it's a good idea to look at the last thing that was changed on the bike. I generally only do 1 mod at a time for this reason.

Better have the dealer check it either way....

 

[Amanda B]

What happened to you sounds very similiar to what I have experienced on two occasions. The difference being my Spyder pulled to the left quickly and with enough force to make it actually change lanes and go into opposing traffic before I could regain control. I don't believe that the unintended pull to the left has anything to do with the locked steering that others have experienced. I think it is a more dangerous and potentially fatal flaw in the Spyders stability control system that caused one of the front brakes to activate without reason. In our case it was the left front brake. On mine the brake applied hard and on yours it was just an intermittent drag.

Since then I lost all trust in my Spyder. My wife refused to ride on it with me.
Our safety was more important than any joys riding the Spyder had given forcing me to sell it at a big loss. I still hope that perhaps some other manufacturer will come out with a similiar vehicle that will be more trustworthy.

Regardless of what some have said....REPORT the incident to the NHTSA. That was BRP can not deny that a problem exists.

Sorry that happened to you! So, I'm assuming you weren't able to get it fixed?