miss the lean angle ?

[SilverSurfer]

But Wait ... There's more ... or less ...

Motorcycle.com has a February 11th contribution regarding Can Am filing for the patent at

http://www.motorcycle.com/news/brp-developing-tilting-canam-spyder-90418.html.

The operative word is 'filed' for. Filng doesn't mean the patent is granted. Per the article, "The patent is still awaiting approval and there’s no telling whether it will ever be implemented on a Can-Am Spyder or other vehicle."

So me thinks, especially with the five year development and marketing campaign on the hybrid, this it'll be a while, if ever we see the leaner. The mechanics of it do look pretty neat though ... ever governed by the Spyder's electronics and sensors. Maybe it'll be my retirement trade-up in six or so years. In the meantime, I love my RT-S

:spyder:

 

[Roger]

.....this one leans like a proper bike.

Here we go again! :bdh:

No thanks! We do not need more mechanical complexity on top of the electronic complexity we already have. JMHO

I agree, if you want to lean buy a motorcycle.

:agree::agree: Please say it's not so!!!

 

[BajaRon]

I think that it puts you squarely back in the countersteering game.
"Push left...go left
Push right...go right"
:2thumbs:

Sorry, no counter steer.

Counter steering is a matter of balance (accomplished by leaning to compensate for centrifugal force on 2 wheels).

There is no 'Balance Point' with 3 wheels on the ground, hence no need to compensate for centrifugal force to maintain balance, hence, no Counter Steer.

With 2 wheels, if you steer right with no lean, the contact point (tires) go to the right, and the rest of the bike (including you) begin to fall to the left, this initiates a left turn (the alternative being you fall over).

With 3 wheels, when you steer right the contact points (tires) go to the right, (just like on 2 wheels) but that is where the similarity ends because on 3 wheels the machine ,and you, also go to the left. A Spyder, even a leaning one, will not begin to fall to the left. So there is no need to initiate a left turn to keep yourself balanced.

Leaning WILL allow a lower center of gravity which will enable the Spyder (all other things being equal) to corner better. But this is true of any vehicle (including 2 wheels).

 

[XLT]

I like the spyder i got......but id give it a try!!!

 

[BajaRon]

I like the spyder i got......but id give it a try!!!

:agree:

 

[SpyderGirl]

I don't know if I'd buy it, but I'd LOVE to try it!!

 

[fastfraser]

I traded a MP3 Piaggio 500 in on my SE5 . Man would that thing lean. A couple off times I scraped the pegs .It was a great off highway bike. You didn't take it on the expressway as the transports would blow you all over the place !

But A leaning Spyder ? I would buy one in a heart beat !

 

[BajaRon]

I traded a MP3 Piaggio 500 in on my SE5 . Man would that thing lean. A couple off times I scraped the pegs .It was a great off highway bike. You didn't take it on the expressway as the transports would blow you all over the place !

But A leaning Spyder ? I would buy one in a heart beat !

That was an issue I have been thinking about. If you just take the current Spyder, as is, and you start leaning it much, you're going to be dragging things.

So, you'd either have to raise it up (somewhat defeating the benefits of leaning) or make the body portion narrower.

I would think the 2nd option do-able and preferable too.

 

[XLT]

The spyder is so much wider - with a lean added to it - what a wild ride. I agree, might not buy one , but...

 

[dltang]

I would love to give it a try, that is for sure.