Need Advice!

[I-Day]

I purchased my 2016 F3T in April of this year and after spending 40 years on two wheels I'm having trouble re-learning how to ride curves and twisties! Leaving on a big trip Thursday to Yellowstone and I'm a little concerned! Any good advice would help! I did get a laser alignment and put on a Ron bar! Rides like a dream going straight!

 

[Chupaca]

Relax...

Did you read all the do's and don'ts ...?? depending on how much you have ryden it does take a good 300 to 500 miles to start getting comfortable. Some adapt faster depending on what vehicles they have ryden in the past but you will get there. Relaxing is the key...:thumbup:

 

[Hey Yu]

Bears and Rumblings

I purchased my 2016 F3T in April of this year and after spending 40 years on two wheels I'm having trouble re-learning how to ride curves and twisties! Leaving on a big trip Thursday to Yellowstone and I'm a little concerned! Any good advice would help! I did get a laser alignment and put on a Ron bar! Rides like a dream going straight!

Yellowstone will be a fantastic place to visit. Sit back, relax the grip on the handlebar and enjoy the ride. By the time you get there you will be wondering why you wrote this! :riding:

 

[wyliec]

You may want to explain what you are actually feeling when going thru a curve, which may help with suggestions. Are you having a problem with curves/twisties at any speed, or are you trying to do like some on here, and go thru at higher than suggested speeds?

 

[ARtraveler]

Did you read all the do's and don'ts ...?? depending on how much you have ryden it does take a good 300 to 500 miles to start getting comfortable. Some adapt faster depending on what vehicles they have ryden in the past but you will get there. Relaxing is the key...:thumbup:

:agree: x 2

 

[JayBros]

Watch the bicyclists in Yellowstone, have fun and be safe.

 

[Lew L]

Kinda like skiing

To help on the curves: Press on the outside foot board/ peg, inside knee against the "tank", gentle with the bars. Practice, Practice, Practicenojoke


Kaos

 

[MikeT]

For me the hardest aspect of riding a Spyder was getting used to how "quick" the steering is compared to one wheel in the front. I found my self over steering into the curves and finding myself making an adjustment midway thru the curve. Another technique that I had to learn is to squeeze my tank with my knees depending what direction I was turning.
Like others have said, relax and enjoy the spyder world.
Mike
it took me about 1000 miles to adjust from a standard trike

 

[canamjhb]

Just got back from touring over 4000 miles including Yellowstone. As it turns out, Yellowstone was a low point of our ride. It was CROWDED with lots of stop and go traffic. Didn't even see a chipmunk....too much traffic. The Tetons were great but Jackson Hole was, again, too crowded to be enjoyable. It's been a week and a half since we were in that area so maybe crowds have gone down a little with some schools starting. Have a good time, relax, and go slow.

 

[Easy Rider]

Relaxing is the key...:thumbup:

That is mostly the key to handling the bars correctly but there is more to it than that.

Ridden properly, a 2 wheel bike will push you down into the seat in a curve because your body will be aligned properly for that to happen.
On 3 wheels, the body of the machine tends to pitch the top outward and your body along with it; it tries to throw you off.

If you are going to be turning at speed, you need to consciously lean your body to the inside. A really LOT of bike riders never learn to do that, even some who have ridden for a LONG time.

 

[retread]

If you've ever ridden a snowmobile or an ATV (4 wheeler), the Spyder is a lot closer to them than 2 wheels when it comes to riding. Take it easy, light grip on the bars, remember it doesn't lean, so you have to. Once you get the hang of it, it can be lots of fun!

john

 

[blitzkreig]

To help on the curves: Press on the outside foot board/ peg, inside knee against the "tank", gentle with the bars. Practice, Practice, Practicenojoke


Kaos

Yes the more you get your feet into the action the better ...

 

[asp125]

Maybe a generalization here but. You're from Minnesota, have you ever ridden a snowmobile? It's like that. Don't worry, by the time you reach Yellowstone, you'll be a pro at the curves. It took me probably around 400 miles until I felt easy with the cornering of the spyder.