I was leading a ryde with my local Spyder lovers, when I came up on a right hand turn in the road. Unfortunately I had utterly failed to see it! So, I was going way, way to fast, and of course, a car was in the other lane so I could not utilize the entire road, and had to stay in my lane.
As usual, Sweet Mary and I were ryding 2 up, so my first thought was to let it go straight, and sink the bike in the corn field. But doing the math, I decided that the car would intercept our course to a painful outcome. Honestly, If I were on 2 wheels, I would have ended laying it down, trying to avoid the car, and taking my lumps.
So... I did what any ryder with decades of ryding experience would do... I "untorque" the throttle, slam on the breaks (ABS activates - Check), negotiated the turn, going WAY TO FAST, lifting a front wheel off the ground (Nanny activates - Check), and somehow come thru the turn with out leaning the bike so far, as to roll it, and not experiencing a "whiplash" roll, as to fling Sweet Mary or I off the bike (Ron's Anti Sway Bar - Always activated - Check).
Needles to say, I pulled off the road to recover myself in the macho-manly way of my upbringing. (Cleaned out drawers, Expressed Gratitude to God for extracting me from another STUPID mistake - Check). After a few moments, we continued our ryde...
Needless to say, I was a little more observant the rest of the ryde, and I hope that carries on the the future.
Thanks again Ron, and by extension, BRP, for a Great Product.
As usual, Sweet Mary and I were ryding 2 up, so my first thought was to let it go straight, and sink the bike in the corn field. But doing the math, I decided that the car would intercept our course to a painful outcome. Honestly, If I were on 2 wheels, I would have ended laying it down, trying to avoid the car, and taking my lumps.
So... I did what any ryder with decades of ryding experience would do... I "untorque" the throttle, slam on the breaks (ABS activates - Check), negotiated the turn, going WAY TO FAST, lifting a front wheel off the ground (Nanny activates - Check), and somehow come thru the turn with out leaning the bike so far, as to roll it, and not experiencing a "whiplash" roll, as to fling Sweet Mary or I off the bike (Ron's Anti Sway Bar - Always activated - Check).
Needles to say, I pulled off the road to recover myself in the macho-manly way of my upbringing. (Cleaned out drawers, Expressed Gratitude to God for extracting me from another STUPID mistake - Check). After a few moments, we continued our ryde...
Needless to say, I was a little more observant the rest of the ryde, and I hope that carries on the the future.
Thanks again Ron, and by extension, BRP, for a Great Product.
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