2019 F3S? You should have sport mode.
You can put it in Sport Mode to turn the nanny down/off (I don't think it's really off). Once that's done, from a stand still twist that throttle all the way man!
.......
That's correct - after much wide ranging research & questioning all sorts of people (cos as per normal, the local dealer had NFI!!
) selecting Sport Mode simply disables the 'Traction Control' on the Rear Tire
ONLY & only below a set speed at that!!
ALL of the other VSS/Nanny features are still operational; it's just that once you select Sport Mode you can spin the rear tire a liddle bit more than usual, & even then it's only permitted while the Spyder is moving slowly enough & you aren't having to aply too much steering input &/or 'opposite lock' to keep things going straight! But it
IS a start! :thumbup:
However, if I understand it all correctly, it
IS possible for someone in the know/with the right BUDS version & licence to change that set speed & possibly also relax
some of other 'restrictions' the Nanny places upon things, like the steering angles bit, so popping donuts
might be achievable after upgrades without turning off or fooling the Nanny for everything else..... but I reckon you'd want to be
verrrryyy careful doing too much of that! :lecturef_smilie:
All that said, even without Sport Mode & under the Standard Nanny restrictions, if you are careful not to exceed the (fairly limited) steering angle (which I think for the F3's is something like 10-15° either way) that will upset the yaw sensor;
and the difference in rotating speed of the rear tire vs the front tires doesn't exceed the (fairly limited) allowable variation there either, you can actually sorta 'mildly drift' these things!
hyea: And the RT's are similarly capable too, except that their allowed steering angle is only about 7-10° & the front/rear tire rotational speed variance restriction is a tad less too!! (Probably a good thing, considering the higher CoG!
) But it
IS possible & it can be fun to (mildly) 'Hang the Tail' on your Spyder.... well, at least until you get the slightest bit over one of those limits & the Nanny jumps in to bring it all back under 'control'!! :gaah:
Wouldn't a proper 'Drift Mode' be a fantastic selectable option for a Spyder?? :yes: :2thumbs: Maybe if BRP wasn't running quite so scared of the potential for litigation; but hey, that stupid 'Read before Riding Warning Card' they've installed seems to make them feel warm and comfortable enough about letting us ride our Spyders in the first place...
Maybe they could print another one for 'Drift Mode' use?? :dontknow: Altho I must admit, with the latest Digital Dash & BRP Connect as it is, I still can't really see
too many people willing to upgrade to a new Spyder that has those over the earlier & simpler/less traumatic offerings
just to get a true 'Drift Mode' facility! :lecturef_smilie: Aahh well, it's nice to dream, innit?!? Altho I'm
still dreaming that they'll eventually get off the 'Kenda Tires Only' nightmare that they're fixated on, ain't I.... :shocked: :cus:
