Shoulder Ache.....GONE!!

[BeRight]

I shift my butt into turns and keep my posture , the rest follows naturally (old motorcycles track riding style that is hard to change and seems to work just fine on the Spyder).

Disclaimer: This technique is what I do and it is not a recommendation nor an encouragement for anyone to try.

 

[NancysToy]

I shift my butt into turns and keep my posture , the rest follows naturally (old motorcycles track riding style that is hard to change and seems to work just fine on the Spyder).

Disclaimer: This technique is what I do and it is not a recommendation nor an encouragement for anyone to try.

:agree: On both counts, although I also lean too, just like I would on a race bike. I wish the Spyder seat was slipperier, though. Hard to pick up your butt to move it over.
-Scotty

 

[BeRight]

:agree: On both counts, although I also lean too, just like I would on a race bike. I wish the Spyder seat was slipperier, though. Hard to pick up your butt to move it over.
-Scotty

The rest that comes naturally to me is the lean-many only lean their upper body (some do not lean at all) and push down on the peg and don't pop up their butt shift it over and keep posture.

Each to their own style that works for them.

Watching professional motorcycle races shows that every rider has almost the identical body position in taking turns.

The Spyder was designed for a sport touring riding position-as documented in owner's manual and is not a cruiser. Those of us that convert our riding position to cruiser style, by using bar risers, highway pegs, seat butt position, upper body more straight up, are adding a more comfortable ride for highway cruising. This highway comfort is at the sacrifice of speed through turns.

If and when BRP comes out with a Spyder Cruiser the weight distribution of the bike will be different, handlebar and footpeg position changed and its ability to take turns at higher speeds will be reduced. Laws of Physics.

 

[bone crusher]

The rest that comes naturally to me is the lean-many only lean their upper body (some do not lean at all) and push down on the peg and don't pop up their butt shift it over and keep posture.

Each to their own style that works for them.

Watching professional motorcycle races shows that every rider has almost the identical body position in taking turns.

The Spyder was designed for a sport touring riding position-as documented in owner's manual and is not a cruiser. Those of us that convert our riding position to cruiser style, by using bar risers, highway pegs, seat butt position, upper body more straight up, are adding a more comfortable ride for highway cruising. This highway comfort is at the sacrifice of speed through turns.

If and when BRP comes out with a Spyder Cruiser the weight distribution of the bike will be different, handlebar and footpeg position changed and its ability to take turns at higher speeds will be reduced. Laws of Physics.

Amen to that my Maryland brother!

 

[DragonSpyder]

The Spyder handles like an ATV. When is the last time you heard of a sport touring ATV or seen an ATV with similar seating position? Feet should be underneath you and not behind and you should have weight on your butt & feet rather than your hands. This allows you to easily move left and right as well as forward and back on the machine. Unfortunately, the only thing we can easily change is the weight on our hands.