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Spyderlady Linda Had A Spill Today

So Grateful

First that you, Linda, and "pups" are okay. And also grateful for making me hyperaware when encountering wet roads Praying for your quick healing...
 
SpyderAnn01 said:
Glad you are okay but I'm curious what type of gear you had on? I know you previously stated that if you were in a state with no helmet law you wouldn't wear one. How do you feel about that today?
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I had on my DOT helmet and rain suit. No helmet....well I will think on that one. I only got thrown because of the rain. You can bet if it is raining I will have a good one on. Rain suit did not have any holes even tho my elbow did.
 
Glad to hear you and the pups are ok!!!

This makes me realize what a mess I avoided yesterday with some large puddles on the way home!! I made sure to slow down and move over to only hit the very edges of them! It wasn't raining, so at least I didn't have that to contend with!!

Hope you and your Spyder have a speedy recovery!!
 
Wow-- what an ordeal.... sure hope you and the dogs recover. Hydroplaning can be very dangerous on any vehicle. If you were on 2 wheels it obviously would have been worse. Heal up and get better!

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Pertaining to the sensors, I really don't think they are to blame here, they probably kept the situation from being worse (a roll-over). Hitting that deep of water at 35 would send any wheeled vehicle, especially a lightweight one, into some crazy motions.
 
I am glad to hear you made it through your ordeal okay.

I have also experienced hydroplaning. In AK, they allow studded snow tires so there are grooves in the road where the tires go in each lane. Every other year or so they re-do the road.

The tire grooves can be catch basins for water when it rains hard. Twice, I was involved in hydroplaning and the nanny took over and brought the :spyder2: back under control. I have since learned to keep it under 55 and out of the puddles as much as possible during rain.

A difference I note in your situation: It seems you got in a puddle deep enough to float the whole :spyder2: leading to different dynamics with the nanny. I am going to be on the look out for large areas of water and try to avoid them altogether.
 
Thanks for the update and happy to hear that you are OK.:2thumbs: I agree that the "Nanny" does her job..........when we had the RS we also got caught in a downpour on I-44 once. Cars were in the ditches on both sides of the road but the Spyder only experienced a "wiggle" when the Nanny kicked in and straightened us out. LOVE THE NANNY! Your experience will help everyone be mindful of water across roads and what can happen!:banghead:
 
Thank goodness you're safe!

I'll echo the others here: the Nanny works just fine hydroplaning-- I commute with mine, I've lost traction more than once in the rain, even driving "sanely."

But there's a huge difference between hydroplaning on your average wet roads and literally rolling through standing water. You can get away with a few inches of standing water in a car or even a good dirt/dualsport bike, but sadly, the Spyder is NOT a puddle jumper. :yikes:

Important safety tip, thankfully the price for that tip was no higher...
 
wow, glad you and the pups are ok. And thanks for sharing. Just another thing to put in the "noted" column.:bowdown:
 
Firefly said:
Wow-- what an ordeal.... sure hope you and the dogs recover. Hydroplaning can be very dangerous on any vehicle. If you were on 2 wheels it obviously would have been worse. Heal up and get better!

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Pertaining to the sensors, I really don't think they are to blame here, they probably kept the situation from being worse (a roll-over). Hitting that deep of water at 35 would send any wheeled vehicle, especially a lightweight one, into some crazy motions.
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I don't blame the sensors rather they worked like they were supposed to. I will still ride in rain, but you can bet when it is that bad again I will be giving more thought to pulling over a bit till it lightens up.
 
:yikes: i am so sorry to hear that you had this happen... But happy to hear that it could have been so much worse, but wasn't! :thumbup:
Are the pups sore too? :shocked:
The :spyder2: is in good hands... Len will make it right! :thumbup:
 
Yes Linda and I both "wined" last night. Much needed!!! Sassy and Wynnie were playful last night and that was a good thing. Auntie Joanie played on the floor and the little pups were doing good. Of course, it wouldn't be a Saturday and Sunday if we didn't see John & Linda. So of course we had to jump on the bike and run to O'Fallon to see them again today. I think Linda broke the surround sound just to get us to come see if Kev could fix it!!! LOL. Anyway she is doing good, little sore, but soon she will be back at it again!!!
:D
 
Glad that you and your pups are good to go. That sounded like a VERY frightening experience. Hope you're back on 3 wheels soon:clap:
 
So glad you (nor your dogs) were seriously hurt. I had never thought about going through water, but this really opens my eyes to the some of the dangers. You said it damaged your mirror. The bike actually leaned enough to rip off the mirror? Pray that you continue to heal.
 
Daisyjoe said:
So glad you (nor your dogs) were seriously hurt. I had never thought about going through water, but this really opens my eyes to the some of the dangers. You said it damaged your mirror. The bike actually leaned enough to rip off the mirror? Pray that you continue to heal.
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My guess would be she hit the mirror when she was thrown off.


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Yes it appears my foot hit the mirror when I was thrown. Mirror is not broken, but did come apart. All in all me, bike and dogs are going to be good as new real soon.
 
i pray that you and your dogs get well soon and the spyder is put back in the asome way you had it be for your misshape.:pray:
 
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