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The Nanny

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rineer4635

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I have read in different threads about the Nanny "kicking in". How do you know that it is working? I ride fairly aggressively ( or so I thought:D) and do not notice anything "kicking in":dontknow:
 
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from my experience, when the nanny kicks in you will no it. seems to kinda cough sputter and wheeze ( loses power and acts weird ) hard to explain. if you try cornering harder than normal or getting the rear wheel to break loose, the nanny will kick in. like I say when it happens you will know. when all is back as it should be the nanny will go back to sleep. first time it happened to me made a hard r/h turn coming into my area and whammo, there she was. good luck and ryde safe.
 
Only felt Nanny 'kicking in' twice.

First time was doing twisties in the rain. On the curves, the rear tire kept drifting out. Nanny would chugg the engine down to get the rear tire back in line with the front ones.

Second time was in a left hand turn onto a very hipped road. Left tire lifted and somehow Nanny softly put it back down. Don't know how she did it but glad she did.:shocked:
 
Yazz said:
Only felt Nanny 'kicking in' twice.

First time was doing twisties in the rain. On the curves, the rear tire kept drifting out. Nanny would chugg the engine down to get the rear tire back in line with the front ones.

Second time was in a left hand turn onto a very hipped road. Left tire lifted and somehow Nanny softly put it back down. Don't know how she did it but glad she did.:shocked:
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I did spin in the rain last week and it seems to sputter a little and stop spinning, I thought to myself "self, what was that?!" It must have been the Nanny. Thanks!
 
rineer4635 said:
I did spin in the rain last week and it seems to sputter a little and stop spinning, I thought to myself "self, what was that?!" It must have been the Nanny. Thanks!
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Had that happen too. Think the rider behind me was wishing Nanny kicked in a little quicker. Awesome rooster tail! :roflblack:
 
rineer4635 said:
I did spin in the rain last week and it seems to sputter a little and stop spinning, I thought to myself "self, what was that?!" It must have been the Nanny. Thanks!
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That's only one facet of what the nanny does... and it's different on the RT than on the RS/GS. The RS/GS will sputter as it will cut the ignition when the rear tire spins faster than the front along with a change in steering angle. The RT has fly-by-wire throttle and therefore can lower the throttle positon temporarily.

A more advanced facet of the nanny is when lifting a wheel or going through tight turns..... the nanny will actually apply the brakes for you-- in particular the opposing front brake in order to keep you from raising the other side far off the ground. On the Dragon you can essentially hit the corners hard, lean off the edge to hold the inside wheel down and when you turn tight you can feel the nanny doing the braking---- pretty cool eh?:2thumbs:
 
I have tried everything I can but she keeps coming back. I stopped her pay, ended her insurance benefits, changed the lock on the Spyder...even changed from an RS to an RT. Once you let her in, its all over.
 
dave01 said:
I have tried everything I can but she keeps coming back. I stopped her pay, ended her insurance benefits, changed the lock on the Spyder...even changed from an RS to an RT. Once you let her in, its all over.
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Just kick her out and lock the door. She don't get back in.
 
When the VSS kicks in, you'll get a dashboard indicator.

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dave01 said:
I have tried everything I can but she keeps coming back. I stopped her pay, ended her insurance benefits, changed the lock on the Spyder...even changed from an RS to an RT. Once you let her in, its all over.
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Did you take her green card and threaten to deport her? She did come from a foreign country you know....:roflblack:
 
Firefly said:
Did you take her green card and threaten to deport her? She did come from a foreign country you know....:roflblack:
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:roflblack: :roflblack: BTW, good explanation of how the Nanny works. The :cus: Nanny!! :roflblack: Sometimes the Nanny can cause you problems. You'll be on a perfect line and just as you are preparing to power out it kicks in and the opposing braking kicks you off line. So what starts out as a perfect turn ends being a mad scramble to recover and complete loss of momentum. Oh yeah, I love the :cus: Nanny!!
 
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Raptor said:
:roflblack: :roflblack: BTW, good explanation of how the Nanny works. The :cus: Nanny!! :roflblack: Sometimes the Nanny can cause you problems. You'll be on a perfect line and just as you are preparing to power out it kicks in and the opposing braking kicks you off line. So what starts out as a perfect turn ends being a mad scramble to recover and complete loss of momentum. Oh yeah, I love the :cus: Nanny!!
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Yeah-- they should have made it adjustable for us that like 'performance' ryding.

Mine will have an off switch by years end.....nojoke
 
That pretty much is spot on, but it takes a bit of riding and the right roads for the nanny to pitch in... I didn't feel the auto braking until my first run down the Dragon with my Spyder... I just hadn't been on that technical a road with the Spyder before that.

Ironically, once you are used to the nanny doing it's job in the hard and fast turns, it actually helps get you through the corners faster. That is not to say that it is some sort of autopilot or something that will save your butt if you are too stupid... But after one run down the dragon, I had a pretty good idea of how hard I could push it in the turns... ie; It is good to have the nanny kick in and assist, but if coming in too fast, it might pulse the brakes for longer and dog you out on the exit to the turn. Just like anything you drive or ride, it takes a little while to learn the limits of yourself and the vehicle.

Firefly said:
That's only one facet of what the nanny does... and it's different on the RT than on the RS/GS. The RS/GS will sputter as it will cut the ignition when the rear tire spins faster than the front along with a change in steering angle. The RT has fly-by-wire throttle and therefore can lower the throttle positon temporarily.

A more advanced facet of the nanny is when lifting a wheel or going through tight turns..... the nanny will actually apply the brakes for you-- in particular the opposing front brake in order to keep you from raising the other side far off the ground. On the Dragon you can essentially hit the corners hard, lean off the edge to hold the inside wheel down and when you turn tight you can feel the nanny doing the braking---- pretty cool eh?:2thumbs:
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Yeah. I would never ride the dragon without it. I just want to be able to do burn outs with some sideways rear movement from time to time----
 
Wanna feel it. The next time you take a left turn on a four or six lane road from a start just open the throttle wide open. Mid way through the outside wheel will brake and the engine will stutter that or a parking lot is a great place to test it out. There is a 180 in the parking lot of my apartment complex and the nanny kicks in twice a day
 
How smart is Nanny?

I drove my wife's SE5 home from the dealer Friday (solo) after installation of a Hindle exhaust, rear luggage and a passenger backrest. Throttle response was significantly different from what I remembered the last time I drove it.

Even with the handlebars straight, it seemed like the engine hit hard initially, then eased off to about 90 percent. Thus, keeping me from efficiently spinning the rear tire... nojoke

I have searched the owners manual and found nothing other than exhortations to be "careful with passengers..."

Does the Spyder "know" the backrest is installed and adjust available power accordingly?

Thanks!


Lance
 
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