Turning the Nanny off?

[garb55]

Mountain climbers, skydivers, skin divers, race car drivers, Spelunkers, base jumpers, etc. all willing put their life at risk...and we need to allow them to do it. Each year some die doing these things...But that's OK...we know the risks. I guess I need to sell the Spyder and buy a Harley if I don't want a computer telling me what to do.

The Spyder is ridden on public roads and highways and on city streets
If you want to go jump off a cliff go ahead but don't grab someone and pull them over too
You would be risking the lives of other people if you could turn the nanny off
You are not the only person on the road
Turning off the nanny would be just as unsafe as driving drunk

 

[Pampurrs]

The Spyder is ridden on public roads and highways and on city streets
If you want to go jump off a cliff go ahead but don't grab someone and pull them over too
You would be risking the lives of other people if you could turn the nanny off
You are not the only person on the road
Turning off the nanny would be just as unsafe as driving drunk

:agree: nicely put!

Pam

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I really don't plan to ride very aggressively. But I don't want to slow down excessively for these twisty W.Va. roads either. Just want to be comfortable. I'm 70, my racing and skydiving are a thing of the past. But a brisk jaunt thru the mountains can make you feel younger.

Sailn, are you a real Spyder owner or a troll trying to stir things up?

 

[DrewNJ]

Ive ridden a modded aprilia powered spyder with no nanny functions as well as my own with everthing disabled (yes it can be done). The nanny really doesn't restrict riding the twisties hard as long as your smooth. It will be a nuisance when getting on it hard from a stop with the bars turned....like turning left out of a parking lot. But if you approach the turn already setup at an angle, it's "ok".
The nanny was a bit of a turd at the track when REALLY pushing it, but smoothness was really the key.
The nanny DOES restrict having some fun and showing off a bit for sure. "Riding a lawn dart"??....eh, that's really over the top on a stock powered machine. I didn't find that true at all.

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[Bob Denman]

Let's not flip that card on him just yet... :shocked:

 

[DrewNJ]

Oh, why would you even consider that type of riding on an RT anyway? They aren't really known for performing well and are going to be a slug with or without a nanny.
Leave it alone and enjoy the ride.

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[Pampurrs]

Oh, why would you even consider that type of riding on an RT anyway? They aren't really known for performing well and are going to be a slug with or without a nanny.
Leave it alone and enjoy the ride.

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My RT's a slug? Well maybe it's not the scalded cat that my Victory was, but I would hardly call this a slug. Maybe a gas guzzler, but not a slug. :roflblack:

Pam

 

[Bob Denman]

My RT's a slug? Well maybe it's not the scalded cat that my Victory was, but I would hardly call this a slug. Maybe a gas guzzler, but not a slug. :roflblack:

Pam

Read Drew's Avatar... :shocked:

He takes it seriously!

 

[Pampurrs]

Read Drew's Avatar... :shocked:

He takes it seriously!

Yeah I noticed that. My kind of guy!:roflblack:

Pam

 

[Motorcycledave]

When you find out how to do that please let me and the rest of the Spyder owners in the world
know... I would love to have all that gone from my machine
Dave

Is there any way to turn the Nanny off? I hate the idea that there is a computer program that can take control of the bike! I am an experienced race car driver and feel that I can react better than the computer. I don't like anti-lock breaks for the same reason. Factory Cars are built to under-steer so that drivers will let off of the gas and safely make the corner. Not so on our race cars. Let me decide for myself what actions need to be taken.

 

[JayBros]

You've encountered a bunch of folks who are very partial to their Spyders and who have offered you suggestions in your two posts on how to find your limits within what Nanny will let you do. By your own admission you have not reached those limits because she has not shut you down. Pick the venue of your choosing to find out how the VSS reacts to your riding. Until you know what Nanny will and WILL NOT let you do you haven't reached the Spyder's limits.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: It sounds a bit as if the OP wants to run with the foxes, AND howl with the hounds!

 

[ARtraveler]

Lots of good advice above. The nanny is there for a purpose. Most people are going to go with the flow.

Those who are more daring--good for you. The advice to go to a safe place and force the nanny to kick in is good. I think you are going to find the limits to be very sufficient. If not--good for you.

To paraphrase from a commercial we occasionally hear...its your Spyder, its your life. Do be careful though. :yes:

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree:

 

[Woodsrider]

This is fun. I have a non-abs sport bike and it's fun to get that challenge when the rear end starts to slip in a hard corner and you have to control it and suck the seat up your bung.....

But I wouldn't ride a spyder without nanny. It's a drive by wire machine, it's heavy, and it goes fast. If you are activating Nanny often, you're probably riding it wrong .

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Someone posted a video awhile back of a Slingshot flipping over because they disabled the nanny. I wish I could find it.

Pam

Pam:

It is still laying on the side of the road. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:


Cruzr Joe

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: It weighs too much to flip back over onto it's wheels... :yikes:

 

[Roadster Renovations]

I have done several modifications that allow me to take twistys really hard. I have a pair of my spring stiffeners on each tire in the front and a pair on the rear. I also have a 14 lb. mesh plate that covers the underside from my bump/skid to just before the oil drain plugs. It is attached so that there is very little flex on the bike. I rarely have the nanny kick in at all. We have a State highway here with some pretty nice curves, some are posted down to 30 mph. It is a stretch about 20 miles long and I can set the cruise at 58, riding 2 up, and never slow down that whole 20 miles. The bike hangs that good.
With that being said, we were riding on a secondary road today and I took an unknown curve a little crispy and had to brake and corner at the same time. I could feel nanny right there with me through the brake pedal. She was waiting and did not interfere. I like it. It is the best of both worlds. Man and machine in perfect harmony. I know it makes me a better rider.
If you think the nanny will take so much away from your ride as to lose the excitement you are sadly mistaken. You want to get crazy enough on that RT, nanny or not, you can lose your life quickly.
Ride that bike 20k as it is and come back and tell us the same. I doubt if you will.......one way or another.

 

[Bob Denman]

:clap: :agree:

 

[flaggerphil]

Is there any way to turn the Nanny off? I hate the idea that there is a computer program that can take control of the bike! I am an experienced race car driver and feel that I can react better than the computer. I don't like anti-lock breaks for the same reason. Factory Cars are built to under-steer so that drivers will let off of the gas and safely make the corner. Not so on our race cars. Let me decide for myself what actions need to be taken.

Personally, I think you should spend a lot more time with the bike before you say what you're saying. I've raced cars, I've raced bikes, I'm still involved with car racing and I've been riding street bikes since 1968. I've got over 20,000 miles on my Spyder and there's no way I'd want the Nanny turned off.

Give it more time and learn your Spyder inside out before trying to turn off something that was designed into the bike.

IMHO.