Twitchiness

[Bob Denman]

Well, I have been putting a lot of thought on this issue and others that are posted on this site regarding relaxing hands and such.
The other day, while ryding, the thought occurred to me based on comments from a friend who went from GW to Spyder RTL that the problem is not the Spyder but the dynamics of the reverse trike. (This of course excludes those with tire or alignment issues.
On two wheelers you counter steer and lean, Spyders you steer. With two wheels you only notice road issues with bobbing, front to back movement no lateral or side to side. On the Spyder you still have the bobbing , but you have lateral movement which causes the body to shift weight to one side or another.
therby causing the Ryder to feel as though he needs to correct or counterforce to condition, caused by years of earned experience as a bike rider. This is really quite simple and it is proven with some remarks here and on other threads where their first Spyder was twitchy of they rode it took it to dealer and eventually it went away. The old saying about action and reaction is the cause of these issues. It is only natural for the two wheel experience to cause one to fEel that they need to correct or think that the Byke is twitchy!
Call me mud if you like but this is my final observation, and I am sticking to it.:yikes:

Joe

I just prefer to:

 

[Gray Ghost]

:joke:I've come up with a definition of twitchiness as it relates to the Can Am Spyder:
twitchiness: 1. An imaginary contagious psychological human virus transmitted through the eyes of some Can Am Spyder owners who read comments of others afflicted by imaginary psychological twitchiness of their Spyders while ryding. There is no known cure, but spending hundreds of dollars on parts and alignment makes one feel better.

The nice thing about the laser alignment is that it is very easy to see at a glance how the wheels are pointed when the handlebar is straight. When you look at the bike and one front wheel is pointed inward (toe in) and the other is pointed outward (toe out) it is very evident that there are problems. If your bike is tracking straight, good for you. The vast majority of Spyders did not track straight and alignments fix that.