URGENT POST RE:DPS STEERING

[MISTERZ06]

I'VE FINALLY EXPRERIENCED THE DREADED DPS STEERING MALFUNCTION. MY GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCED THE STEERING MALFUNCTION ON HER RED 2009 SPYDER RS SM5 WITH 6,600 MILES LAST WEEEK. TODAY, I RODE MY GIRLFRIEND'S SPYDER WHILE SHE RODE MY YELLOW 2009 SPYDER WITH 4,000 MILES. FIRST OFF, I HAVE 43 YEARS EXPERIENCE RIDING ALL TYPES OF MOTORCYCLES AND DRAG RACING VECHILES. I'VE READ MANY POSTS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEMS AND I'VE EXPERIMENTED BY DISABLING THE DPS AND RIDING WITH MANUAL STEERING AND FOUND THAT THERE ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENCE WITH THE DPS ENABLED. I'VE IGNORED THE FIRST UPDATE AND THE RECALL BECAUSE I AM HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL STEERING. BIG BIG MISTAKE! TODAY WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A SMOOTH LEVEL HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING VEER ME TO THE RIGHT AND AS I TRIED TO COUNTER STEER TO THE LEFT I EXPERIENCED EXTREME RESISTANCE. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE ALONG SIDE OF ME. I STRONGLY URGE ALL SPYDER OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT YET HAD THE NEW DPS STEERING INSTALLED TO DO SO IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT BE FOOLED AS I WAS JUST BECAUSE U HAVE NOT HAD ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. I AM TAKING BOTH THE SPYDERS IN ON TUESDAY TO HAVE THE NEW DPS INSTALLED. IF THE NEW STEERING IS MORE SENSITIVE SO BE IT. WE WILL ALL HAVE TO ADJUST TO IT. HOPEFULLY THE NEW DPS STEERING BOX WILL CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY STEERING MALFUNCTION.

 

[Raptor]

I'VE FINALLY EXPRERIENCED THE DREADED DPS STEERING MALFUNCTION. MY GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCED THE STEERING MALFUNCTION ON HER RED 2009 SPYDER RS SM5 WITH 6,600 MILES LAST WEEEK. TODAY, I RODE MY GIRLFRIEND'S SPYDER WHILE SHE RODE MY YELLOW 2009 SPYDER WITH 4,000 MILES. FIRST OFF, I HAVE 43 YEARS EXPERIENCE RIDING ALL TYPES OF MOTORCYCLES AND DRAG RACING VECHILES. I'VE READ MANY POSTS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEMS AND I'VE EXPERIMENTED BY DISABLING THE DPS AND RIDING WITH MANUAL STEERING AND FOUND THAT THERE ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENCE WITH THE DPS ENABLED. I'VE IGNORED THE FIRST UPDATE AND THE RECALL BECAUSE I AM HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL STEERING. BIG BIG MISTAKE! TODAY WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A SMOOTH LEVEL HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING VEER ME TO THE RIGHT AND AS I TRIED TO COUNTER STEER TO THE LEFT I EXPERIENCED EXTREME RESISTANCE. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE ALONG SIDE OF ME. I STRONGLY URGE ALL SPYDER OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT YET HAD THE NEW DPS STEERING INSTALLED TO DO SO IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT BE FOOLED AS I WAS JUST BECAUSE U HAVE NOT HAD ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. I AM TAKING BOTH THE SPYDERS IN ON TUESDAY TO HAVE THE NEW DPS INSTALLED. IF THE NEW STEERING IS MORE SENSITIVE SO BE IT. WE WILL ALL HAVE TO ADJUST TO IT. HOPEFULLY THE NEW DPS STEERING BOX WILL CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY STEERING MALFUNCTION.

You are right on the mark Sir. I was very opposed to doing 14 because I loved the steering the way it was and the RS-S became a twitchy, nervous mess after the DPS change on it.

But I made the proper adjustments and now it's OK. Not what I want, but defintely OK. But 14 was perfect and I didn't want to change it. However, after careful consideration I caved and had it done. I also had RT shocks installed and now she's better than ever! And I have the piece of mind knowing that I have the Gen 2 piece on there.