Vehicle Stability System - Any Way to Make it Less Sensitive?

[stewartj239]

I'm just about at the 4K mile mark and I am still learning how to ride around the VSS. I've spent the last 25 years on a motorcycle and you definitely lean over and steer with the front end. I'm learning that with the Spyder, you need to lean and steer (with body english) from the rear. I've tried both scenarios numerous times over the last week and can say that I can get the Spyder through turns now quicker and smoother. I can still get the nanny to kick in, but it is so much less right now. Once I get the Elka suspension put on over the winter and continue to refine my riding technique, I hope to get the nanny to a point where my limits have been reached before I know she's there. That is my goal. I want a smile on my face every time I ride the Spyder.

 

[sledmaster]

Ride it like a sled

Ride the Spyder like a snowmobile and you will rarely get the yaw sensor to kick the nanny on. When cornering it is body roll and wheel lift that will get her excited. Lean into the corner out over towards the inside front wheel to counteract the body roll and you can rail around corners with no nanny interaction. I guess I am talking about GS/RS sport models, and even ST models. Few people are going to be leaning like this on an RT, especially with the soft front end and excessive body roll. On any of them install a BajaRon sway bar, less body roll and flatter cornering means less nanny interaction. This is why snowmobile and ATV riders are usually comfortable very quickly on a Spyder, but traditional two-wheel riders have difficulty with the dynamics of the Spyder. Ride it like a sled, that is how it was designed to be ridden.

 

[Bob Denman]

This is why snowmobile and ATV riders are usually comfortable very quickly on a Spyder, but traditional two-wheel riders have difficulty with the dynamics of the Spyder. Ride it like a sled, that is how it was designed to be ridden.

:agree: What else would you expect from a Company made famous for it's snowmobiles? :thumbup: