Can-Am SPYDER RT Series 2020, Original Instructions Manual

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STREET STRATEGIES
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SAFE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Turns
Remember to slow, look, and steer
through turns.
-
Slow: Reduce speed as needed
before entering a turn by rolling
off the throttle, using the brakes,
and/or downshifting to a lower gear.
Enter the turn at a speed that you
can maintain throughout the turn.
Although this vehicle is better able
to brake while turning than a mo-
torcycle, it is still important to slow
down before you enter a turn or
curve rather than braking in the
turn. Braking and turning both re-
quire traction. The more traction
you use for braking, the less there
is available for turning at the same
time.
When you take a turn or curve too
fast, you may notice the inside front
wheel lifting off the pavement and
feel and hear VSS cutting back en-
gine power. While VSS can help
you maintain control, it is still possi-
ble to spin or roll over if you turn too
hard and fast.
- Look: Search through the entire
turn and keep your eyes moving.
Evaluate the entire turn as soon as
possible
–
surface characteristics,
sharpness of the turn, and overall
traffic conditions
–
so you have time
to make decisions about speed and
position. Sometimes turning your
head in the direction of the turn
helps to keep a good visual picture.
- Steer: Turn the handlebar to steer
the vehicle in the direction of the
turn. This vehicle is not like a mo-
torcycle, so it does not counter-
steer, and the vehicle does not
lean. Remember, you will experi-
ence the lateral force generated by
turning, so you may need to shift
your body weight to the inside of
the turn to keep a comfortable pos-
ture on the vehicle. You will need to
exert more force to turn the handle-
bar of your vehicle than is needed
to turn a motorcycle.
Curves
Because this vehicle is narrower than
a car, you can move from side to side
in the lane in curves to straighten your
path of travel. But this vehicle is wider
than a motorcycle, so less lateral move-
ment is possible, and it is important to
make sure that your front tires do not
leave the lane.
For typical curves, an outside, inside,
outside path is best.
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PATH FOR TYPICAL CURVES
1.
Outside
2. Inside (at the apex)