Some good...some not so good

[Laila's Dad]

Hello all,

I hope today was a good one for you... I came in from work on the spyder and before I shut her down my wife was raising the garage to let me in(been parking the spyder in there lately). So I had this genius ideal to ask her if she wanted to pull it in. To my surprise she said yes. So since the straight drive from the driveway to the inside of the garage is roughly 5 feet I gave her a 5 minute tutorial on the throttle and brake. I put it in neutral and had her raise the throttle so she could get an ideal of what slowly raising the throttle felt/sounded like versus "punching" the gas. As I suspected while in neutral she gave it the gas at first but realized it didn't take what she thought so we were good with the brake and throttle(I have a se5) so it was go time. She put it in 1st gear( so far so good), slowly turns the throttle(going real good now)... Literally 2 seconds later she is doing a full on burnout in the garage :yikes:. There is a little lip to get in our garage so when the spyder didn't roll over it smoothly and she rolled back a little, she forgot the tutorial and rolled the throttle. Luckily she remembered where the break was so the spyder fought itself for about a foot until I got her to let go of the throttle. She didn't hit anything so "no harm no foul" but what a scare . Funny thing is, I didn't know you could do a burnout on the spyder. Thanks for teaching me babe.

 

[Jeriatric]

Whew!!!!!!!!

 

[NancysToy]

Perhaps we should have covered some basic principles about teaching a new rider. First thing to learn is the kill switch. Drill until you can do it blindfolded. Second thing is the need for a wide open space. If there is a wall, light pole, car, or even a pothole nearby, it will act like a magnet.

I hope the experience doesn't scare her off. If she has the interest, she should learn to ride.

 

[Laila's Dad]

Scotty if I had spoke to you 2 hours ago my blood pressure would be lower right now.

 

[Bob Denman]

Swallow a couple of time... :shocked: Now give her the biggest hug that you can, and tell her how HAPPY you are that nothing happened to her. :thumbup:

 

[mrfats]

Congratulate her for doing the first burnout on your Spyder!! :thumbup: Jealous aren't ya? hyea:

 

[Laila's Dad]

Congratulate her for doing the first burnout on your Spyder!! :thumbup: Jealous aren't ya? hyea:

I kid you not I didn't think a burnout on a dry surface was possible with a se5 so yeah I was a little jealous.

 

[Laila's Dad]

Swallow a couple of time... :shocked: Now give her the biggest hug that you can, and tell her how HAPPY you are that nothing happened to her. :thumbup:

That was my main concern Bob, her safety... But a close second was "I haven't had the spyder a year, please don't wreck it" ray:... I was thinking that the first time you try something can have a negative influence or positive on whether you will try it again. She was a little rattled but the fact that she didn't crash and I didn't overreact probably means she will try again one day, but hopefully in an open lot . Who knows we may be a 2 spyder family one day.

 

[Green RSS]

LOL.... Glad everyone and everything is ok.

 

[Chupaca]

Close one...!!

really glad both your girls are alright. Don't think either one would forgive you if they were dented. Next time the airport runway..!!:roflblack: Deep breath be safe..!! :thumbup:

 

[SpyderWolf]

When my wife first became interested in my Spyder I also showed her all the controls, including the kill switch in case something went wrong, and had her ride it around in a large field at our home. A few more practice sessions and she asked if she could take it on the road. I said yes and a month later she had her own Spyder. You may well be on your way to a 2 Spyder family now. :thumbup:

As you learned the SE5 can definitely do burnouts. I even put a high traction rated sport tire on the back of mine hoping it would stick better for takeoffs, but it still smokes easily. Most of the weight being forward on the Spyder helps that situation quite a bit.

 

[ARtraveler]

Swallow a couple of time... :shocked: Now give her the biggest hug that you can, and tell her how HAPPY you are that nothing happened to her. :thumbup:

My thoughts also. Glad nothing bad came of this. :thumbup:

 

[Illinois Boy]

#1 rule: Only allow an inexperienced person drive a vehicle in an area so large that the nearest obstacle is a long, long way from where the vehicle sits.

#2 rule: See rule #1

Glad to hear this all worked-out for you without any "incidences".

 

[cyclelover63]

When I read you were going to teach her how to drive it in 5 ft or less and going towards a wall!...My first thought was "Nothing can go wrong now!!!!!!"..Glad it worked out!...nojoke

 

[Rockwall]

Really glad your Spyder didn't get damaged. Luckily my wife won't go near mine.

 

[FlaBound]

the ability to do a full burnout inside a garage, without hitting anything, requires a high level of skill.
Kudos to your wife.

 

[Laila's Dad]

the ability to do a full burnout inside a garage, without hitting anything, requires a high level of skill.
Kudos to your wife.

i guess you are right, she surely taught me something new.

 

[Bob Denman]

:2thumbs: