Canyon vs RT L traction control/Nanny

[Graderman]

MY RT L is in the shop again (long story)... my dealer let me have their Red Rock demo while mine is out of commission. I put a couple of hundred miles on this morning and am very curious if the Canyon traction control is set up differently than the RT's and F3's. The reason I ask is that on my RT I can rail around a right hand turn at an intersection and feel the back end slide out a bit as I hammer the throttle and get my speed jolly's. On the Canyon I find the traction control very intrusive and will chop the throttle at anything that even comes close to a good time. Has anyone else experienced this? Perhaps it's programmed for looser surfaces but if that's so they really should have had it switchable from hard surface to loose.
In all honesty the prime motivator for asking this question is that I've had so many electronic issues in my 3 months of ownership I'm wondering if mine is even working 'cause I have pushed the RT very, very hard and never felt the TC.
Lots and lots to like about the Canyon. I'm actually wondering if I made the best decision when I chose the RT L. Truthfully I'd love to have both. Hell, throw an F3 in there as well! LOL

 

[JohnRuckus]

Not sure, but it would make sense as a trail tailored machine.

 

[Tslepebull]

MY RT L is in the shop again (long story)... my dealer let me have their Red Rock demo while mine is out of commission. I put a couple of hundred miles on this morning and am very curious if the Canyon traction control is set up differently than the RT's and F3's. The reason I ask is that on my RT I can rail around a right hand turn at an intersection and feel the back end slide out a bit as I hammer the throttle and get my speed jolly's. On the Canyon I find the traction control very intrusive and will chop the throttle at anything that even comes close to a good time. Has anyone else experienced this? Perhaps it's programmed for looser surfaces but if that's so they really should have had it switchable from hard surface to loose.
In all honesty the prime motivator for asking this question is that I've had so many electronic issues in my 3 months of ownership I'm wondering if mine is even working 'cause I have pushed the RT very, very hard and never felt the TC.
Lots and lots to like about the Canyon. I'm actually wondering if I made the best decision when I chose the RT L. Truthfully I'd love to have both. Hell, throw an F3 in there as well! LOL

Which ride mode did you have set on the Canyon? It has four fixed modes from street to off-road plus the option for a custom setting. Were the passenger foot pegs down? The right passenger peg (when down) sets the nanny in passenger mode and really cuts down on holagonism.

 

[Graderman]

No kidding!!!! Being a demo, there's no manual, so I didn't even know about the ride modes.

I'll download the manual and figure things out. I'll probably post an update tomorrow after I burn some more gas.

Thanks!!!

 

[Graderman]

Just had a quick peek in the parking garage and sure enough the right peg was down. I had a look through the modes and menus and things look very interesting. Maybe by the time tomorrow is done I'll be able to say definitively if I should have gone with the Canyon.