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[FELIX]

Quick question about the RDRS system on our bikes. 
I think I am clear on the 3 selections, ie


• Normal driving mode with system activated.
  
• Rain Mode, so system is a little more aggressive or sensitive to wheel slippage.
  
• And finally traction off.
  

I understand on, I get rain mode, but I was wondering what the thoughts are turning it off and when one might want to do so.  I am thinking when ridding a gravel or sandy type road?   (Of course if one is so inclined to do wheel burns and such then off for sure as well) but the gravelly road is really what I was wondering as I am fine riding on gravel or on a slippery surface and my thoughts I would not like the bike thinking for me in such a situation, . . But?

[spence]

I used the rain mode last year once and didnt like it and too be honest until your post I had forgotten the RDRS was even a thing, that should tell you my opinion on it ha

[Glenncarp]

I used the rain mode last year once and didn't like it and too be honest until your post I had forgotten the RDRS was even a thing, that should tell you my opinion on it ha

The art is of riding is just that...an art. If I needed help on riding a motorcycle, I would buy a trike. Just my 2 cents, this was an HD gimmick to get millennials to buy bikes. It failed miserably.

To me, looking through the turn, getting right lean angle, peeking at road in corner to identify any loose road conditions and adjusting the bike on my own is all part of the hype of riding the twisties.

[FELIX]

Do you turn it off everytime you start the bike?  It seems to auto start.

[CVODON]

I have only ridden one HD with the RDRS and it was raining and I thought it was great. Bike took off hard from stops and never tried to slip, pretty much like a car with traction control.
But to each his own, I wouldn't buy a new bike without anti-lok and RDRS no matter the brand.

[mark]

The art is of riding is just that...an art. If I needed help on riding a motorcycle, I would buy a trike. Just my 2 cents, this was an HD gimmick to get millennials to buy bikes. It failed miserably.

To me, looking through the turn, getting right lean angle, peeking at road in corner to identify any loose road conditions and adjusting the bike on my own is all part of the hype of riding the twisties.

Sorry, but I’ve never met anyone that could ride a bike, lose traction, and respond to that traction loss as fast as a computer.  It’s physically impossible. Flying a fighter plane is an art, but I doubt any F-18 pilots are clamoring for WWII technology.     

[CVO To Go]

As a retired aircraft mechanic, I've been around a lot of pilots, both military and civilian and one thing many have said is they miss that "seat of the pants" feeling on aircraft that were less complex. 

Dave

[ultra13]

CVO To Go.......What type of airframe did you work on??

[Pan1]

I am not an RDS expert but unless I turn off the traction control,  on aggressive ( not speed shifting) 1-2 and 2-3 shifts the computer pulls a lot of power out of the bike and there is significant throttle lag.

[kojak]

I am not an RDS expert but unless I turn off the traction control,  on aggressive ( not speed shifting) 1-2 and 2-3 shifts the computer pulls a lot of power out of the bike and there is significant throttle lag.

Not my experience at all.

[CVO To Go]

CVO To Go.......What type of airframe did you work on??

I was a crew chief in the Air Force and worked on F-4's.  As a civilian I worked as a general in line maintenance with AA and on almost all the aircraft type in the fleet before I retired.

Dave

[ultra13]

CVO To Go I was an A-7 and F-16 crew chief. 38 yrs in the AF....
Love the Jets!..Miss'em...