[Pigface1]

I knew it was windy today, but didn't quite know how windy until I got on the turnpike riding 75mph with 40mph gusts of crosswinds. It gets you puckered up a little bit, even on this hog. My CBR600 used to be all over the place, that was a real treat, but it's still nerve racking.

Any tips other than just get low and hang on? :lol:

 

[jeeps84]

avoid it

 

[Pigface1]

avoid it

Kinda hard to do in this state. :disapp:

 

[2FURYUS]

More throttle....then you get thru it faster.

No real technique that I know of, just have to grin and bear. At least your riding a very stable bike for winds.

 

[Gas Man]

I've had that before... planned a trip on the bike with the wife.. (back then the ex500) big wind gusts.... I swear I was leaning into the wind so far that I was riding on a angle....

 

[jeeps84]

Kinda hard to do in this state. :disapp:

:sorry: U asked. :lol:

 

[snadamo]

I knew it was windy today, but didn't quite know how windy until I got on the turnpike riding 75mph with 40mph gusts of crosswinds. It gets you puckered up a little bit, even on this hog. My CBR600 used to be all over the place, that was a real treat, but it's still nerve racking.

Any tips other than just get low and hang on? :lol:

thats it? :lol:
OTehr than cradling the tank of the bike and getting as low as possible to become more areodynamic, I dont know what else to do. Even then sometimes that doesnt help the situation out.

:iagree: riding in the wind...well...blows. :lol: :disapp: (sorry couldnt help it)

 

[jeeps84]

I don't thin that would work on a Harley.

 

[Pigface1]

I don't mind the wind as long as it's constant. It's just the gusts that move the bike all over the place. Gets you puckered up pretty good. :lol:

The gusts aren't going to knock you over, it just concerns me if you have to make some sort of evasive maneuver. That could get interesting.

 

[ShanMan14]

I've been stuck in dust storms in AZ. Wind, low visibility and flying debris... not a good scenario. All you can do is lean into the wind, but not too much so when it dies down you're not on the ground. :yikes:

 

[Pigface1]

Those dust storms out there are a real treat too. :lol:

 

[Scissors]

I had fun dealing with my first cross-gusts on Wednesday. :willy:

 

[Pigface1]

Fun huh? :lol: I don't know about your bike other than just staying in the throttle. :willy:

 

[Gas Man]

Fun huh? :lol: I don't know about your bike other than just staying in the throttle. :willy:

Fun like getting shot in the sack with a nail gun! Yeah that type of fun! :nonod:

 

[No Worries]

We get these Chinook winds coming off the mountains and yesterday, gusts reached 84MPH. Blew over a couple tractor-trailers traveling on I-25. Luckily, I was riding west into the wind, but it still blows you around. The full body plastic on my CBR makes cross-winds even worse. The only way around is to listen to the weather reports.

 

[Pigface1]

Yeah, count me out on that. :lol:

 

[snadamo]

Those dust storms out there are a real treat too. :lol:

yet to be caught in them on my bike, but a car yes, it really sucked. I can only imagine on a bike.

 

[jeeps84]

I've made several involuntary lane changes over the years. The worst was on a Fat Boy with disk wheels. The gust damn near pushed me under a 18 wheeler. :yikes:

 

[ripplebrook]

Wind sucks... I know a guy whose wife was actually blown off a road when they were riding. She broke a few bones (collarbone, etc) - didn't really phase her too much as she still rides! :yikes:

 

[drewpy]

yesterday took the bike to work in nice flat northern oh...bad idea, in and out of the woods, everytime, bout took my fat ass out, im kinda glad i read this before, but all i got out of it was grin and bear it and get as skinny as a olsen twin on prom night...i did find it nice that i got behind a semi that cut alot of wind for my, which makes me want to ask, whats a safe distance to stay behind a semi, cuz i prolly was too close