Anyone get caught in the wind like myself today? August 2nd, 2015

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DerekVinyard

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I was on country road 124 near Honeywood trying to beat the rain back home... I was nailed by a gust of wind that put me in the other lane (oncoming traffic). I slowed down, told myself I could hold it next time as it wasn't a surprise this time. There wasn't any oncoming traffic, so I continued... Another gust blew me to the center line and I was hanging off the right side to keep it there. I KNEW I had to get to the side of a forest or the nearest building. About 15 seconds later another blast put me right on the other side of the road, almost the shoulder. I was convinced I was going into the field, but the wind let up. I new I couldn't stop and keep the bike upright, so I continued to a forested area about 500m down the road. When I got there I saw an old stone school house, even better. I drove my bike right up onto their front steps and parked it. Great shelter from that wind...
Anyone else get caught? I had no problem with the rain, but OMG... Did anyone here what those winds hit in the Alliston area? In 20 years of riding, I've never had a wind take me out of my lane, let alone twice. It would have blow my bike right off the center stand without shelter.

Mike
 
I was at wasaga beach swimming. I got out of water when the wimd started. The sand hitting my skin felt like I was in a sandblast chamber
 
Out of all the elements wind scares me the most.

Back in 2001 while riding north on the 410 on my old VTR 250, I was blown right off the road and into the ditch. I walked away with just a sprained thumb. The bike? Not so lucky.
 
Last summer on US 20 in Iowa.
The black clouds were rolling in like today.
I rode out of a rock cut and the wind hit me sideways .
Almost put me into the ditch on the opposite side of the road.
I slowed down to about 40 km and limped into a truck stop just down the road to sit it out.
 
Just to see the beast responsible

nasty little dragon this



Been a while since I've seen a front move so fast ...80-90 kph for the front itself is incredible so the accompanying wind gusts would be very strong.

One rider in Bowmanville area was caught out with his wife aboard. Very heavy rain and a barn blown away, tons of branches and reports of a tornado.

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I was at wasaga beach swimming.
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I figure a lot at Wasaga got caught out by the speed of this thing....campers too. Worried about my daughter who was considering going to the music festival but opt for stay at home weekend .....good choice as much got cancelled.
 
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Ooh man... Have friends in mt tremblant who are suppose to ride back tomorrow... This doesn't look good

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Should be okay tomorrow.

Crazy storm

from the news

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I spent an hr on the tarmac at pearson waiting for a gate, storm put the airport out of commission for 2 hrs and when they started landing again it stacked up pretty well.
But my previous week in the mountains of Arizona were pretty nice. Hilly, twisty, no traffic, really good pavement, much happiness.
 
My wife and I ,each riding our own bike, got nailed on hwy 45 just north of Cobourg. We were almost home so we rode it out . My wife was freaked! She rides a big H-D softail so I knew the wind and rain were manageable. At times it was tough to even see her in my mirrors. When we suited up in Norwood we agreed to keep moving and try to get through the front if we hit it,which we certainly did. The wind was not as bad as you folks got but certainly some of the strongest we've had.
 
I've been caught in wind like that before on that same stretch of 124 by Honeywood. It's nasty up there. I can see why they put all the windmills up there haha

Felt like the gust's would wash the bike right out from under me. I was very happy to get to my turn and head eastbound
 
Was out a bit earlier, missed the "Wrath Of God" storm, complete with pea-sized hail. People with big, old trees should really consult with an arborist. See the photo with the crushed car? Look at that trunk section--it's hollow, like a pipe. As the tree dies, fungus starts dissolving the interior, weakening the structure (if you can see mushrooms on the bark, that's the warning). They are still dangerously heavy though and one good storm brings them down. Convinced my folks after years of arguing to check the big maple near their house. 3' wide at the base, with all the warning signs. They got the city permits and hired the crew. The upper branches were reasonably healthy, but the tree became more hollowed as they worked downward. The base of the tree (last 6' above ground) was a essentially a tube filled with compost. The walls of the "tube" were maybe 1" thick of dodgy looking wood. The thing was a 20 000 lb club ready to cave in their roof, or their neighbors'.
 
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Coming back from Mosport. Caught some of the track cars off guard.

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Around 10:00pm on the 407 westbound approaching Kennedy when the skies opened right up to the point where you were almost driving blind except for the lighting provided by the lightning.

Passed a guy on a trike, and he was smart pulling in under what I think was the Kennedy bridge over the 407.

Before I (and then he) got to that bridge, two other cars travelling in front of me decided the rain was too heavy to drive in and sought refuge under that same bridge. The only problem was that they stopped side by side, each in a live lane, under that bridge, leaving only the on-ramp lane to their right and a couple of lanes to their left.

The guy on the trike did the smart thing and pulled over right off onto the shoulder under the bridge. The two others stopped in the live lanes, not so much. Thankfully traffic was light, and hopefully nobody ran into the back of them in all that rain.
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