Wind Danger

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Today I was riding spiritedly down bayview and there was a significant amount of breeze which would sway me.

I felt this today on low speed as well, wind was strong enough to push my wheel left.


How do you overcome this? Is this problem the same with bigger bigs?
 
Grip tank with legsNo death gripPush steer to correct swayUse whole lane when necessary.
 
I've hit the feelers in a 100+ km/h cross wind on a 'big' bike before. Lean into it and be ready for the lulls. There is lots of room in your lane to safely deal with the wind.
 
A lot of newer riders have difficulty with crosswinds. The key is not to tense up your upper body. Keep a firm grip on the bars but not a "death grip" and don't overreact. New riders will over correct on steering inputs and end up weaving around in their lane. Once you are accustomed to riding in crosswinds you will feel the bike change lean angle with the wind gusts, but the change in lane position will be very slight. It almost feels like the bike is compensating on it's own.
 
Buy a Harley and make the wind your *****. :D
 
BrianZ said:
A lot of newer riders have difficulty with crosswinds. The key is not to tense up your upper body. Keep a firm grip on the bars but not a "death grip" and don't overreact. New riders will over correct on steering inputs and end up weaving around in their lane. Once you are accustomed to riding in crosswinds you will feel the bike change lean angle with the wind gusts, but the change in lane position will be very slight. It almost feels like the bike is compensating on it's own.
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Yup..I didn't even notice until my buddy asked about 2 years ago..then I started noticing the wind! Subconcious I suppose..
 
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