I was going to work this after noon and I almost crash my bike with this crazy wind I had to turn around and drive my beatup car. I'm at work now and I dont feel like working. F**K IT!!! any suggestions?

same thing happened to us on WI trip today

I rode in the wind today... to from work... about 3 hours out there today...it was pretty bad but not that bad. ...and me and my bike combined only weigh like 300lbs. lol... with ferrings on the side, a side gust easily turns me into a sailboat.

I don't know what to suggest, when Im going fast on a turn, I treat it as speed strength and lean and go faster. When Im stopped and its shaking me back and forth I lean towards the gust. And when its making me drift, I just swirve back in slightly - same motion as dodging around those damn potholes.... come to think of it, I was more focused on those things today then the wind!

oh come on i hate the wind too, and i rode, just tuck in!!

I also rode to work today. It was not great but not bad enough I felt endangered. Every year the wind gets easier to deal with thankfully, even on a bike that acts like a sail.

Just lean in to it. Think of it as a free twisty on a straight road!

one thing is in the city another thing on twisties out in the open fields. It was not fun

ahh it's probably not as bad as when I got my YZF back in Feb '06 and rode it in <30 w/ strong winds on I-74 near Champaign(I was down at school at the time)... cold winds = more force = scary riding...

I rode some rediculous winds last year coming home from texas slabbing it across Iowa. I must have been at a 60degree angle at the very least the whole way.

Practice will help you feel more comfortable. Keep trying

+1 true!!!

pussies

yes im 1upping all of you

leaving winks house on the gsxr after he changed my tired and chain last year

same wind as yesterday, new tires and heavy rain = me getting thrown over 2 lanes whenever wind hit since my tires were like ice on ice

suck it up and ride

I just got my bike last week and havent ridden it more than just around Streamwood, until yesterday where I had the itch to drive it to work (hr away). Woo! What a learning experience. I almost drifted off the road twice when hitting open fields around me. I just tucked and rode and everything worked out well. Today was a cakewalk compared to yesterday (just hope I beat the rain home or its time for another learning experience).

I just lean into it and ride like I haven't had my V8 that morning

tuck and go faster...that aways works. Plus...you can't fight it!

Drill a pattern of holes in your fairing.




Seriously though, they need to do this for the GP bikes when they race at PI for example. Very, very windy there.

Lean with it, rock with it, lean with it, rock with it. Now somebody scream.

I rode to work today, the wind wasn't as bad as Tuesday night. That just plain sucked.

Oh good god, haha...

Those of you who complain about the wind, go to the gym and lose some facking weight. srsly.

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Hell no eat some HOHOs to gain weight so the wind wont budge you.
Try riding in the mountains. I was in Wyoming over going over a mountain pass and the wind was at 50 mph. I was at a decent lean to over come the wind. Then when I went passed a semi there would be no wind so you turn into it. Then when you passed the semi the wind would try to blow me off the road again. Damn that was a fun ride!