WOW !!! First real ride in high wind... - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

C50dreamin · 11-27-2005, 04:40 PM

Just took a 70 mile ride in high wind 2-up w/ the little woman holding on for dear life...LOL. Bought a pair of H4 bulbs that I was going to swap out for "brighter light" from Wally World last night. Well, I got home and noticed that one of the filiments in one of the bulbs had broken off and was dangling around inside. So I was like "Oh well, I'll just put in the other one in to see how bright it is..." Long story short I was not happy as the stock bulb was brighter. So...about 1pm today I decide to go for a ride back to Sam's Empire (a 35 mile ride one way) and the wife says she wants to ride along. So I say OK here's the backpack (no saddlebags yet) she frowns a little then asks "Is it too windy ???" Im like "I don't know, lets go while we still can..." Forgot to mention that the in-laws came over to get the little one earlier. So off we go and the wind is moving pretty good but we are going w/ it as we are going out of town. We get about 12 miles out and the road turns and then we come out of the tree line and WOW !!! talk about your side gusts. I then remembered reading on the forum awhile back about someone riding in the gust and I did just as was said and just let the bike swing from side to side and rode the wind gust out and to my surprize I was still traveling the same line just a little sideways like I was on a high banked curve. Cool, I was having fun but the wife I think was a little nervous as she didn't know what to expect, but she just rode it out and hung in there tucked in behind me. After we got into town things settle back down and then we returned the lights and headed back out a different way back to the house. The winds are pumping stronger now and we cruise back on the back roads where we don't have to keep up the pace at 70mph. So we get back to the house and we dismount and walk in and she says "Let's go for another ride around town..." I just stood there amazed and was like "OK, let's put the tree up first..." Sorry for such a long post but just thought I'd share my experience w/ you guys...Zed

P.S. I just checked the wind and it's 18mph gusting to 25mph...Man I really need to order that windshield...LOL...