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| Newbie Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '05 Suzuki M50
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 19
| Just took my bike out of storage where it's been over a year now. The Marine Corp will do that to you. I took my '05 M50 out on the highway and within 10 mins of riding, I nearly got swept of my bike because of wind. Going about 70 MPH and a cross wind came out of nowhere and nearly pushed me of my bike. Can anyone tell me how they deal with it. I'm 6 ft 220 lbs and my bike is roughly 540 lbs. Also will this matter with a heavier bike? Thanks a lot |
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| Puddle Runner ![]() Joined: Jun 2005
Bike: 05 Honda Rebel and 05 Suzuki S50
Location: Northwest Indiana
Posts: 394
| You just learn to deal with it. My S50 is 443lbs and i'm 140lbs. Sometimes you start thinking about like a sail boat. Once you learn how to cut through it it becomes 2nd nature. The heavier the bike th easier it is.
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| Seat Tester Joined: Sep 2006
Bike: 2006 C50C Boulevard, 2003 VL1500 LC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 54
| You just have to learn to react to your surroundings. Don`t drive with a death grip on the bars and learn to lean accordingly. The best advice anyone could give is take the motorcycle driving course in your area and read Proficient Motorcycling by David L Hough.
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| Bridal Boutique Manager ![]() Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn
Posts: 2,973
| First of all,Thanks for your service, and I'm glad you got back OK. If there's ever anything you need to talk about, I'll listen. As for the wind, you just have to deal with it. As you get some more miles under your belt, you won't notice it as much. Your body learns to react to the first slight input (wind gust), and it becomes second nature. The difference a heaver bike will make is slight. The wind moves you a little less, but it takes more input from you to correct for it, so it's kind of a wash.
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| Seat Tester Joined: Sep 2006
Bike: 2005ShadowVLX/2006 C50C Suzuki
Location: Pilot Mountain, N.C.
Posts: 56
| I totally agree with Rickster, If you have a death grip on the bars you also run the risk of over correcting which can be equally as dangerous. The more I have ridden in the wind (today- winds 14mph, gusting up to 30mph) the more I have learned to relax and lean into it slightly.The problem is with gusts, if you lean too hard...what happens when the wind stops |
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| Found second gear by accident ![]() Joined: May 2006
Bike: 2005 Yamaha Midnight Royal Star Venture, 2005 Boulevard C50T (For Sale)
Location: Seal Beach, CA
Posts: 340
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The Santa Ana's were blowing today in SoCal so I had a windy day too. You do just sort of get used to it. And definetly relax your grip. I've had a bit of a problem breaking too much wind today too, but that's probably more info than anyone cares to hear about. | |
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| Third gear and cruising ![]() Joined: Nov 2006
Bike: '06 M50 Grey
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 477
| Yeah, it was REALLY blustery in the Charlotte area today! Gusts up to 40 mph I heard on the tv. Going down I-85 was a fight almost. Graywolf's exactly right, if you do the death grip thing, you're just adding to the problem. I have to admit myself that I was doing that in the beginning of my riding today, but I made a real conscious effort to relax and it makes it much more bearable. Relaxing in high crosswinds is very counterintuitive to me, but it does make for a more controllable ride if you stay loose. Tightening up and deathgripping the bars will just magnify any overcorrections and will cause fatigue to set in sooner. Also learn to use body english to counter the winds effects. Ride Safe!
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| Newbie Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '05 Suzuki M50
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 19
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How well will a wind deflector work? Kinda don't like how they look on the M50 | |
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| Seat Tester Joined: Feb 2007
Bike: VTX 1300
Location: battle creek, mi
Posts: 74
| whenever I get that feeling, by a passing truck blast or just strong wind, i sometimes let off the gas for a few seconds, then turn it back up. I have once been put into the Rumble strip by a train of semi's, my bike was so light, I had to stop before I could get going again, to get my bearings!
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| Bridal Boutique Manager ![]() Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn
Posts: 2,973
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Where lowers do help, is in reducing the wind that comes up underneath a windshield, and causes buffeting on the riders chest, and head. I tried mounting a small set of lowers on my "M", that I got from Memphis Shades, they did nothing at all. I took them off, and put them on my V Strom, and they do a great job there. If you mount lowers on your "M", you might want to try a longer type, like you see on Harley's.
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| Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: in my future
Location: Roswell, Ga.
Posts: 62
| As a rookie, I can't add anything to the advice older and wiser hands have given you about the wind. I just wanted to post and thank you for your service. If it weren't for people like you standing at the gate, we would not be the country we are today. |
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| Newbie Joined: Dec 2005
Bike: '05 Suzuki M50
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 19
| I appreciate all the kind words and just have to say that when it comes to us against them, we do whatever it takes. I was definitely one fo the lucky one cause a lot of guys come back messed up from the field so we gotta take care of our vets. Semper Fi.
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