'Busa riders should be experts on this one. I live in Fontana, CA, and the winds whip up something awful out there, owing to the geography (big, flat river plain backed up against the San Gabriel mountains).
So, what do YOU guys do in a windstorm. My VFR is not lightweight, but I need to keep 210 pounds of my 230 lb. frame (hey, I'm 6'5"...not a fattie) on the windward side just to keep the bike in the lane (freeway riding, of course: welcome to southern California). I get TOSSED all over the lane in gusts, and I'm talking the kind of gusts that make the tractor-trailers pull over to the side of I-15 on their way to Las Vegas, no some little wind-fart. I like to ride everyday, but I can't on those days; it's too dangerous. Does anyone have any serious advice or experience in heavy, gusty wind?
Mainly, I stay low on the tank and ssssslow it down a lot. Anything more I can do? My bike is already the most aerodynamic color, red -=laughing=-
Ride safe!
So, what do YOU guys do in a windstorm. My VFR is not lightweight, but I need to keep 210 pounds of my 230 lb. frame (hey, I'm 6'5"...not a fattie) on the windward side just to keep the bike in the lane (freeway riding, of course: welcome to southern California). I get TOSSED all over the lane in gusts, and I'm talking the kind of gusts that make the tractor-trailers pull over to the side of I-15 on their way to Las Vegas, no some little wind-fart. I like to ride everyday, but I can't on those days; it's too dangerous. Does anyone have any serious advice or experience in heavy, gusty wind?
Mainly, I stay low on the tank and ssssslow it down a lot. Anything more I can do? My bike is already the most aerodynamic color, red -=laughing=-
Ride safe!