Damned Wellington wind!

[magicmonkey]

Just found my bike had been blown over by the welly wind and I'm none too happy!

Still, the only damage is a bit of the battery acid has leaked out and the bobble on the end of the front brake came off. Considering it's the first time I've ever seen a bike on it's side I'm quite impressed with how little damage was done :) I'm also quite chuffed that the first time it went over I wasn't on top of it!!!

[GOONR]

Just found my bike had been blown over by the welly wind and I'm none too happy!

Still, the only damage is a bit of the battery acid has leaked out and the bobble on the end of the front brake came off. Considering it's the first time I've ever seen a bike on it's side I'm quite impressed with how little damage was done :) I'm also quite chuffed that the first time it went over I wasn't on top of it!!!

Bugger that it went over but good that you can see a brighter side to it. :)

[magicmonkey]

Bugger that it went over but good that you can see a brighter side to it. :)

Heh, you should have seen the panic when I was told it was on it's side, I was certain it'd be a write off until I got downstairs!!

[pzkpfw]

If you mean ("bobble") the end of the brake lever - I think that may be a W.O.F. requirement.

[Grasshopperus]

Heh, you should have seen the panic when I was told it was on it's side, I was certain it'd be a write off until I got downstairs!!

You've had just about every problem you can have with a bike haven't you. If it's not one thing it's the other.

Your GN is going to be worth about $1 by the time you get around to selling it :laugh:

[magicmonkey]

If you mean ("bobble") the end of the brake lever - I think that may be a W.O.F. requirement.

Yeah, I thought that as well. I figure I might as well replace both levers anyway, then they can be all matching ans shiney. Fortunately it's not an expensive part so I can afford to have some symetry :)

[magicmonkey]

You've had just about every problem you can have with a bike haven't you. If it's not one thing it's the other.

Your GN is going to be worth about $1 by the time you get around to selling it :laugh:

nah, by the time I've finished with it it'll be mint!!

I think the main problem I've had with the thing is that I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I'm only halfway up the surprisingly steep learning curve of motorcycle maint. :o

[Dean]

So by the sounds of it you had a bit of a unstable day, how unfortunate such a blow over to your biking career, remember times can be a bit windy but you must keep things upright in life. Much love Dean.

[Jantar]

....Still, the only damage is a bit of the battery acid has leaked out and the bobble on the end of the front brake came off. .....
The advantages of an unfaired bike. :)

[Nasty]

Just on the phone out this way .. and I asked if they could hear the noise .. they thought it was the ocean rather than the wind in the trees ...

Glad you all good ... glad not too much damage .. and fark if I am riding in this shit wind.

[magicmonkey]

Just on the phone out this way .. and I asked if they could hear the noise .. they thought it was the ocean rather than the wind in the trees ...

Glad you all good ... glad not too much damage .. and fark if I am riding in this shit wind.

yeah man, it was that loud earlier I could have sworn it was thunder, the glass in all the windows was flexing a scary distance as well :shit:

[zahria]

I used to commute from Paraparaumu to Wellington on the CB250RS, 100kph wind behind, 60Kph into it. I moved to Palmy, much milder...

[hayd3n]

my partner has a gn the angle it parks on isint very sufficent try the centre stand next time

[magicmonkey]

my partner has a gn the angle it parks on isint very sufficent try the centre stand next time

There was a guy parked next to me on a GS500 (I think, orange naked Suzuki anyway) and that was on the same angle from the pavement and leaned over to the same angle so I must confess to being a bit agrieved having thought I'd done everything right. It really could have been a lot worse though as we both park either side of one of those yellowed out boxes, if we'd parked next to each other I could well have ended up with a hefty bill to pay when mine fell onto his!

[Bald Eagle]

I used to commute from Paraparaumu to Wellington on the CB250RS, 100kph wind behind, 60Kph into it. I moved to Palmy, much milder...

I'm still using the Pram to Welly wind tunnel for daily rider training. Has been entertaining the last few days, how far you can go in a straight line with 15 - 20 degrees of lean on.

[Ms Piggy]

It's a common and frustrating occurence in the windy city unfortunately, even with bigger bikes - just ask James Deuce.

My 250 got blown over once as well when it was parked in front of 1 of the tramping shops on Mercer Street - I was very fortunate because by the time I arrived at my bike some other kind soul had picked it up for me. Glad it's not serious damage.

[Grasshopperus]

Hey MagicMonkey, next time attach one of these to your bike, it'll help, honest!

[Str8 Jacket]

I remember actually watching my KR get blown over while looking at it from my office a few years ago....

[varminter]

Talking about wind, I went to Taupo and back today, whilst not up to Well'y standards it gave me the willies. Went the Broadlands road way and hell it blew me around a bit. On the way back a gust hit me, it felt like someone had whacked my head with a pillow...hard. Following a truck carrying hay, well that was an experience too, surprised if he had any left when he got home.

[mazz1972]

My bike blew over too....with me on it! Went to Wairarapa on Wednesday...an experience I don't want to repeat in a hurry. Sweet as until half way up the Takas. Stopped at the summit and the wind was fair howling. Pootling towards the road to get going again and was blown off into the fence. Bent footpeg and broken rear indicator but ok otherwise. Much calmer once we reached Featherson and good through to Masterton. Headed towards Eketahuna, not a breath of wind then suddenly wham it was fair howling again and started to rain. What to do....through Pahiatua to home, probably just as bad going that way...or back to the relative calm of Masterton and brave the Takas again? Takas won out...but what an effing butt clencher....it was way worse than in the morning. Rounding every left turn we were blown to hell and back. Just below the summit on the Welly side both hubby and I got blown right over into the other lane into the path of an oncoming car and he very nearly came off. My mojo blew away at that point so stopped for a minute to get my shit together and nearly got blown off just sitting there. All the way down I was holding on for grim death. Wind still howling in the Hutt and over the Haywards. I got to Pauatahanui and I'd had it....sat there getting sand blasted, looking at the clouds racing and could not face battling the wind on the highway all the way home. Lft the bikes at hubbys work at Plimmerton and took a ute home. First time I've ever piked out on a ride! Get two mins up the road, the wind dropped off, and hardly a breath all the way home....bloody hell!! Friends said later that night that it was blowing a gale in Welly all afternoon. We did check the forecast before setting off, on cable weather channel and heard it 3 times on the radio that morning...and not a mention of severe wind. Sigh. Not fun is it!!

[Jonathan]

I remember actually watching my KR get blown over while looking at it from my office a few years ago....

Yep, happened to me two, twice! Those KRs are light and skinny and the Wellington wind catches the fairing like a kite!