Fucking wind! Fuck off!

[Oakie]

oh dear.

If you are out that way and feel like a coffee I work at Church Corner....

Why thank you but I think the boss would growl if I took time off to drop the bike in then didn't immediately return to do the payroll for her loyal subjects.

[mossy1200]

Lol try 140 km gusts at least there is no smog...

Might have been a few gusts yesterday. Managed to get the 370kg to mono in the middle of a S bend.

[ellipsis]

...it's snowing here in Little River and our neighbours house was badly damaged by a 75kg rock being blown through the exterior wall...but I still took the Velo for a strop...

[SVboy]

The mighty DRZ still made the trek to Akkas, wind was not that bad.

[Akzle]

i sometimes like to complain about the weather. especially if it's different from what the man at the met office promised!

[HenryDorsetCase]

i sometimes like to complain about the weather. especially if it's different from what the man at the met office promised!

I just like to complain.

[Autech]

Yeah - I was thinking a 300kg low slung HD or similar would just chug through it.

Funny you should say that but a knob gobbler on a Harley Ferg was hammering it south on the 1 between Chch and Ashburton on the centre line at about 130 (top speed). Saw him go between two trucks in the wind, was like FUUUCK! I don't think he got squished but he was either very skilled or extremely lucky.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Beautiful day today but.

[swbarnett]

Harden up... try the Auckland Harbour Bridge with a strong westerly gusting to 70+km/h...

Went over to the Shore and back this morning - it was fun!

Week before last the truck in front of me was shunted sideways nearly out of their lane by a gust. This was one of the big soft siders, not a light thing.

Thankfully I missed that gust but I did have to stick a knee out and lean in to the one following.

The estury bridges on the southern motorway can be worse than the harbour - the wind gets funnelled rather badly.

[Moi]

Week before last the truck in front of me was shunted sideways nearly out of their lane by a gust. This was one of the big soft siders, not a light thing.

Thankfully I missed that gust but I did have to stick a knee out and lean in to the one following.

The estury bridges on the southern motorway can be worse than the harbour - the wind gets funnelled rather badly.

Yesterday stuck to left lane of clipon going north as the wind was fairly constant albeit with a few strong gusts so had some room to manoeuvre - kept a good eye on the lane to the right incase I needed that as well...

The bike has full fairings and it would be interesting to do the same trip on a naked to experience if there is difference in how the bike re-acts to the wind - sure to be someone on here who has ridden both and can pass on their experience.

The causeway section of the north-western - between Pt Chev and the end of the Rosebank Peninsula - used to be a bit of fun as well in cross winds... have been across that a few times when being in the lee-ward shelter of a large vehicle - and making sure I was in their door mirror view - has made it easier...

[Big Dog]

Yesterday stuck to left lane of clipon going north as the wind was fairly constant albeit with a few strong gusts so had some room to manoeuvre - kept a good eye on the lane to the right incase I needed that as well...

The bike has full fairings and it would be interesting to do the same trip on a naked to experience if there is difference in how the bike re-acts to the wind - sure to be someone on here who has ridden both and can pass on their experience.

The causeway section of the north-western - between Pt Chev and the end of the Rosebank Peninsula - used to be a bit of fun as well in cross winds... have been across that a few times when being in the lee-ward shelter of a large vehicle - and making sure I was in their door mirror view - has made it easier...

Yep, naked much better in the wind.
Especially cross winds or tail winds.
Headwinds on the other hand can cause a dramatic slowing on either of you are not on a full tuck.

Source: comparing memories of riding Hayabusa and GSX1100F over the harbour bridge on high winds with the same on a DR350 and CB1300.

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[Grumph]

Yep, naked much better in the wind.
Especially cross winds or tail winds.
Headwinds on the other hand can cause a dramatic slowing on either of you are not on a full tuck.

Source: comparing memories of riding Hayabusa and GSX1100F over the harbour bridge on high winds with the same on a DR350 and CB1300.

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Try riding a Honda 50 stepthrough ChCh- Rangiora in a howling norwester. You could feel the effect of a clump of trees a mile to windward...

Or many years back going to Levels in a Fordson van loaded with bikes - into a southerly gale.
We resorted to tacking into it south of Hinds....

[Moi]

Yep, naked much better in the wind.
Especially cross winds or tail winds.
Headwinds on the other hand can cause a dramatic slowing on either of you are not on a full tuck.

Source: comparing memories of riding Hayabusa and GSX1100F over the harbour bridge on high winds with the same on a DR350 and CB1300.

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Thanks for that - not having any experience to draw upon I assumed that would be the case.

As for headwinds - a mate rides a Vespa which when ridden into a strong headwind does an excellent impersonation of a Tiger Moth when being flown into a strong head wind... something like a very fast trot!

[AllanB]

Beautiful day today but.

Well, I had the good fortune of two weeks ago booking the Ducati in for it's one year service today - all done by 11.00 Mine for the afternoon after sorting out some banking with the daughter.

A good day to have off work.

[Ocean1]

Well, I had the good fortune of two weeks ago booking the Ducati in for it's one year service today - all done by 11.00 Mine for the afternoon after sorting out some banking with the daughter.

A good day to have off work.

The daughter had to take out a third mortgage to pay for the Ducati's service?