The new guy

[skelstar]

I really hate to prove you wrong Ixion but I WAS blown of the road by a freak gust of wind up by Lake Ferry, on my friggin birthday too! I am still in the process of fixing my bike now, not to mention the damage it did to my knee! I also know a couple of guys that were "blown" of the road themselves....

Have mentioned it but I was blown around (not intended to sound dodgy) whilst going hard into a corner going down the Taka's. It was more the way I reacted (jammed brakes on of course) that caused MY crash.

[Str8 Jacket]

Have mentioned I was blown

How lovely of you to share....

Yea, even though the wind was pretty strong I probably could have avoided the accident, ah well thats what experience is for eh?!

[phoenixgtr]

Awesome. I guess panicking is not a good idea

[Ixion]

Have mentioned it but I was blown around (not intended to sound dodgy) whilst going hard into a corner going down the Taka's. It was more the way I reacted (jammed brakes on of course) that caused MY crash.

Yes, I HAVE known a few come to grief that way- being blown around, and go for the brakes. Though Ms Str8_Jacket's sounds as she was actually physically blown across the road into a bank. First time for everything I guess, and a very light bike, and light rider maybe didn't help.

Best advice is keep the power ON even accelerate, and change down to the lowest gear you can.

[James Deuce]

I really hate to prove you wrong Ixion but I WAS blown of the road by a freak gust of wind (into a rocky/grassy bank)up by Lake Ferry, on my friggin birthday too! I am still in the process of fixing my bike now, not to mention the damage it did to my knee! I also know a couple of guys that were "blown" of the road themselves....

You forgot to tell him about the 38kg motorcycle with the 16kg rider.

Seriously, met up with old looney, err Str8 Jacket at lunchtime, and cosmic rays were buffeting her around.

[Str8 Jacket]

You forgot to tell him about the 38kg motorcycle with the 16kg rider.

Seriously, met up with old looney, err Str8 Jacket at lunchtime, and cosmic rays were buffeting her around.

LMAO!! Pies, I need more pies! Donations greatly accepted.... I like mince and cheese (hint hint)

Ixion - Yea I was physically blown into the bank, mate was I pissed I wrecked my beautiflu KR :spudguita

[phoenixgtr]

38kg bike and 16kg rider?

[Str8 Jacket]

38kg bike and 16kg rider?

HAHA, Like Im gonna tell you how much I really weigh! MWAHAHAHAHAA. My bike only weighs around 100 kgs though...

[skelstar]

Awesome. I guess panicking is not a good idea

Less panic and more 'target fixation'. A useful term to get to know and be aware of. Totally the reason I binned really. As Ixion says, better to have to power ON. I got nervous going downhill into a corner the other day, braked and clutch in and my bike got REAL unstable in a mere zepher of a wind.

[phoenixgtr]

Apparently my bike weighs 118kgs (dry)

[SPman]

Haven't crashed, but sure been blown across the corner on the 'takas.
3 times in one trip!!
Fek!! (on a YZF750!)

[James Deuce]

Apparently my bike weighs 118kgs (dry)

How much does it weigh when you wet yourself?

[phoenixgtr]

Haha. Good 1. I think it would weigh slightly more from the piss on the seat

[thehollowmen]

Welcome to the madhouse
I've heard it is 80% rider, 20% bike or something like that.

A classmate used to piss all over me on one of those suzuki 150s (IIRC it was the same as yours) until I got my confidance up again (I was riding the DL650!) Still he corners harder and faster than I do but I do a lot of two up riding so I guess I'm trained a bit different.

Good choice of bike, good to $1.40 I hear.

[Beemer]

I learned to ride in Wellington and if you can survive that, you're off to a good start! I had an RG150 because the FXR hadn't come out yet - I probably would have gone for one of them if it had, they're nice bikes.