120KMPH gale force winds

[Street Gerbil]

This #$##@#$$!!! wind blew my bike over in the parking lot. Minimal damage though. I had a few unpleasant seconds trying to figure out why the engine doesn't start. Turns out that when the bike fell, the kill switch somehow got switched on.
Ride home wasn't fun either. Had to take an evasive maneuver when attacked by a flying garbage can.

[sunhuntin]

rode to marton and then palmy yesterday, just to give the bike a run, and also to get used to things on the open road. all went sweet till i decided to come home!!
took me over an hour to get back....head wind the whole way. i had a headache when i woke up...by the time i got in the gate i wanted a new head! stopped at turakina to adjust the strap on my lid [was too loose] and to have a slight breather. i get hayfever, and didnt take a zyrtec yesterday, so had running eyes and nose to contend with.
woke up at 1am today with majorly itching inner ears and eyes, and a nose running for a gold medal. took a pill and back to bed.

ill be damn glad when this wind is gone, and i can happily toot around in my jeans and t shirt again.

[Lord Derosso]

ill be damn glad when this wind is gone, and i can happily toot around in my jeans and t shirt again.

Good on you but do check out that website someone was promoting a few weeks ago about what happens to you when you hit the road wearing only T shirts. I know its great, coming from the far north, but gravel rash is bad news. Almost as bad as the bee stings ! I see some riders around Wellington riding with no gloves as well. I would never ride without gloves. Its good however to read that a lot of new riders are prepared to spend money on good gear like quality helmets. Back in the 70's some of the lids we used were not of great use. Used more for stickers and heavy rock paintjobs. At least that message has got around.

As for the wind, I went out twice on Saturday just to give it the fingers because its a pain. Nice bike, I had the old XS250 version brand new when it came out back in the early 1980's, and a brand new XV500 later on.

[Morcs]

This #$##@#$$!!! wind blew my bike over in the parking lot. Minimal damage though. I had a few unpleasant seconds trying to figure out why the engine doesn't start. Turns out that when the bike fell, the kill switch somehow got switched on.
Ride home wasn't fun either. Had to take an evasive maneuver when attacked by a flying garbage can.

Whats the damage SG?, hope the my ol' Gilly is ok.

Killswitch is rather sensitive, i must have just knocked it once, and stripped the entire bike down, and spent 3 days troubleshooting the electrical system, then decided to get a shop to pick it up, they brought it back 5 mins later telling me it was the killswitch.

My bike got knocked over in the wind aswell, cracked stator cover, was leaking oil for 3 days until I epoxied it up..