Has anyone actually been blown off their bike?

**firefighter** · 27th February 2009, 20:55

Originally Posted by klingon

There was a police wagon in front of me and he kept checking me in his mirrors - I think he secretly wanted the excitement of seeing me blown over the edge.

I know your kidding, but even so i'd very much doubt that! You have any idea how much work for him that would result in?! In the wind and rain?!

**Skyryder** · 27th February 2009, 22:18

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Ive been blown off a dead straight road into a grass ditch by a gust of wind. I have also been blown over onto the road by a gust while turning a corner. Ive been blown into grass bushes by gusts of winds and I have been blown all over the motorway. I know I aint the only one that this has happened to either!. Howevere..... since ive put on almost 20 kilos in the past year, it hasnt happened again?!
Im more scared of the wind than the rain, that's for sure!

So that would be a wind bust.

Skyryder

**Despatch** · 27th February 2009, 22:40

I've been blown off the road years ago on the Takupau plains riding an NX650 (Honda Dominator). I've made involuntary lane changes before on a bike too. It is more of a problem in gusty wind rather than steady wind, because in the latter you can "lean" steadily against the wind and not get caught out.

Generally, the heavier the bike, the easier it is to control in the wind; You can use the bike's weight rather than your own to control it. You might clip the odd wing mirror splitting lane too.

I got blown about a bit in a severe storm in London some time ago on the M40 to Oxford. My standard courier bike (CX500) was out, so I was riding a little CD200. Lorries were overturned and trees uprooted, but I managed to keep the little bike on the road somehow. Much of the M40 (like the Harbour Bridge) is elevated, so quite exposed.

The weather would have to be pretty severe for me to be put off riding due to the wind. It doesn't hurt to be cautious though.

**TerminalAddict** · 27th February 2009, 22:48

Those of us who completed Grand Challenge 07 will have fond memories of 150 kph cross winds on SH16

**LBD** · 27th February 2009, 22:50

I have been blown all over the road and learnt some valuable counter steering skills. And I have ridden or tried to ride in wind so strong that I had to lean so far I was laying the bike over till pegs on the ground and or the wheels were slidding out...gave up about then. (XT500 on gravel)