How bout riding on the wind...

 

I had a blast of wind hit me once, on a big ol' Goldwing, on a bridge, over the Hoover Dam...

Closest I've ever came to shitting myself on the bike. Wife was literally sobbing when I pulled over after the bridge. Took forever to calm her down, especially after I told her that's the only way back to Vegas without a 4hr trip around.

 

Cool story bro, you're definitely one of the biggest badasses on this site.

 

Good advise Wyotana stay to the side of the lane wind is coming from. It can be a quick exit to the left or right, not fun but when you get to a bigger bridge it gets even crazier. On highway if you don't mind stay on the side of a trucker they will block the wind a little it helps.

 

Riding in the wind sucks!, I mean, it blows! I mean, it sucks when it blows, yea, that's it.

 

I have always enjoyed riding windy days.
Early spring here, the wind blows hard and cold air is cutting, but I enjoy it.
Fall isn't as enjoyable because of leaf trash getting in my eyes, but I still do it.

 

Had to ride to Beaumont today. Took the RoadKing. Was on the 10 Freeway dong about 80 with about 45MPH crosswinds. She was amazingly stable.

 

couple years ago I read a story about a guy on a motorcycle getting blown off the James River Bridge in Virginia. Think he died.

That is a little intense for me...........

 

Conscious Countersteering is a valuable tool for riding in a strong crosswind. Just press on the handle bar to counter the effects (Press left, go left, Press Right, go right). Shifting down a gear will help also, especially in a head wind. I live in SW Mn, which, at the base of the Buffalo Ridge (the dividing line between the Missouri and Mississippi River watersheds) the wind never quits blowing. We are home to one of the world's largest wind farms, with towers being erected daily. If we waited for a windless day to go riding, we would never take our bikes out of the garage.

My lady and I, on the way to Sturgis, were coming from the north into Chamberlain, SD, following the end of a thunderstorm that stranded us for several hours. We came up out of a valley, and hit a wind on a curve that blew us completely across the road into the other lane. If there had been opposing traffic, I wouldn't be here typing this. Scared the bejesus out of both of us!

 

I live in the open prairies, if I avoided windy days I would hardly ride. I have found the Road King to be the best bike I have had so far in terms of holding the road in a cross wind. I still hate when it's a strong left to right cross wind and a semi comes by in the opposite direction, really gives you a blast. Once I hit a little twister, you know those ones that can develop on hot days. It was like a strong cross wind in one direction and then the other all within 3 seconds. That wasn't fun.