Wind!!!

[Kiss_My_Rs]

Just a heads up really, with the wind being so bad watch you bikes dont blow over if you leave them outdoors.

Happened to me last night with one of my bikes.

Would be the one im trying to sell to

Oh well Valuable lesson i suppose.
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[feef]

The FJR's fairing is so good you can smell your own farts.

well.. it's wind isn't it?

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[mchaggis]

It blew my sisters little CHinese bike over and snapped the footpeg off. Considering it was a half inch OD tube section of mild steel, that's a bit weird.
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[Essex_Mike]

the wind in my area has got bad lately, im only a light person and im finding it hard to keep straight.
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[ColdInsomnia]

If you have a centre stand, use that. Also, put disk locks on your wheels, or try duck-taping your brakes so that the wheels don't turn.
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[JonB]

Hooray for bricked garages!
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[Essex_Mike]

yeh, they are great my bike gets priority over my sisters car even though i have everything to keep it safe in my garden.
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[ColdInsomnia]

[mchaggis]

[phatstorage]

what do we reckon to leaving the cover off too?
less mass for the wind to catch?

[thefallenange...]

bungee roping down my cover has held the cover on and placing it between the shed and extension has kept my CG up in 90mph + winds.

[phatstorage]

[mchaggis]

I always doubt that a cover will make much difference. A faired bike will present a pretty huge area to the wind anyway. Another trick I'd forgotten about is getting 10 inch nails/ heavy duty tent pegs and rope and tying the bike down. This is especially essential when camping.
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[tony532]

i thought my bike was going to blow over on the m56 on the way back from warrington on saturday night.

i initially laughed at the road sign above me declaring strong winds drive?! slowly, but how right it was


the lardy thundercat survived it all including being parked up outside all night


thank god i wasnt riding a light bike
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[phatstorage]

[king kong]

[tony532]

@phatstorage

the ride was from warrington on the m56 to wilmslow (mcr airport turnoff) and then to macclesfield thankfully.

and i was being blown all over my lane e.t.c

I have to admit to be slightly worried and thankfull i was riding a heavy beast.


if i had been faced with barton bridge i would have pulled over and stayed on the hard shoulder over night and drunk the four pack i had in my rucksack.
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[Ariel Badger]

What is it like on a fully race faired bike in the wind? My Redhunter was buffeted a bit on Saturday night on some exposed hills but held its line ok but it is of a very open construction and rigid rear suspension glues you to the road, I did think I would not be having as much fun on a Fireblade in that weather.
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[Misc]

Mine has got a big house behind it so the wind is blowing against the side that's leaning on the stand, so quite sturdy.

Does send the alarm a bit crazy tho.

[tony532]

if you put your head behind the screen it's ok

you have to lean off the side of the bike as well as the wind tries to blow you off the road.

wasnt as bad as the time i rode over the cat and fiddle back to macclesfield on my rs125 though in a force 9 gale.

that was a struggle just to stay on the road
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[Ariel Badger]

Not a lot of fun on anything when the wind is that high Tony, I remember riding in a pack of Ariels and other vintage kit on the road between Buxton and Ashbourn two years back. The wind was side on from the east and full of snow, the line of bikes in front of me were all leaning at 10 degrees from vertical into it and sliding each time a gust hit us or we got the shelter from a few trees. It was most pleasant to get off the hills that day and into the driving rain!
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[mr_pete]

I was out in it yesterday. For about two hours. On the way home, the M6 signs saying "Caution : Strong Winds" were like a case of "Well...d'uh!".

Indoor stored bikes, and bikes with variable motion sensors ++
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