[middleagecrisis]

I was speaking to one of my employees today and we got to talking about riding. He said there was a news story about a guy in pflugerville (suburb of Austin) who was on an overpass when a gust of wind threw him over the guardrail onto the cross street below. Unfortunately it killed him.

I hate riding in winds above 15 mph. I have felt it is the most dangerous condition relative to riding. This story confirms it! Be careful. Heed caution in the wind. Ride safe.

 

[strykenshane]

Yeah, I got caught riding ahead of a storm last year and had to ride in 30 plus mph cross winds for about an hour and a half last year, my hands hurt when I got home from the death grip I had the whole way

 

[ronin]

use to commute across the Newport and Jamestown bridges, taking sideways gusts of up to 40-50. That was scary as all ****, crouch in on bike reduce profile, try and hide behind a car and pray.

 

[toby]

Cross winds are some of the most dangerous riding conditions out there. In the 70s on my little CB 350 out of the San Diego mountains into Imperial Valley before the was any supper slab I can remember leaning the opposite way around corners and when the wind would stop all of a sudden having to yank on the handle bars to keep from getting slammed into the pavement.. 2010 2 up on the old Virago fully pack in the deserts of Nevada and Arizona Leaning at a 10 degree angle on straight road was pretty hairy too. Hope this year is a little easier on bikes that are 100 to 150 lbs more.

 

[Mentat Ix]

You just got to learn to relax and love the wind. Here in the **** dirty desert, I frequently ride in 50+mph winds. Sometimes 80+mph. Somehow when it gets really terrible I'm usually on my CBR600.

The number one peice of advise I can give is: relax. Don't overcorrect. A little counter-steering pressure, let the bike lean where it wants, and enjoy yourself.

The only part I hate is the sand storms.

 

[MY LIFE]

Yes those cross winds are a *****. Get a lot up north. One of the reasons I haven't put a fairing on the bike yet. They love to catch the wind. I just lean my bike against the wind when it hits me hard. I'm use to doing that now, but I wouldn't recommend that to everyone. When you hit a pocket with no wind you have to correct yourself pretty dam fast.

 

[chris]

something similar happened here in houston back in august not sure if it was wind or he didn't take the overpass curve correctly he was thrown off the overpass onto the road below and the overpass he was on was about 70 feet high.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8319367


The stryker seems to take the wind pretty good compared to my gsxr which is like driving a kite with crosswinds. I live out in the country so the open fields get the winds moving pretty quick what I really hate is when I've adjusted for the wind then get into a line of trees that blocks the wind for a second then back into the wind again it throws me all over the place.

 

[roger]

Not only with bikes but tractor trailers too thats a big wind sale back there bikes do not need to be near them when wind is blowing.

 

[Vader]

Wind is a bad thing. My cousin was killed when he and a group were riding on a windy day in Amarillo Texas. He was leaning into the wind and the wind suddenly died down and he feel over and hit the pavement!!! Lived a day and a half and then passed!!

 

[schimbo stryker]

I was doing about 80 on the interstate the other day and i caught a big gust of wind, almost threw me into the other lane. Never realized how the wind could do that to me while riding.