sburns
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油井緋色;2566610 said:
Thanks for the feedback. All very good.
This last part made me think of the Matrix... there is no spoon!
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Wind on big highways 401 - 400 etc
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Thanks for the feedback. All very good.
This last part made me think of the Matrix... there is no spoon!
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sburns
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Hehe... It's legit, I know a guy.
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J_F
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still trying to fight the good fight bro
Mad Mike
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Wind impact is scary when you first feel it, after a while you probably won't notice it at all.
You might have felt a little fear from the twitch a the tar snakes gave you when you first started riding - that passed quickly. Big wind its the same, sooner or later you'll only notice the big blasts (they feel like a soft punch), even those won't bother you.
You might have felt a little fear from the twitch a the tar snakes gave you when you first started riding - that passed quickly. Big wind its the same, sooner or later you'll only notice the big blasts (they feel like a soft punch), even those won't bother you.
You might want to stay out of the "I saw you" thread lmao- they'll hang you out if they don't think you are riding with the right eye colour lol
this is useful
https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/mississauga
stay off the downwind corner of transports - especially B-rigs with two trailers... the vortex is stunning.
If you can cruise in the windshadow of a big rig it's very nice on a windy day.
On two lane road with a cross wind ...the down wind side of an oncoming truck can really slam you around.
I assume you wear earplugs.
https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/mississauga
stay off the downwind corner of transports - especially B-rigs with two trailers... the vortex is stunning.
If you can cruise in the windshadow of a big rig it's very nice on a windy day.
On two lane road with a cross wind ...the down wind side of an oncoming truck can really slam you around.
I assume you wear earplugs.
PLau
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油井緋色;2566610 said:
+1
Some people will say "it's because you have a big bike", and others will say "it's because you have a small light bike", but when it comes down to it, just grip the tank with your knees, and keep your hands loose.
Unless you're riding with 50km/h+ winds hitting you from the side, you should be okay. Even so, knees hugging the tank + loose grip is still the way to go.
Other factor would be large trucks. You should be staying away from them anyway and never pacing beside them (unless you're stuck in bumper to bumper traffic). Gas it out of there.
Same applies for a car. Closing up your knees depends if you need to pee.
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It's the way I was taught. Don't get so defensive, I was going to say ahah! you're right, but thought you were wrong! I'm just trying to get some online verification, which is difficult. I'm pretty sure it was in an Gearing Up presentation (probably also in the MSF), showing that you start in the truck's rearview, but go wide and accelerate briskly as you start your pass, some of the reasons are the wind, limiting your time in the blindspot, giving your self more space if he decides to move, and not buzzing him like Top Gun's Maverick buzzed the control tower. I'll double check in a week or two when I talk to a couple of people with over 5,000 hours teaching people how to ride.
As for wind, you hold the bars like you would a little kid, you don't crush them, but you don't let go either, give them room to wiggle and correct, but not go off in a new direction.
For the most part the bike will correct itself from the wind, if you haven't added any extra inputs to it, or tried to hold it rigid, but you also need to stay in your lane.
J_F
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you mean the ones that tell you to use high beams all the time?
I do that during the daylight hours
thanks for the clarification Baggsy, and I'll follow your advice
you mean the ones that tell you to use high beams all the time?
No you have me mistaken for someone else.
The ones who tell you to ride the outside of the curve until you can see around it, if I'm not mistaken about your disagreement.
sburns
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this is useful
https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/mississauga
stay off the downwind corner of transports - especially B-rigs with two trailers... the vortex is stunning.
If you can cruise in the windshadow of a big rig it's very nice on a windy day.
On two lane road with a cross wind ...the down wind side of an oncoming truck can really slam you around.
I assume you wear earplugs.
Thanks for this, earplugs kinda sometimes. Still figuring that one out.
sburns
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I don't feel tense or ridge on the highway, I'm not sure where all that came from, just the wind feeling like it's slapping me around. Like a bunch of invisible hands batting at you.
The other thing my helmet felt like it was going to lift off my head, so I tilted it a bit down. Hehe I have a half helmet so I guess it goes with the territory.
Good input all around thanks everyone!
Does your windshield adjust? Maybe the flow of the windshield is just at the wrong spot for your height and riding position.
For bonus pucker points for those around you, is your helmet gold by any chance?
Lots of protein out there the other day for open faced helmet people. Might want to check your helmet size. 100 earplugs are twelve dollars at Walmart, Hearing Aids are over two grand. Wear your earplugs or become deaf like the rest of us lunkheads.
