My windiest ride home

Post by **chrisp** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:41 pm

Riding home on the M25 at about 5pm (thur) yesterday I've never been so buffeted by the side winds. felt like I was going to take off a few times and was only doing a max of about 60. Daren't risk going much faster! I'm guessing that a heavier bike wouldn't get so affected. I'll put it all down to experience, like I'm not bothered by rain and wet roads anymore like I was when I first started riding in the wet, although when I came across some flooding on the way in, I chose to change route rather than ride though a foot of water. I can't imagine what sort of weather you guys who live up North have to put up with but I bet it's worse than in the South.

Post by **Zed** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:51 am

Going across London Bridge can get a bit exciting when it's bowing hard

I read a tip once to hold your handlebars really loosely, and that seems to work, as any buffets don't translate into a steering command.

Post by **Waldorf** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:39 am

I read a tip once to hold your handlebars really loosely, and that seems to work, as any buffets don't translate into a steering command.

Yes; in Cricket it's called 'soft hands'.

I crawled back from my dealer in Ostend yesterday at about 50MPH - the gale-force wind was at 90Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âº to the motorway.
My sympathies with anyone who has to ride in such conditions.

Post by **Ferrit** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:52 am

A1M seems to always be a nightmare for crosswinds. Yesterday I had a definite lean to the left just to keep in a straight line. Stay safe out there folks.

Post by **Sylar** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:42 pm

I 'm just back from a ride over the Yorkshire Moors, ye gods it was windy, on unfamiliar roads with, what looked like, a mile drop to the valley floor on single track roads. Bloody Great!!!

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:47 pm

Sylar wrote:I 'm just back from a ride over the Yorkshire Moors, ye gods it was windy, on unfamiliar roads with, what looked like, a mile drop to the valley floor on single track roads. Bloody Great!!!

I had to cross the Stainmore pass on the A66 - very windy on the Cumbrian side. Fortunately I was in the Car as even that was being blown around a bit!

YouTube · Post by **mottza** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:52 pm

Wind has broken my car door when at Walton on the naze pier today. Nothing major but will get sorted at next service. talking of which need to think of dates for the pie and mash run.

Post by **scorpakid** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:09 pm

ive had ma butt cheeks clenched a few times going over the Q.E. 2 bridge( dartford crossing)

my worst ever was riding over the old severn crossing into wales.... it were proper blowing.... i had 2 feet down and tried to ride on the sheltered side of a juggernaut..... was NOT fun at all..... i can handle riding in dodgy conditions ok....its the fuckwit motorist 2 inches from ones bum that is un-nerving..

Post by **Funkycowie** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:48 am

I hate ignorant car drivers at those delicate times, heavy rain, wind, snow, potential for ice, when its dark, when its foggy... always up my arse... yet sunny clear days they stay away go figure (not so much now with the TMax)

Post by **Zed** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:10 am

Funkycowie wrote:I hate ignorant car drivers at those delicate times

Yeah hate them.

Back in 2010 when it was snowing bad: had a white van man overtake me, snow over ICE everywhere, and had the nerve to toot me

Next roundabout was a multicar pile up, and I went past the past the bastard (both feet down at 3 mph) and gave him a toot back

had to push it two miles too that day. Bloody gritters got it so wrong...