what I call drafting
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I know your bustin' chops but as soon as I heard that it really brought back a flash and sent a chill up my spine.
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Think about what I'm going to say, then laugh. It's pretty funny, to me anyway...
Was riding my wife's suzuki burgman, 400cc scooter. Puttin down some miles to get over the first part of breakin (first 600 miles). Once I got the 600 miles over, I could rev beyond 4,000rpm. Got on highway doin 60-65. Surprisingly stable for the small scooter it is. Trucks passed with no appreciable movement of the bike itself, but I was blown around in the seat terribly!
Guess my bulk caught the majority of wind blast, and the burgman seemed to have great aerodynamics, but I could imagine some one in a cage watching me as I was tossed around on the seat. I know I would have had a good laugh, if I had seen what I felt!
But, yeh, big bikes do get tossed quite a bit. You'll get used to it once you loosen up!
Was riding my wife's suzuki burgman, 400cc scooter. Puttin down some miles to get over the first part of breakin (first 600 miles). Once I got the 600 miles over, I could rev beyond 4,000rpm. Got on highway doin 60-65. Surprisingly stable for the small scooter it is. Trucks passed with no appreciable movement of the bike itself, but I was blown around in the seat terribly!
Guess my bulk caught the majority of wind blast, and the burgman seemed to have great aerodynamics, but I could imagine some one in a cage watching me as I was tossed around on the seat. I know I would have had a good laugh, if I had seen what I felt!
But, yeh, big bikes do get tossed quite a bit. You'll get used to it once you loosen up!
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DON'T GO DOIN' THAT!!! I actually did that once and obviously the trucker didn't like bikes to much and he actually brake checked me!! I was on my Aspencade and that was the closest I ever came to a near death experience (up until that time). Definitely crapped my pants. I literally missed the back of that truck by an inch and recovered that bigass bike from a high speed tank slapper (that alone was an event to see). Just thinking of it gives me a shiver. I blasted by that dude and he f**king flipped ME off!?! I saw the bastard in a truck stop about 100 miles later and that almost got ugly. Once I voiced what happened to a few drivers they wanted to kill the guy. As we all know, most drivers are Harley guys.
I know your bustin' chops but as soon as I heard that it really brought back a flash and sent a chill up my spine.
I know your bustin' chops but as soon as I heard that it really brought back a flash and sent a chill up my spine.
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No one has asked you how old your tires are. There is a date code on all tires but now that I started this I don't recall how to read them! Anyhow, my point is aged tires do affect the ride. I bought a bike some years ago that had sat quite a while. The tires looked and measured new but they were rotted inside. I could not take a corner on the bike and being steered by wind or grooves was the norm at that time. I really thought I had forgot how to ride until I changed tires. So to the OP check the age of your tires, we can't feel how much you are getting pushed around but yes some is normal.
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Oh I totally agree with you on that my friend. I was a young daredevil badass thinking I was indestructible. We all remember those days. But I did have my sensibilities and is why it almost got ugly. It scared the hell out of me but I knew I was not supposed to be there. I wanted to explode but then I would have been one of those morons that was fighting for my own idiocy.
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I appreciate all your feed back. Sounds like drafting, sailing, bike buffet all pretty much one of the same and is somewhat pretty typical when there is so much for the wind to catch. Wasn't to concernd but thought I would ask the question and what better place than here. Thanks to all
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I find this thread confusing because I ride a softail but couldnt wait to ride my Uncles 2007 Ultra,, cammed,jugs,ported heads you name it.
Well wouldnt you know it he decided one day when we were riding in 40+ MPH winds to pull off on a freeway exit and swap bikes. My Heritage was getting blown around like a rag doll. I thought for sure I was gonna have my hands full w/ this dresser...... nope cut through it like it was a calm warm day. I was white knucke both hands on my bike a couple times that day. His was like a hot knife in warm butter.
Well wouldnt you know it he decided one day when we were riding in 40+ MPH winds to pull off on a freeway exit and swap bikes. My Heritage was getting blown around like a rag doll. I thought for sure I was gonna have my hands full w/ this dresser...... nope cut through it like it was a calm warm day. I was white knucke both hands on my bike a couple times that day. His was like a hot knife in warm butter.
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