Sketchy Ride
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
Sketchy Ride
It was raining all last night and this morning and I was itching to get on the bike. Once I got off work the rain had finally stopped and I decided to go for a ride. As I was coming back home I was hit with wicked wind. The bike was sliding out from underneath me, and because it was still slippery from the rain, I actually thought I'd be hitting some road.
Once I got back I checked the weather.
Just my stupid story. I'm probably being a little b*tch about it but it's definitely a lesson learned.
Once I got back I checked the weather.
- Wind: SW 61km/h
- Wind gusts: 74km/h
Just my stupid story. I'm probably being a little b*tch about it but it's definitely a lesson learned.
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I had a delivery from Baltimore, Md. to Selinsgrove, Pa. today. Good weather but windy on the way up, but hit a helacious rainstorm and high gusty winds on the way back down. I gotta say, my Sporty was rock stock steady. No slip or hairy moments even though the rain was blowing sideways and stinging like a mug. Crazy winds gettin' back into Virginia., though. Thought my head was gonna' be yanked off at times.
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To put it into perspective, I'd rather redo my 600 mile ride which involved torrential downpours (couldn't see in front of my face), almost getting hit by a tire and nearly side swiped by some stupid chick.
I've only been riding for a year, but I've had some interesting experiences (going down the road sideways in pouring rain, the 600 mile incident, dropping into an 8 inch deep pot hole and almost losing the bike, getting passed in a bend and almost being pushed off a bridge, going from pavement to dirt on a decline, right in front of water, countless other things), and somehow, this was the worst. I guess I just can't properly explain the incident.
I've only been riding for a year, but I've had some interesting experiences (going down the road sideways in pouring rain, the 600 mile incident, dropping into an 8 inch deep pot hole and almost losing the bike, getting passed in a bend and almost being pushed off a bridge, going from pavement to dirt on a decline, right in front of water, countless other things), and somehow, this was the worst. I guess I just can't properly explain the incident.
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From: Battle Creek, MI
Sunday it was very windy here in Michigan too. A ways from me, about 40 miles toward Lake Michigan, we had a rider on a big bagger get blown off the road. The results were not good.
I like to ride like the wind, not in the wind!! lol
Safe riding everyone
I like to ride like the wind, not in the wind!! lol
Safe riding everyone
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