I hope they get those fires under control for you guys over there.

 

Yeah stronger than hurricane force winds... Although these are GUSTS and not sustained winds. The sustained winds were like 40-50mph. The canyons just funnel all the wind like crazy around here.

 

Wish we could send you guys some of the rain we had the past week. We just broke a record for October dating back to 1900.

Good luck. Stay safe.

 

Put about 500 miles in this last weekend was beautiful other than a little wind raining and 48 degrees today sux

 

Well, we just got home from our 210 mile trip to the dealer and back. We lucked out this morning--it was a nice warm 40 degrees when we left.

Our 20-30 mph winds, however, turned brutal on the way home, with 45 mph sustained and gusts to 59 mph, coming diagonal to us from the front.

Which made me think of something I missed earlier in the thread, and that is shifting. Keeping power to the rear wheel is critical in such winds, and shifting down a gear will help do that, to keep your bike in the power band. When the gust hits, gently apply throttle as you countersteer, to help keep you in your lane position.

Also, when accelerating away from a stop sign with wind from the right, with on coming traffic, time your shifts between oncoming cars, because as soon as you pull your clutch in to shift, your bike is going to scoot over when the power is released from your rear wheel.

 

WIMP!!! We had a great ride on Sunday! Didn't make it as far as we wanted to go though, a buddy's bike broke down just outside of Globe. My bike still looks like crap from all the dust blowing around though.

 

Bold Statement!!! Where were you going to ride? We had a great ride as well.

 

Nothing like a little ribbing! We were just going to do a short 1/2 day ride up to Rooselvelt Dam and back (nice big circle). Only got in about 150 miles or so, but I had to meet my wife down at her sisters in Queen Creek in the early afternoon.