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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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Strangely enuff, there was an article about this in the last HOG magazine I took time to thumb through. +1 for steady on the throttle, +1 for maintain a relaxed grip, +1 for knees tight on the tank. +1 for leaning forward (the natural laid back position, especially with feet on highway pegs doesn't make it easy to balance) Fairings and widshields can increase the "push" especially fork mounted ones that tend to try and steer the bike with the gusts as oppossed to RK and RG frame mounted windshields/fairings. +10 to it's a learned thing, you'll get the feel for it.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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Just hold on!! Slowing down made it harder for me to deal with the wind. I just held on and rode with the flow. Or should i say gust.





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