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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cbears
Nope, always windy in the flint hills and it'll come at you from one side, pass a hill, then BAM, come at you from the other side without warning. LOTS of fun!
Yeah but 177 is a great ridegoing to Cassoday this sunday weather permiting
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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Back safe and sound, at least it was a round trip, and the wind stayed out of the south. So I wore the right sides of my tires on the way there, and the left edge on the way home! Good news is I probably saved some miles on the center! ROTFLMAO.....
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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Gusts to thirty = ridin' weather. Gusts to forty = solo ridin' weather. Hell it's Kansas, even Dorothy and Toto ride in the wind,,,LOL
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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Mostly I can deal with the wind but shifting side winds that's what beat the crap out of any one. IMO use lower gear and keep RPM 3000 or above consistently makes little easier to deal with the wind . As long as rear wheel has tremendous amount of power going to it bike will go upright and straight.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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This morning wasn't to bad but oh man the ride home was a little crazy...felt like I was leaning at a 45 most of the way home.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ripper43
Yeah but 177 is a great ridegoing to Cassoday this sunday weather permiting
Hey, I've been to Cassoday. Good time and great barbeque.
 
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