Wind!!!
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Wind!!!
Here in the UK at the moment it's windy!
And although I am LOVING my new VRSCB I am not loving the solid wheels in the wind - especially when leant over in a turn it catches a cross wind. Although I know in my head it wont fall away under me, my body tenses and thinks I'm a gonner!
So I'm after advice for dealing with cross winds in the short term with the solid wheels and peoples thoughts on modifying the bike so that it behaves a bit more. (And no I wont be selling it!) Have people had the original rims machined or have they just replaced them? What with? And what are the pro's and cons of machining the wheels?
Thanks for all the help,
Chris
And although I am LOVING my new VRSCB I am not loving the solid wheels in the wind - especially when leant over in a turn it catches a cross wind. Although I know in my head it wont fall away under me, my body tenses and thinks I'm a gonner!
So I'm after advice for dealing with cross winds in the short term with the solid wheels and peoples thoughts on modifying the bike so that it behaves a bit more. (And no I wont be selling it!) Have people had the original rims machined or have they just replaced them? What with? And what are the pro's and cons of machining the wheels?
Thanks for all the help,
Chris
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RE: Wind!!!
You could go either way, machining the originals or replacement. Time and expensewill be your biggest factors, if you have time for it to sit you can have them machined, but it's going to cost more to replace them with something aftermarket. I have seen both options and they both look good. Choice is really yours.
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RE: Wind!!!
Easy is right. You can make the change.
My opinion is to encourage you in making that change!
I had the good fortune to test ride an 06 with solid wheels on a windy day. And the same day then ride the 07 with slotted wheels. It was a dramatic difference. The solid wheels will just catch a lot of cross wind, and you FEEL it!
Swap ‘em out. You’ll be glad you did.
My opinion is to encourage you in making that change!
I had the good fortune to test ride an 06 with solid wheels on a windy day. And the same day then ride the 07 with slotted wheels. It was a dramatic difference. The solid wheels will just catch a lot of cross wind, and you FEEL it!
Swap ‘em out. You’ll be glad you did.
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RE: Wind!!!
dogyakker... You certainly can get your wheels machined/slotted if you want. Would note this... I rode a VRSCA for four years in one of the windiest places around... at 10,000ft high in the Colorado Rockies. Yeah, a little buffeting, but nothing too different from the slab sided, wind catching, light weight, high profile sportbikes I ride on the same roads. In a way, it is what you are used to. The other day I read a complaint from a new V-Rod rider about handling in the wind, and his wheels were slotted! Your mileage may vary, but the solution may not be worth the cost. You also might get more used to riding the V-Rod on windy days over time. And personally, I do think the solid disk wheels look the part. Nothing like them.
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