how much wind, is too much wind

[FlaBound]

Wow! What a good day, thanks to all the great advice.
Left the house for Hanover PA, about 8:00am this morning, for my 600 mile check up.
Had the #3 factory setting on the shocks ramped up to 4 ( may try 5 at a later time ), oil change, tweeking etc..
Then headed out to Frederick Md for work ( Yea, got to work riding my spyder on a nice sunny day. Life is good).
Part of the journey took me onto parts of I-70 that are under construction.
Narrowed lanes, 18 wheelers, and 65mph speed limit, and pretty good winds. Don't know the exact speed, but trees were bending over.

Happy to report, that I felt pretty confident. Not overconfident, but pretty confident.
Kept my hands relaxed, looked further ahead, and trusted the bike.

I'm starting to be "part of" the bike, rather than "on" the bike.:thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

:2thumbs: Great news! :2thumbs:
Now :shocked: If you find yourself in a situation that doesn't give you the "warm & Fuzzies" on the street; relax... don't do anything too quickly... If you're in traffic; the last thing you want to do in a hurry is shed a lot of speed... Just roll out of it slowly while taking a deep breath... The bike will know how to do what it needs to do, so trust it a little bit...
Take small steps while you're in this steep part of the learning curve; relax and enjoy the view from behind the bars! :thumbup:

 

[crossbowme]

One thing about 18 wheelers whether you're driving a car, motorcycle or a unicycle. When you get ready to pass don't delay - put the hammer down and get by them as quickly as you can. In motorcycles, the less time you spend being buffeted by them the better. Better to go a few MPH faster to get by them quickly and safely and then slow back to your cruise speed.

 

[FlaBound]

Having never ridden a spyder (or a motorcycle since my youth for that matter), after the wow factor surrounding the appearance and specs of the RT wore off, it was really my faith in what many of you have talked about that got me to pull the trigger.
And my faith in what you spyder addicts have been saying is slowly coming true, as I get accustomed to this machine.
This thing is a TRIP! :yes::yes:

 

[Rar]

Having never ridden a spyder (or a motorcycle since my youth for that matter), after the wow factor surrounding the appearance and specs of the RT wore off, it was really my faith in what many of you have talked about that got me to pull the trigger.
And my faith in what you spyder addicts have been saying is slowly coming true, as I get accustomed to this machine.
This thing is a TRIP! :yes::yes:

:agree: This is me too. Depending on and trusting the experience of the folks here to get me through my learning curve. :clap:

 

[lookerjdc]

had a drs appt yesterday and decided to ride my spyder to the office

when i came out after the appt i saw very very large storm clouds out over the ocean heading towards the shore so i hopped on my spyder and headed home, about a 15 minute ride

as the clouds continued to get closer the winds started picking up, to the point where i felt like i was riding against a brick wall with a bungie attached to the rear of the trike...

i still have the stock windshield on ( my calsci hasnt arrived yet) and the buffeting was intense to say the least

got hone 5 minutes before the rain started.... it was not an enjoyable ride

hoping the new windshield will help stop all the buffeting but, regardless, i dont plan on riding when there are storm clouds like that rolling in

as others have said, its a matter of whats comfortable, feels safe, etc in deciding when to ride

 

[MouthPiece]

My wife, Cindy, read the thread title and said I should be an expert in answering. Hmmmmmmmmmm. :yikes:

Chris

 

[Bob Denman]

Well since you brought it up...