silver_falcon_46

Hi,

I have been into motorcycling for a lil while now and some of you may know me more from Bangalore xBhp. Recently, I moved to to the States and have been riding around here on a Ninja 250.

In most parts of India, wind is not a dangerous factor that we consider too often while riding. After getting here though, I have been having a hard time wresting with the motorcycle on the freeway. I do have a full lane to play with but the cross winds here seem to be playing quite a dangerous role and I am having to deal with this everyday.

Are there any techniques to deal with this? How dangerous can it get? Remember that the winds are not extremely strong to cause any problem to the cars on the road, just that on a motorcycle at 65mph it seems to be quite a problem!

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this happens even on the chennai bangalore highway during the windy season. a naked bike would have fared better compared to the full fairing on the ninja in such a situation. you cannot do much on the ninja to beat the cross wind, but you can wear a aerodynamic helmet, tight leathers , riding shoes which will lessen the effect to some extend.

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Crouching on the tank can reduce the drag of the winds.
Reducing throttle is an added option.
But on freeways/motorways the guys in cages might ram into you if you suddenly reduce throttle .
So have an eye on your mirror before u let off the throttle.

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Putting my knee out into the crosswind helps me. I'm not exactly sure as to why this is, but it has something to do with the fact that having my knee hanging off the bike (into the crosswind) puts the bike into a slight lean which counteracts the force of the crosswind. I'm sure there's a logical explanation (shifting of mass, pressures etc). Whatever it may be, I find that it works

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