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riding in high winds
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:10 am
by Terry Taylor
Here in Oklahoma the winds can blow really hard at times.Last week I was travelling Westbound on I-40 at highway speeds. The wind was blowing from the South...hard,very hard.Riding on the side edge of my seat rather than the top of seat hard as the bike had to be leaned over to account for the wind blast.It got me thinking...I wonder if this wind could actually blow the front tire out from underneath the bike? The front tire of a KLR is somewhat narrow & the contact patch is not really that big especially with DOT nobbies on it.Has anybody heard of a KLR going down simply because the wind has blown the tire out from underneath them??
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riding in high winds
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:22 am
by Arden Kysely
Never heard of a bike being blown over, but I have been nearly blown
off the road, as have friends of mine. We have a wicked wind gap up
the coast that funnels strong gusty winds across the highway, making
for some treachorous riding.
Some years back there was a crosswind discussion here where it was
suggested that sticking your knee out in the direction of the wind
would help stabilize the bike. I've tried it and it seems to help.
Changing to a low front fender and removing the stock handguards has
also been said to help. With a KLR you're riding a big sail, so wind
will always be a challenge.
__Arden
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Terry Taylor wrote:
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> Here in Oklahoma the winds can blow really hard at times.Last
week I was travelling Westbound on I-40 at highway speeds. The
wind was blowing from the South...hard,very hard.Riding on the side
edge of my seat rather than the top of seat hard as the bike had to
be leaned over to account for the wind blast.It got me thinking...I
wonder if this wind could actually blow the front tire out from
underneath the bike? The front tire of a KLR is somewhat narrow
& the contact patch is not really that big especially with DOT
nobbies on it.Has anybody heard of a KLR going down simply because
the wind has blown the tire out from underneath them??
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riding in high winds
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:11 am
by Randy S
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Terry Taylor wrote:
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> Here in Oklahoma the winds can blow really hard at times....It got me
thinking...I wonder if this wind could actually blow the front tire out
from underneath the bike?
>
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It wasn't a motorcycle, but I once saw a bicycle literally picked up by
a tornado, rider and all. It was the wierdest thing. Sad thing was
when the twister passed, a house landed on top of her.
'Course, that was Kansas, not Oklahaoma.
riding in high winds
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:14 am
by Jim Douglas
Terry Taylor wrote:
>
> Here in Oklahoma the winds can blow really hard at times.Last
> week I was travelling Westbound on I-40 at highway speeds. The
> wind was blowing from the South...hard,very hard.Riding on the side
> edge of my seat rather than the top of seat hard as the bike had to be
> leaned over to account for the wind blast.It got me thinking...I
> wonder if this wind could actually blow the front tire out from
> underneath the bike? The front tire of a KLR is somewhat narrow
> & the contact patch is not really that big especially with DOT
> nobbies on it.Has anybody heard of a KLR going down simply because the
> wind has blown the tire out from underneath them??
>
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>
>
In TX, about a month ago I was blown over coming to a stop light,
about ready to put my foot down and a gust came from the left
side hard and the bike and myself simply fell over to the right! The
guy in the car next to me jumped out to help me right the thing and
said that he had felt it also!
riding in high winds
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:22 pm
by mikeypep
I get the feeling that the front end is going to wash out from under
me in high sidewinds. This is especially freightening ini the rain. I
can't help but wonder if a low fender would help.-- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Douglas wrote:
>
> Terry Taylor wrote:
> >
> > Here in Oklahoma the winds can blow really hard at times.Last
> > week I was travelling Westbound on I-40 at highway speeds.
The
> > wind was blowing from the South...hard,very hard.Riding on the
side
> > edge of my seat rather than the top of seat hard as the bike had
to be
> > leaned over to account for the wind blast.It got me thinking...I
> > wonder if this wind could actually blow the front tire out from
> > underneath the bike? The front tire of a KLR is somewhat
narrow
> > & the contact patch is not really that big especially with
DOT
> > nobbies on it.Has anybody heard of a KLR going down simply
because the
> > wind has blown the tire out from underneath them??
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> In TX, about a month ago I was blown over coming to a stop light,
> about ready to put my foot down and a gust came from the left
> side hard and the bike and myself simply fell over to the right! The
> guy in the car next to me jumped out to help me right the thing and
> said that he had felt it also!
>
riding in high winds
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:12 pm
by stevedyer@cox.net
10 points.
Steve
---- Randy S wrote:
It wasn't a motorcycle, but I once saw a bicycle literally picked up by
a tornado, rider and all. It was the wierdest thing. Sad thing was
when the twister passed, a house landed on top of her.
'Course, that was Kansas, not Oklahaoma.
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kenda tire size question
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:37 pm
by Michael Martin
--- Spike55 wrote:
> Could someone post back what the proper front and rear Kenda tire
> sizes? 3.00 vs 3.25-21 front and 4.60 vs 5.10-17 rear. My brother
> needs new "meat" for his '08.
Don,
I installed the larger sizes on my '05. Dividing the original front/rear tire
sizes of 90 mm and 130mm by 25.4 gave me numbers closer to 3.25 and 5.10.
HTH,
Mike Martin,
Louisville, KY