a unique solution to wind buffeting? - t
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:09 pm
Been close to there. Puerto Mont and Torres del Paine National Park
in Chili. I asked a guy driving us from Puerto Mont to Torres del
Paine why we couldn't fly into the airport at Puerto Natales (which
is half the distance to the park). He showed me as we drove by it.
Only a couple of small planes tethered to a small pole with a line
facing the wind. He said usually the wind is so bad you cannot land
or take off. That day it was pretty windy almost knocking me off my
feet as we got out of the minevan. He said that was nothing, We were
there at a good time - their late spring (November). We had great
weather. The week before everything was socked in. South Patagonia is
legendary for crazy, windy weather.
New Zealand has similar weather especially around Cooks Straight
between the North and South Island at Wellington. There is a video on
the web showing real scary landings at the Wellington airport with
big wobblying jets dragging their wing tips on the runway coming in.
Been in Wellington New Zealand also. We took the ferry across but
locals advised us to fly. A ferry went aground in a storm there a few
years back drowning quite a few.
Stormy, windy weather is the norm in the roaring forties or
fifties. There is nothing to block the wind in that part of the world.
I rode a KLR in an severe angled fashion from Cuba New MX to
Farmington once about 10 years ago. The truck behind me slowed way
down as I think he thought I was going to crash and he would help
pick me up. I survived to Farmington.
Criswell
On Jan 30, 2009, at 12:52 PM, steventbarnett wrote: > > So here s the ultimate solution... and you can actually enjoy it: > > At the moment I m in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. It s the > southernmost city in the world. I just finished riding from Panama > (4 1/2 months). The winds here are usually blowing about 50 mph > (but gust higher), but for some reason they always seem to be coming > from your side. Predominantly riding south, and the prevailing > winds are from the west. > > So no buffeting, per se... you just have to be ready to ride for > thousands of miles on about a 45 degree angle! This tends to wear > out the tires, but only on the right side. I expect to use the left > side of the tires on the return trip. I m not sure if this actually > doubles my tire milage, but I ll let you know. > > Maybe not the perfect technical solution for those of you in North > America, but it sure is a lot of fun! I highly recommend giving it > a try. > > Steve > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, LDHunter wrote: > > > > KLRistas, > > > > > > > > Some of you might remember my complaints about wind buffeting and > wind > > turbulence noise on my '07 KLR650. I finally went with a tall > Kawasaki brand > > windshield and a Laminar Lip on top of it and am moderately > satisfied but > > always looking for ways to reduce wind turbulence noise in my > helmet to > > protect what little hearing I have left. > > > > > > > > Yeah... Yeah.... I know... Wear earplugs but IMO they're a pain > in the > > posterior and I get sick of fooling with them. > > > > > > > > I recently ran across this and thought I'd see if anyone has any > experience > > with it. > > > > > > > > http://www.jacksflaps.com/# http://www.jacksflaps.com/> > > > > > > > > Watch the video. > > > > > > > > It may not apply to KLRs at all and I can't imagine how I could > wear it > > outside of one of my riding jackets but my interest is piqued. > > > > > > > > Anyone tried one of these or have any observations or ideas? > > > > > > > > $bob$ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]