re well blow me down yuk yuk yuk in article news columbia edu rdc cunixf cc columbia edu robert d castro writes when how do you decide that it is too windy to ride when it s too windy to stand when you re on the road in high winds stay alert even more alert than your alert cause you re on a motorcycle and they re out to kill you kind of alert be aware of the terrain and how it may funnel wind in sudden gusts well not gusts to somebody standing there but it s gusty cause you ride through it if you are riding in a steady crosswind be aware of a hill that will block the wind and adjust your lean angle be aware of passing trucks to your windward side your lean angle will change dramatically both as you enter and as you leave their turbulance cone reducing your profile may help ie lean on the gas tank and kiss the triple clamp keep a nimble hand on the steering be ready to countersteer into and out of sudden wind bursts keep a larger than usual buffer zone both ahead and behind and to the side you can easily be blown half a lane over before you can react by countersteering keep a close eye on traffic in your mirror if someone is coming up wanting to pass get out of their way early stop often for short brakes extensive riding in high winds is both mentally and physically fatiguing ed green former ninjaite i was drinking last night with a biker ed green east sun com and i showed him a picture of you i said dod go on get to know her you ll like her the grateful dead it seemed like the least i could do
