supersapien Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 i've had a quick look and can't find anything on this,but sorry if i've missed ita person has just joined this forum and reminded me of something i wanted to ask some experienced ridersright, Is counter steering a bad idea when it's windy? ( side wind)as on my 125 if i counter steer it feels like the bike moves out from under you and i'm worried that if a gust of wind was to happen at the same time the bike might really go out from under yait might just be a 125 thing as i have had counter steering lessons on a bigger bike and it reacted a lot less to counter steering than my 125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 you have to counter steer otherwise you wont go round corners!! everyone does it without realising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 You will naturally lean to counter act the wind otherwise you would be off, you just have to be wary of the wind changing direction...but it all comes as second nature.just loosen your grip and let the bike move around under you High winds are one of the worst type of weather to ride in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1988 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I had my first experience of riding in general windy conditions and cross-winds the other day, granted I was only pillion but even then i noticed me and Christina had a natural tendancy to adjust to tackle the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Riding in the wind as I found out today can be very risky, one of my mate's is on a Yamaha Aerox 50cc and he almost ended up in a bush! The best thing I found was a good way to avoid it was to ride smoothly, don't accelerate too much out of corners and get nice and tucked in to your bikes tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Riding in the wind as I found out today can be very risky, one of my mate's is on a Yamaha Aerox 50cc and he almost ended up in a bush! Some people think bikers have got more chance of getting into a bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Strange as it may seem, the best technique for riding in a strong wind is to only hold the handle bar very lightly. By doing this you disconnect the wind impact on your body, from moving through your arms and down to the steering. Bikes on the move are inherently stable, more than one might think, even in wind, as long as you don't mess with the steering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redline Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 one trick to make riding in wind easier is to get your chest down on the tank and keep low to the bike. as above, a light touch on the bars combined with this make things much eaiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybelefontekingofcalips Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Yer the more you do it, the easier it gets when it comes to the high wind conditions, personally as someone said before..i do the same thing, get your head down right behind the screen and stay as close to the tank as you possibly can, all staying safe at the same time of course. makes the ride a little easier to be fair, id reccomend that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 can we please not drag up old thread this one is from 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Its a thread about counter steering.... LOCK IT STU, LOCK IT NOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 ps, why is this the third time this thread has been revived? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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