Riding in windy conditions

[alanmcorcoran]

Not a big fan of gusty wind riding myself - it tends to be exhausting what with the need to maintain a much higher level of (practically constant) vigilance. I had gusty winds on the beginning of my recent Vegas run, for an hour or so. Fortunately, the wind was less intense and gusty once I cleared certain geographical features, but its really not possible to relax and enjoy the ride when you are dealing with the constant unpredictability.

Countersteering will correct for the blowover, but countersterring requires leaning, and you have to lean more, then less then a little more, etc. constantly and after a few minutes, it really loses its appeal.

I can say that riding the 850 lb bike is less stressful in the wind than the GZ, but it suffers from much of the same aggravation.