Interesting ride

Cafe Racer · March 29th, 2018, 06:10 AM

I was cruising down the interstate yesterday in 6th gear. It was very windy. The bike word seem to surge ahead and then seem to stumble and lose a couple mph. I thought it was having engine trouble. It as the wind. I have never experienced this before. I have been blown around before, but this was interesting. The wind was coming almost head on and very gusty.

Guess we need a little more torque.

DannoXYZ · March 29th, 2018, 07:11 AM

Add 200-lbs of stones in saddlebags and that’ll make it more stable in wind!

CaliGrrl · March 29th, 2018, 10:28 AM

Yeah, mine behaves differently in wind, too. Just something to notice and adjust for.

Ram Jet · March 29th, 2018, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cafe Racer

I was cruising down the interstate yesterday in 6th gear. It was very windy. The bike word seem to surge ahead and then seem to stumble and lose a couple mph. I thought it was having engine trouble. It as the wind. I have never experienced this before. I have been blown around before, but this was interesting. The wind was coming almost head on and very gusty.

Guess we need a little more torque.

My little Ninja is my first experience with a full fairing motorcycle. I always wanted one. Problem #1 - crosswinds will bat you around like a Badminton shuttle. #2 - a full fairing makes it a beeach to perform simple maintenance on your bike. The price you have to pay to be a cool/boy racer. With me it's a love/hate thing.

Bill

Cafe Racer · March 29th, 2018, 05:01 PM

[QUOTE=Ram Jet;1212665]My little Ninja is my first experience with a full fairing motorcycle. I always wanted one. Problem #1 - crosswinds will bat you around like a Badminton shuttle. #2 - a full fairing makes it a beeach to perform simple maintenance on your bike. The price you have to pay to be a cool/boy racer. With me it's a love/hate thing.

Bill[/QUOTE

Mine is naked. I noted the head winds slowed the bike so much I thought I had an engine problem.

The 200 pounds of rocks would only make the problem worse. Even my 850 pound Fatboy can get buffeted in a cross wind, but the head wind has little effect on speed. The torque monster 96 cc engine solves that.

This was just something I had not experienced before.

CaliGrrl · March 29th, 2018, 09:18 PM

Straight headwind makes the bike feel strange but it's generally a stable thing. Once you know what it's doing, it doesn't change much. Not like a gusty crosswind.

Which can do any number of things.

Ram Jet · March 29th, 2018, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliGrrl

Straight headwind makes the bike feel strange but it's generally a stable thing. Once you know what it's doing, it doesn't change much. Not like a gusty crosswind.

Which can do any number of things.

Yep! I'm pulling 15/42 sprockets and don't have too much of an issue with headwinds.

Bill

Z1R rider · March 30th, 2018, 04:48 AM

If your bike has pod filters, winds can mess with the airflow in and around them causing the engine to run poorly. Don't know if that is your case or not, I've never heard of it with the stock airbox but maybe with it being naked and buffeting wind?

March 30th, 2018, 04:48 AM	#8
Z1R rider ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Roger Location: Mitchell, South Dakota Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 1978 Z1R, 1999 EX250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Oct '16	If your bike has pod filters, winds can mess with the airflow in and around them causing the engine to run poorly. Don't know if that is your case or not, I've never heard of it with the stock airbox but maybe with it being naked and buffeting wind? __________________________________________________

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March 29th, 2018, 06:10 AM	#1
Cafe Racer ninjette.org member Name: Charlie Location: Brick NJ Join Date: Feb 2018 Motorcycle(s): Harley Fatboy, Honda CX500, Harley XL1200C Sportster, 305 Honda Dream, Ninja 250 Posts: 174	Interesting ride I was cruising down the interstate yesterday in 6th gear. It was very windy. The bike word seem to surge ahead and then seem to stumble and lose a couple mph. I thought it was having engine trouble. It as the wind. I have never experienced this before. I have been blown around before, but this was interesting. The wind was coming almost head on and very gusty. Guess we need a little more torque.

March 29th, 2018, 07:11 AM	#2
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17	Add 200-lbs of stones in saddlebags and that’ll make it more stable in wind!

March 29th, 2018, 10:28 AM	#3
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Yeah, mine behaves differently in wind, too. Just something to notice and adjust for.

March 29th, 2018, 05:01 PM	#5
Cafe Racer ninjette.org member Name: Charlie Location: Brick NJ Join Date: Feb 2018 Motorcycle(s): Harley Fatboy, Honda CX500, Harley XL1200C Sportster, 305 Honda Dream, Ninja 250 Posts: 174	[QUOTE=Ram Jet;1212665]My little Ninja is my first experience with a full fairing motorcycle. I always wanted one. Problem #1 - crosswinds will bat you around like a Badminton shuttle. #2 - a full fairing makes it a beeach to perform simple maintenance on your bike. The price you have to pay to be a cool/boy racer. With me it's a love/hate thing. Bill[/QUOTE Mine is naked. I noted the head winds slowed the bike so much I thought I had an engine problem. The 200 pounds of rocks would only make the problem worse. Even my 850 pound Fatboy can get buffeted in a cross wind, but the head wind has little effect on speed. The torque monster 96 cc engine solves that. This was just something I had not experienced before.

March 29th, 2018, 09:18 PM	#6
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Straight headwind makes the bike feel strange but it's generally a stable thing. Once you know what it's doing, it doesn't change much. Not like a gusty crosswind. Which can do any number of things.