Whats the strongest wind you've ridden your 250r in?

Sigma.40 · April 16th, 2012, 01:26 PM

I got caught in a rainstorm last night with a 25-30 mph crosswind and was wondering what I would've done if they were stronger (today is 45 mph winds). Just curious if anyone has ridden in significantly stronger winds.

Whiskey · April 16th, 2012, 01:35 PM

I've been caught out in storm force winds (55-60mph), horizontal rain is not fun, neither is unintentionally changing lanes on the motorway.

Stay light on the bars, point diaganolly into the wind if it's that strong that it's causing you to drift off course and hope that you dont get a freak gust that puts you in oncoming traffic

csmith12 · April 16th, 2012, 02:21 PM

Around 45mph winds for me. Not really a huge deal straight line but a real pain in the *ss in the 10 miles of corners that I have to take to get home.

lgk · April 16th, 2012, 02:34 PM

got caught in some 40 mph gusts.
luckily it was in a straight portion of the freeway.

i just kept pointing the bike slightly against the wind the entire time.

choneofakind · April 16th, 2012, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

10 miles of corners that I have to take to get home.

I wanna work where you work!!

Felipe the Ant · April 16th, 2012, 03:18 PM

I've taken corners leaned over in the opposite direction before. Just stay low and light on the bars and you'll be fine.

EsrTek · April 16th, 2012, 03:26 PM

Been in 1 approaching storm w/ gust of 60+... I was being as light as I could on the bars and basically going straight while at a 15* lean to the right (frakin scary!!, I was so afraid wind would stop and I would instantly turn right or fall).
1 gust blew me into next lane, which had a semi rig in it!! Luckily I had about 10ft in front of him, but still nailed the gas to get even more (and go back in my lane) :0
I was riding in left hand side of my lane, so it didn't blow me too far over, but enough to scare me for awhile.
Needless to say I don't ride in high (35+) winds anymore!

MarcoPolo · April 16th, 2012, 03:33 PM

Ha when I read this title I thought...he HAS to live in Michigan. It was crazy in Lansing this morning. Literally had a hard time walking into work. Took the car though becus the batterys dead and im tired of bumpin it!

alex.s · April 16th, 2012, 05:21 PM

fastest wind ive been in was 145mph

Sigma.40 · April 16th, 2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MarcoPolo

Ha when I read this title I thought...he HAS to live in Michigan. It was crazy in Lansing this morning. Literally had a hard time walking into work. Took the car though becus the batterys dead and im tired of bumpin it!

Its bad down there too? I drove my daughter to school today and the traffic lights were parallel with the ground. I thought, theres no way I'm riding today.

Sigma.40 · April 16th, 2012, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiskey

I've been caught out in storm force winds (55-60mph), horizontal rain is not fun, neither is unintentionally changing lanes on the motorway.

Stay light on the bars, point diaganolly into the wind if it's that strong that it's causing you to drift off course and hope that you dont get a freak gust that puts you in oncoming traffic

30 MPH winds aren't too much. I was a little leaned over, but not too bad. I'm just curious how much wind the 250 can take before it is unrideable.

USMCEvan · April 16th, 2012, 09:27 PM

No idea how strong the winds were, but I was on Hwy 101 through Gaviota where it's all hills to the right, ocean to the left, and in the blink of an eye I went from the right shoulder to the left (2 lanes). Scared the crap out of me, I had been riding only 2 weeks. lol

NikkitaNinja · April 16th, 2012, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

fastest wind ive been in was 145mph

haha was the wind going that fast or were you :P

pretty sure 145mph winds would rip your head off

leed · April 16th, 2012, 11:32 PM

I hate gusts the most, since you don't know when they're going to hit and when they're going to stop.

Firehorse · April 17th, 2012, 12:09 AM

Funny you should ask. Wind has been crazy here too. Gusts were up to 95Kph, went outside, checked to see what my bike would hit if it got blown off it's stand, made some adjustments to the potential 'landing pad' and scurried back inside.

I love riding in wind but strong gusts like that? Nooo thank you! Still learning to ride in strong consistent wind, once I'm totally comfy with that, I'll tackle some giant gusty winds on a back street somewhere. I've had to ride almost sideways on a straight away where the wind was screaming across two farmer's fields. That was really cool, bike was leaned, I was upright, bike was going straight as an arrow.

Got caught in that weird hail a couple days ago though. Sun was shining, hailstones bouncing off my helmet and pedestrians wishing they had a helmet

ai4px · April 17th, 2012, 05:51 AM

That would be a 115mph head wind. Come to think of it, the is wind nearly always a head wind.

Whiskey · April 17th, 2012, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigma.40

30 MPH winds aren't too much. I was a little leaned over, but not too bad. I'm just curious how much wind the 250 can take before it is unrideable.

Constant wind is ok at higher speeds in a straight line, gusts and cornering are the problems

270° turn on a motorway on-ramp in 45mph wind was not fun either.

Storm force gusts were un-rideable but I was on the motorway & had nowhere to pull over to until I was less than a mile from home.

It's really down to a few things like; is it raining, do you have to get home on the bike, how many miles have you done in bad conditions, how awake are you.
After that it's a judgement call. I ride in all weather conditions except snow, which is rare enough where I live (a few days to 2 weeks a year)

kamikaze · April 17th, 2012, 09:15 AM

couple of good gusts last night, one that pushed me into the oncoming lane (thankfully it was late and the road was deserted). gotta remember to keep it over farther in wind like that. since I'm not a mobile weather station it's hard to tell what the speed of the wind was, but the weather reported 60-90km/h gusts so i'll just assume it was in that range.

CZroe · April 17th, 2012, 06:08 PM

New Mexico
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LoneRonin · April 17th, 2012, 07:38 PM

bout 40-45 mph gusts on the highway...its been real windy here past couple days

NDspd · April 17th, 2012, 08:21 PM

Been hit with a few 60mph gusts, and several 40mph constant winds after that. I was riding through a very heavy storm...thank god I was wearing my rain suit.

Firehorse · April 17th, 2012, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamikaze

couple of good gusts last night, one that pushed me into the oncoming lane (thankfully it was late and the road was deserted). gotta remember to keep it over farther in wind like that. since I'm not a mobile weather station it's hard to tell what the speed of the wind was, but the weather reported 60-90km/h gusts so i'll just assume it was in that range.

Your weather is about 2 hours down the road from mine and those were brutal wind gusts the last couple days. Good on ya for keeping it together.

Down to 5kph tomorrow, yippee!

jdoucet93 · April 17th, 2012, 09:51 PM

This strong

(not me by the way... I wear gear

I'm in front of the harley)

Soujyu · April 18th, 2012, 08:18 PM

Worst I've done is 25mph crosswinds. This was in the Hill Country, on my way up to Kerrville.

What was notable was that I was following a BMW sport-tourer and a Harley ElectraGlide. They were having just as much trouble keeping a straight line as I was, which makes for a very convincing argument against a heavier/more powerful bike being more stable against wind.

April 16th, 2012, 01:26 PM	#1
Sigma.40 ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Traverse City, Michigan Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 "1000cc" ZX9R Posts: 194	Whats the strongest wind you've ridden your 250r in? I got caught in a rainstorm last night with a 25-30 mph crosswind and was wondering what I would've done if they were stronger (today is 45 mph winds). Just curious if anyone has ridden in significantly stronger winds.

April 16th, 2012, 02:21 PM	#3
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Around 45mph winds for me. Not really a huge deal straight line but a real pain in the *ss in the 10 miles of corners that I have to take to get home. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

April 16th, 2012, 03:18 PM	#6
Felipe the Ant ninjette.org sage Name: . Location: . Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R SE GREEN! Posts: 562	I've taken corners leaned over in the opposite direction before. Just stay low and light on the bars and you'll be fine. __________________________________________________ Trust me, I'm a banana!

April 16th, 2012, 03:33 PM	#8
MarcoPolo ninjette.org member Name: Marco Location: Lansing MI Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 91	Ha when I read this title I thought...he HAS to live in Michigan. It was crazy in Lansing this morning. Literally had a hard time walking into work. Took the car though becus the batterys dead and im tired of bumpin it! __________________________________________________ Go Green! Go White!

April 16th, 2012, 05:21 PM	#9
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	fastest wind ive been in was 145mph __________________________________________________

April 16th, 2012, 01:35 PM	#2
Whiskey ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Morgan Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	I've been caught out in storm force winds (55-60mph), horizontal rain is not fun, neither is unintentionally changing lanes on the motorway. Stay light on the bars, point diaganolly into the wind if it's that strong that it's causing you to drift off course and hope that you dont get a freak gust that puts you in oncoming traffic

April 16th, 2012, 02:34 PM	#4
lgk ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jason Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250, 2014 EX300 Posts: A lot.	got caught in some 40 mph gusts. luckily it was in a straight portion of the freeway. i just kept pointing the bike slightly against the wind the entire time.

April 16th, 2012, 03:26 PM	#7
EsrTek ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Eric Location: Murfreesboro, TN Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): '13 300 Posts: A lot.	Been in 1 approaching storm w/ gust of 60+... I was being as light as I could on the bars and basically going straight while at a 15* lean to the right (frakin scary!!, I was so afraid wind would stop and I would instantly turn right or fall). 1 gust blew me into next lane, which had a semi rig in it!! Luckily I had about 10ft in front of him, but still nailed the gas to get even more (and go back in my lane) :0 I was riding in left hand side of my lane, so it didn't blow me too far over, but enough to scare me for awhile. Needless to say I don't ride in high (35+) winds anymore!

April 16th, 2012, 09:27 PM	#12
USMCEvan Crashing is just practice Name: Evan Location: Long Beach, CA Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja ex250 (Tinkerbell); 2008 Ninja ex250 (Frankenstein) Posts: 101	No idea how strong the winds were, but I was on Hwy 101 through Gaviota where it's all hills to the right, ocean to the left, and in the blink of an eye I went from the right shoulder to the left (2 lanes). Scared the crap out of me, I had been riding only 2 weeks. lol __________________________________________________ SEMPER FI ~UNSTOPPABLE~ Kawasaki - Green means GO!

April 16th, 2012, 11:32 PM	#14
leed ninjette.org sage Name: David Location: Loves Park, IL Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Time will tell Posts: 969	I hate gusts the most, since you don't know when they're going to hit and when they're going to stop.

April 17th, 2012, 12:09 AM	#15
Firehorse ninjette.org sage Name: Ms.T, Queen of the Night Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250 Posts: 938	Funny you should ask. Wind has been crazy here too. Gusts were up to 95Kph, went outside, checked to see what my bike would hit if it got blown off it's stand, made some adjustments to the potential 'landing pad' and scurried back inside. I love riding in wind but strong gusts like that? Nooo thank you! Still learning to ride in strong consistent wind, once I'm totally comfy with that, I'll tackle some giant gusty winds on a back street somewhere. I've had to ride almost sideways on a straight away where the wind was screaming across two farmer's fields. That was really cool, bike was leaned, I was upright, bike was going straight as an arrow. Got caught in that weird hail a couple days ago though. Sun was shining, hailstones bouncing off my helmet and pedestrians wishing they had a helmet

April 17th, 2012, 05:51 AM	#16
ai4px ninjette.org sage Name: Wes Location: Sumter SC Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 650r 2009 Vulcan 800 2005 Posts: 557	strongest wind? That would be a 115mph head wind. Come to think of it, the is wind nearly always a head wind.

April 17th, 2012, 09:15 AM	#18
kamikaze ex-ninjette.org guru :o Name: Trevor Location: Barrie, Ontario Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2003 SV1000 S Posts: 475	couple of good gusts last night, one that pushed me into the oncoming lane (thankfully it was late and the road was deserted). gotta remember to keep it over farther in wind like that. since I'm not a mobile weather station it's hard to tell what the speed of the wind was, but the weather reported 60-90km/h gusts so i'll just assume it was in that range.

April 17th, 2012, 06:08 PM	#19
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	New Mexico [/THREAD]

April 17th, 2012, 07:38 PM	#20
LoneRonin ninjette.org sage Name: Jason Location: Mississauga Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250r Posts: 634	bout 40-45 mph gusts on the highway...its been real windy here past couple days

April 17th, 2012, 08:21 PM	#21
NDspd 1/4 English, 3/4 Kick Ass Name: Jeremy Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Triumph Speed Triple 955i, '05 Suzuki SV650S(retired), '11 Ninja 250R(sold) Posts: A lot.	Been hit with a few 60mph gusts, and several 40mph constant winds after that. I was riding through a very heavy storm...thank god I was wearing my rain suit.

April 17th, 2012, 09:51 PM	#23
jdoucet93 ninjette.org sage Name: Josh Location: Lafayette Louisiana Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 R6 Posts: 509	This strong (not me by the way... I wear gear I'm in front of the harley) __________________________________________________ SOLD MY NINJETTE and got THIS

April 18th, 2012, 08:18 PM	#24
Soujyu ninjette.org sage Name: W Location: Austin, TX Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (sold), 2012 Tuono V4R Posts: 512	Worst I've done is 25mph crosswinds. This was in the Hill Country, on my way up to Kerrville. What was notable was that I was following a BMW sport-tourer and a Harley ElectraGlide. They were having just as much trouble keeping a straight line as I was, which makes for a very convincing argument against a heavier/more powerful bike being more stable against wind. __________________________________________________ 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R - "Aria" (sold) 2012 Aprilia Tuono V4R - "Perrine" Proof that Harleys and Ninjettes are friendly with each other

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