I just drove over 100 miles ....about 30-40 was into a head wind with gusty cross winds....it wasn’t fun...several times it felt like someone slapped me in the head. Some gusts were that strong. The SS was all over the road.
Pucker Factor
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That's Colorado at least 30% of the time. Wind gusts on the plains are upwards of 60 mph on any given day...on a bad day upwards of 80-90 mph...and in the last year I can remember a few days over 100 mph. Driving to work and home can be a literal headache...especially with big trucks are driving my in the opposite direction changing the path of the wind severely.
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high gusty winds are a common occurrence around here. I have never really noticed any problem with the slingshot getting pushed around but I have felt like it was going to rip my helmet off
you really want to have fun you should drive a passanger van in or out of this valley when we have a high wind warning - get sideways to it and it will knock the van right over, and going up the pass into the wind can actually grind you to a stop. Back in my van days had to drop it into low gear to keep the wind from stopping us on more than one occasion.
But then again I guess that is why the pass is full of wind turbines
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We've been out on the coast on several occasions when the winds have been kicking up a frenzy and I must say that I have been pleasantly surprised on how well the Grasshopper has handled them, considering how relatively light that it is. In fact, one time a couple riding a larger motorcycle had been following us on one of these days, pulled in alongside us at a stop and asked if we wanted to trade, saying that the wind was obviously blowing them around much more that it were us............
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I have been surprised how much different some helmets handle the wind. When I first got the sling the dealer threw in 2 skid lid half helmets. That helmet really got buffeted by the wind thought it would snap my neck. Got myself a carbon fiber 1/2 helmet that is billed as the smallest and lightest DOT 1/2 helmet made and the wind doesnt bother it at all. if I have the strap to loose it will lift up on my head, but it doesnt catch the wind in a way that shakes my head around. My full helmet that I use when its cold or raining, a bell vortex is better than the skid lid, but still not as good as my regular carbonator helmet
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So far it has been my experience that any helmet is better than no helmet, especially with protecting the ears.............
Bill
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We don't normally wear a helmet. Thankfully the only time I've had one on is when I was on the race track.When we go on longer rides we use our ANR headsets. That takes care of the continuous/monotonous noises while still allowing sounds like the stereo or car coming along side to come through. They also allow us to communicate at a normal level as we would if we were sitting still. We have not noticed any problem with them catching the wind but we have the tall windscreen with a top. All that being said I agree that there is a definite difference from helmet to helmet in how it reacts in the wind. It's also amazing how moving a few inches in one direction or the other can have such a huge affect on the amount of buffeting you feel. Baker air wings can have a huge positive affect on this.
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For fun...this was up in Denver area just this past week
http://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2018/06/15/2539957952443364418/636x382_MP4_2539957952443364418.mp4
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I was about to post one of my wind experiences and then I saw this ......
hope there wasn’t anyone in the Porta potty!
For fun...this was up in Denver area just this past week
http://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2018/06/15/2539957952443364418/636x382_MP4_2539957952443364418.mp4
