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Old 07-15-2012, 08:26 AM   #184 (permalink)
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Our bike has only been used for racing and is ridden by professional riders. It has been 66 mph in a straight line with good wind conditions and 50 mph for an hour in some bad wind.

What has been your experience fefrie and redyaris? You both make points in opposition to what I said so please share your actual experience before you take down my statement of fact. Do you race a Bonneville in the wind?

I don't think I would be fun to be riding a fully enclosed motorcycle on a windy day. You guys be careful in the wind

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Originally Posted by fefrie View Post
The other thing to remember is that a motorcycle will travel much faster than a bicycle, so that most side winds won't interact with a motorcycle at a perpendicular angle, but rather at an angle more akin to a headwind.
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