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longshot48
6th April 2005, 20:33
This past Saturday April 2, thunderstorms came through our area just before daylight. I had a meeting to attend but the weather cleared out around noon. The sun was shinning and the temperature was about 70 here in South Carolina so I went for a ride after my meeting.
That's what I get for not completely listening to the weatherman, the wind went from just a breeze to gusts of up to 50 mph. I have never been hammered so hard by wind in all my many years of riding. My arms hurt from just trying to hang on to the bike. I made it back home which took more than an hour. My eyes were burning, back, legs, arms, were numb. I crashed out on the couch and went to sleep and didn't wake up intill about 2.30 am Sunday morning.

What a Ride!!!!

Longshot

vetteguy
6th April 2005, 21:14
Yea, I know what you mean. I was out the other day, probly 30 mph gusts. I was hangin on for dear life! Guy

ForensicSgt
6th April 2005, 22:01
I went for a ride around the Charleston area that same day and had the same problem. Even sitting at a stoplight the wind was trying hard to blow the bike over.