The Santa-Peterbuilt Winds...

[vtlion]

Hey all.

I live in a fairly rural area with only a few roads out of town and they are all major trucking routes.  I'm still fairly new to riding, and I know that the GS isn't exactly the heaviest or most aerodynamic bike out there, but MAN, when I get out of town on the 55 and 65mph state roads, the tractor trailer's create so much turbulance when they pass (both oncoming and, I'm ashamed to say, from behind) that I could swear I'm about to lift off!!    

do fairings help with this?  Are there any riding techniques (besides holding on for dear life) that can make these high-speed passes more tolerable, or am I just white-knuckling it due to inexperience?

Thoughts?

[scratch]

Riding in windy, or in the conditions you're describing, just takes time to get used to. Even with a little fairing, but a small, and I mean small, fairing should help. The reason I say small is because what you are dealing with is side winds.  A large fairing will act like a sail and be far more dangerous.
Staying away from the rigs is the best way to deal with them. Moving to the far side of your lane to avoid the air they're pushing around. Eventually, you will notice when you pass them, where the wind is really bad, you can anticipate when you'll need to lean in or lead in with a shoulder to minimize the effects of the windblast coming off their grill.

[The Antibody]

Yeah, Scratch said it all, not that bad if you stay in the outside part of your lane. I installed a wind screen and haven't really noticed a difference.

 -Anti

[Mat]

Staying away from the rigs is the best way to deal with them.

hell i am curious if i can fit under them
catch the slip stream  :mrgreen:

[yamahonkawazuki]

:mrgreen: probably could. but wouldnt it just really suck if your bike decided to stop running? :mrgreen: