GS500F handling in strong winds

[Maduro Mistress]

The wind this year for me has been even worse than last year. I was mentioning back in June (when I had my gs) that I was getting blown around SO bad that if it had been like that when i bought my bike initially, then I would never have kept riding. It doesn't make for a fun trip at all, AND all your friends on bigger bikes don't notice it at all

Now I have a bigger bike I know what they mean, but I also know what wind does, scary as crap!

[foogle]

Fixed the problem of scary handling on windy days....

I traded my GS500F K5 model for a naked GS 500K5 (been in a dealers for a while). Added a bikini fairing and "hey presto" I'm able to ride on windy days without scaring myself to death.

It feels waaaaaaaaay better all round - I'm enjoying my riding again.

[jackiei26]

pics dude..where are the pics??!!??

[Andy73]

Thought I'd resurrect this ancient thread because I found a vast improvement in the effect of strong winds on my GS500F K9. It was quite an unintended outcome however when I went from the Bridgestone Battleax cross ply tyres to Michelin Pilot Street Radials it solved 90% of the wind problem I had with the bike. Crosswinds no longer feel like they are going to blow me off the road- far more manageable.  In fact the change has made every aspect of riding the bike significantly better.