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I did my first road trip this weekend ... about 800 miles ... big loop ... included lots of wind ... a drizzle and twice we got turned around due to road closures due to snow ...
All in all the bike handled very nicely ... bit touchy in the wind ... but otherwise very comfy ...
I did have one issue ... I kept turning the key too far (turning on the camping lights) when I got to the hotel ... I've never done that on any of my trips around town, but for some reason I did it way too often on the trip ... good thing the room had a view of the bike ... three times I had to go back down and turn off the camping lights ... short of just not going that far with the key, is there anyway to disable this key function ... I like the lights when I turn off the ignition for the 30 sec's or so ... but I'm afraid I'll leave the camping lights on and get stranded due to a dead battery. After doing it a few times, I've gotten in the habit of checking the lights before I leave the bike so maybe nothing is needed.
Any hints about wind riding ... it felt as if the bike was sliding out from under me either to the right of left depending on the wind direction ... it was a 40-50 mph gusting wind ... all I could figure was to slow down and ride it out ... maybe it's just me being over cautious since it was my first long trip ... Things that I think could of affected it ... windscreen height, air wing position, seat height ... guessing here ... I had the windscreen set to where I look just over ... actually peeking over it ... the air wings were set to keep wind off me ... the seat was in the higher position ... any thoughts?
Thanks for any help ... it was a great trip ... good fellowship .. and a great ride ... my harley riding buddies did kinda make fun of me for slowing down in the wind ... but not too bad
All in all the bike handled very nicely ... bit touchy in the wind ... but otherwise very comfy ...
I did have one issue ... I kept turning the key too far (turning on the camping lights) when I got to the hotel ... I've never done that on any of my trips around town, but for some reason I did it way too often on the trip ... good thing the room had a view of the bike ... three times I had to go back down and turn off the camping lights ... short of just not going that far with the key, is there anyway to disable this key function ... I like the lights when I turn off the ignition for the 30 sec's or so ... but I'm afraid I'll leave the camping lights on and get stranded due to a dead battery. After doing it a few times, I've gotten in the habit of checking the lights before I leave the bike so maybe nothing is needed.
Any hints about wind riding ... it felt as if the bike was sliding out from under me either to the right of left depending on the wind direction ... it was a 40-50 mph gusting wind ... all I could figure was to slow down and ride it out ... maybe it's just me being over cautious since it was my first long trip ... Things that I think could of affected it ... windscreen height, air wing position, seat height ... guessing here ... I had the windscreen set to where I look just over ... actually peeking over it ... the air wings were set to keep wind off me ... the seat was in the higher position ... any thoughts?
Thanks for any help ... it was a great trip ... good fellowship .. and a great ride ... my harley riding buddies did kinda make fun of me for slowing down in the wind ... but not too bad