--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, Donald Johnson <dgaejohnson@...> wrote:
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> Hello, another question about the ST. I live in West Texas and it is notorious for the strong winds, especially during the Spring. I plan on my purchase at the beginning of the year and will lose the Harley for awhile. Will I be effected riding the ST in the high winds? My Harley does pretty well with winds up to 25 mph. My KLR 650 is useless in any wind. Don
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Yes, the ST will be affected by crosswinds just like any other bike. I don't have a lot of experience with other bikes, but I rode my ST3 across I-40 from Oklahoma City, OK into California during the month of April 3 or 4 years ago. I was fully loaded, 1-up, with panniers and top case. The bike was affected by the crosswinds but was pretty stable. This was a quartering wind coming from the left front. For part of one day going across New Mexico the wind was strong enough to push the rear out of alignment with the front. I was getting some graining on the rear tire. It caused me enough concern when I noticed it at a fuel stop that I checked the rear axle alignment at the next two stops. I determined that the wind was the cause when the graining disappeared later that day after the wind died down some.
Bill 'ducsbill' W.
2005 ST3, Black
Rantoul, IL
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