 |
| TWC - Episode II - The Windy City Strikes Again | | Date Created: Nov 15, 2005, 12:04 AM |
 The Windy City kicked me in the `nads. No, not literally but not exactly figuratively, either.
I got home late Saturday night to find the 749 lying on her side. The 50+mph wind gusts Saturday night through Sunday knocked down my 749. Damage is (thankfully) very limited since it was at 0 mph and the cover shielded the bike from abrasion.
-Destroyed plastic bar end, nicked clip-on and bent brake rear brake lever
-minor scuffing on the mirror and tailsection |
 The clip-on doesn't appear to be bent and the bike started immediately. Guess the lady is tougher than she looks. Main annoyance now seems to be in figuring out how to extract the remnants of the bar end from the clip-on.
I've had the SV650 knocked down a couple years ago when a cold front blew through in the summer, accompanied by squalls their associated high winds. Well, now I can say a November cold front did the same to the 749.
Lesson learned: As in sailing, when storms arise, reduce "windage"- loose surface area the wind can catch and blow or exert greater force upon. Perhaps the bike would not have been knocked down if the covers weren't on and acting like sails. Wet and pelted by rains is better than knocked down. |
| Trivia: November is historically the worst month in the Great Lakes. The unsettled weather patterns can create fierce storms that pose potentially grave threats to shipping. |
|
|
|
|
|
