Wind hazard? Tire pressure.??

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by ChillRider

Getting pushed around by 30 km/h side-winds was also scary at first

To be fair, 30kph winds are strong enough to blow you around a little. That's a typical breezy day here.

Fun is when you are out riding and a wind storm happens. Yep, that's a thing here. I was out riding last year when one happened, The straight line winds were between 65-80kph (40-50mph) with gusts of 112kph (70mph).

I was thankfully not on my Hawk, but my VFR, and I got nailed with that wind as a cross wind. I could have sworn I was leaned at a 20 degree angle just to stay straight, and I eventually had to pull off the highway.

Now, you might be thinking "that's a freak of nature, ultra rare, doesn't happen very often" kind of thing. While the 70mph stuff is a little rare, maybe happening a couple times a year, it's not that strange to see the 40mph stuff - which is what we call a "windy" day here in the plains.