Southern Alberta is known for high winds. One one occasion, I blown across 2 lanes and most of a shoulder, by a gust, when the bike was already leaned over nearly far enough to scrape the peg feeler. I was only a couple of feet from going into the ditch. I have no idea the speed of the wind, but the news reported gusts to 120kph (75mph) in the region that day. Fortunately it did not last too long but I had run out of ideas as to what I would do if there was oncoming traffic and I got hit with a gust at the wrong moment. If I had been on my V-Strom, I would have had to get off and lay the bike down and wait it out. It is a bit of a kite in the wind. My friend was on his RT and was not doing much better.