I bought a 2003 ST1300 in May 2016. My very first motorcycle. Very low miles 15,000.
I went on a 1000 mile trip to AZ. from San Diego. Much harder than I thought after only about 500 miles riding experience!
I tried to stay off the interstates, but took a wrong turn and decided to try I-10 east for 30 miles to my hotel in Blythe. The winds kicked up and everbody wanted to go 85MPH.
I got knocked around pretty good,so I rode in the slow lane and went 65MPH. The 18 wheelers were passing me and pushing me around. Then 2 SUV's passed me doing 90 and their
wake pushed off my line and I was heading to the shoulder. My body panicked but luckily my brain stayed calm enough. Without thinking I stuck out my left arm (and leg I think) and it pulled me
back into the lane. My manual windshield was all the way up and I had a big tail bag on my new rack.This was part of the problem,I think. I got off the next exit , found some shade and tried to calm down. I psyched myself
up and got back on the I-10. I could not find any side roads. I road for a few more miles and the wind and turbulence from vehicles was freaking me out. I rode the last 20 miles to Blythe CA
ON THE SHOULDER going 45MPH with my right blinker on! I was never so happy to get to hotel in my life! The rest of the trip to PHX, I stayed off the Interstates. When I got back home to San Diego, I went on this site to see if
other riders had wind issues etc. I made two brackets for my windshield. It's a variation of others I saw here. Now I have 6 height settings and 3 different angles with each height. I'll post some pics later in a different
category. thanks for listening!
Todd
I went on a 1000 mile trip to AZ. from San Diego. Much harder than I thought after only about 500 miles riding experience!
I tried to stay off the interstates, but took a wrong turn and decided to try I-10 east for 30 miles to my hotel in Blythe. The winds kicked up and everbody wanted to go 85MPH.
I got knocked around pretty good,so I rode in the slow lane and went 65MPH. The 18 wheelers were passing me and pushing me around. Then 2 SUV's passed me doing 90 and their
wake pushed off my line and I was heading to the shoulder. My body panicked but luckily my brain stayed calm enough. Without thinking I stuck out my left arm (and leg I think) and it pulled me
back into the lane. My manual windshield was all the way up and I had a big tail bag on my new rack.This was part of the problem,I think. I got off the next exit , found some shade and tried to calm down. I psyched myself
up and got back on the I-10. I could not find any side roads. I road for a few more miles and the wind and turbulence from vehicles was freaking me out. I rode the last 20 miles to Blythe CA
ON THE SHOULDER going 45MPH with my right blinker on! I was never so happy to get to hotel in my life! The rest of the trip to PHX, I stayed off the Interstates. When I got back home to San Diego, I went on this site to see if
other riders had wind issues etc. I made two brackets for my windshield. It's a variation of others I saw here. Now I have 6 height settings and 3 different angles with each height. I'll post some pics later in a different
category. thanks for listening!
Todd
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