08-20-2014, 01:06 PM
I had quite an experience going north on I-505 from Fairfield to I-5.. I don't know how fast the gusts were that day, but fast enough to cause my front wheel to do a nice big shimmy and make me think I might be going down quite a few times over that 40 mile stretch. Staying calm and loose and countersteering against when needed, I survived and maybe came out a slightly better rider. Felt much better when I got onto 5, the head wind was still pretty heavy for another hundred miles after that, but I at least felt stable. That was probably the worst fuel economy I got on the bike, too!