01-16-2019, 02:59 AM
My 1982 Honda Aspencade (Goldwing) was unnerving when encountering heavy cross winds. The fuel tank under seat and flat four motor gave it a very low center of gravity. It acted like those old air filled punch toys with the sand it the bottom. When you punched the head it fell down and then bounced back up. Having ridden the Aspencade a lot I knew it would always pop back up, but it made Penny very nervous in windy weather.
Coming back from the motorcycle races at Laconia, New Hampshire we encountered a severe storm crossing the causeway at the top of Lake Champlain. We were bobbing along at very slow speed and could not see 10 feet in front of us because of the torrential rain. I was concerned we would be hit from behind. I told Penny to look for a break in the white line at the side of the road. When we found one we pulled off. When the rain stopped we found ourselves in a vacant lot in Rouses Point.
Coming back from the motorcycle races at Laconia, New Hampshire we encountered a severe storm crossing the causeway at the top of Lake Champlain. We were bobbing along at very slow speed and could not see 10 feet in front of us because of the torrential rain. I was concerned we would be hit from behind. I told Penny to look for a break in the white line at the side of the road. When we found one we pulled off. When the rain stopped we found ourselves in a vacant lot in Rouses Point.