Experience riding in windy condition

Scblacksunshine · Jan 17, 2021

Was riding up in the canyon yesterday and it was pretty windy with some strong gust from time to time. Has anyone else noticed the SF V4 is more sensitive to crosswind? Couple of times, I felt like the bike was being blown off course and there's some real uneasiness coming from the front. I am thinking it might have to do with the wings and wings are lifting the and pushing the front more than other bikes. Anyone else have experienced this before? Compare to my previous naked bike, SF V4 definitely feels like it's more of handful in windy condition.

BP PanigaleV4S · Jan 17, 2021

For me the steering was a little on the quick side. I added some preload to the front forks, 9 turns in from full out, and it helped a lot. It didn't feel as squirrely after that.

To get anywhere close to a decent rider rag, I'm 200lbs, I needed 11 turns in from full out. Keep in mind the factory setting is 7 turns from fully out. I probably need stiffer springs. That only got me 42mm of rider sag in the front with 30mm in the rear on a Bitubo rear shock with a 95 n/m spring.

TwoWheels · Jan 26, 2021

Yep, for sure the SF does not like side winds very much....

CSV4 · Jan 26, 2021

I think hypernakeds generally... my SDR is twitchy in cross-winds too. Didn't notice as much on my tuono.

Scblacksunshine · Jan 26, 2021

CSV4 said:
I think hypernakeds generally... my SDR is twitchy in cross-winds too. Didn't notice as much on my tuono.

Yeah same here, my previous 14 Tuono didn't feel as twitchy in windy condition. With SF, I have to correct mid corner sometimes due to crosswind.

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