I live in Southeast Tx and it is hot and windy in the summer time. I have had
my Swing for a year now. I really struggled with the wind. I put a Givi
windshield on and it seem to make it worst. It felt like I had a sail on it. I
put the stock shield back on. The cross winds are the worst and big trucks. I
have to say that now I have gotten more relaxed on my Swing and now the wind
isn't as bad to handle. You have to be aware but if I stayed relaxed and don't
tighten up and just go with the flow it works out well.


--- In hondasilverwings@yahoogroups.com, "fpavko" <fpavko@...> wrote:
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> --- In hondasilverwings@yahoogroups.com, "miro_sapozhnikov"
<miro_sapozhnikov@> wrote:
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> > It is sort of known issue with SW. The problem is amount of plastic
fairings/panels as compared to other motorcycles. I could assure you that SW is
much much better than Reflex in this regard. SW is heavy enough not to be blown
away. I also seriously doubt that anything could be done to solve this problem
and I do not beleive that different windshield will help much. Just learn to
live with it, it really is not too bad. Also, watch for big-body vehicles such
as semi trailers when you pass them but most importantly when they pass you
especially traveling in opposite direction on a 2-lane road.
> > Thanks.
> >
> In addition to the fairing is the location of the center of gravity which is
lower and further back than on a motorcycle. Add to that the smaller wheels and
angle of the front fork, makes almost all scooters more suseptable to wind gusts
and side winds. To me this is a small price to pay for all the benefits these
same design features provide. It does not take long to learn how to make proper
corrections to maintain good bike control.
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