Hey guys! I am new to the forum and new to cycle riding.
Bought my C50 a couple of months ago and am still learning the bike. I finally got enough gumption to ride to work which is approx 40 miles one way all interstate.
I went 60mph the whole time. My question is why am I experiencing a lot of wind gust which is constantly whipping me apart. This was happening without cars passing me by. I have a windshield, I am 5'6" and 160lbs.
The bike weights approx. 530lbs. Is the bike too lite, am I too lite? What is causing such turbulance?????
Thanks for any info!
Ken  

Nope,
Most of what you are experiencing is hyper-sensitivity. As the speed goes up, you become very aware of everything because it's new.

I got thru it on the slab, and rode for several years, then I got it again suddenly. I ended up riding at night. Not familiar terrain, and the brain picked up every little wiggle of the wheel.

You have to be confident in your abilities to handle the situation (but not stupid, of course). As you do it, your brain accepts the input as normal (goes a long way to explain speed freaks... they don't want the "normal" feel).  

The interstate is also full of bad air due to all the traffic.  Riding within a few hundred feet of a big rig is the worst since it leave long tails of swirling winds that buffet you around.  As long as you stay the course and don't try to adjust for every bit of wind your ride gets smoother.  This happens with experience.  

I have to agree with the above posts. New riders seem to feel every twitch of the bike. Like when you're riding on pavement before it's resurfaced. You know, the contractor has planned the old pavement off and the machine left these grooves on the pavement. As you ride over it, the bike wiggles a little bit. After awhile, it won't bother you. You aren't going to fall. One suggestion though, you might want to keep up with traffic. If the speed limit is 65, most cars travel at 70. If you hold drivers up, they soon get mad at you and will tailgate and cut you off. By staying with traffic, you just become another driver. Be alert and stay safe.

Otter  

Thanks guys! I will take heed to your recommendations!  

I ride a similar sized bike (Kaw 900) with a windshield as well here in Kansas where the wind whips up pretty darn good (25 to 35 mph gusts...heck you can feel it when in a car!).  Take that and mix it up with the air movement you find on the interstates and you ARE going to feel it -- I suspect that the windshied aplifies the sensation some as well (would love to hear from guys who ride similar sized bikes both with and without their windshields installed).

As I've ridden the highway more, I've found that expecting the turbulance (and preparing for that on-coming semi on two lanes) leads to less sensitivity to it and I enjoy a more relaxed ride as a result.  My suggestion -- spend a bit more time on the highways to get accustomed to the feel of buffeting winds and air movement, relax, and let your natural insticts make the fine adjustments as you ride.  Like others have said, experience will bring greated confidence.  

I generally advise new riders to remove their windshield, if it's mounted to the steering head instead of the frame. That gives the wind much less opportunity to steer the bike, while they get used to riding and handling the turbulence. But then, all my bikes have been naked bikes, even the 84 GL1200 :-)

regards,
Joe  

HI; I have a C50T IT did the same thing.  I installed a set of lowers on and that stopped most of the turbulance. The wind is coming from under the windshield and around the tank. Try this take your hand and lay it just infront of the tank. By the speedo this should stop most of the wind. I just got tired of my head getting knocked around. There are several kinds of lowers and manufactures. I made my own out of some plexi glass I had. They worked...  You can go to the volusiarider.com site and get all the information you need for the c50's...scruffy  

Scruffy,
When you say "lowers", do you mean like a "lowering kit"?
Ken  

I too just purchased a C50 about a month ago and it took me a while to get used to the wind. (I don't have a windshield yet) After a while I only noticed it during extremely windy conditions or when passing an oncoming semi on two lane roads. I have been looking at windshields and I didn't want one that mounted on the handlebars because of what a previous poster said about it adding to the difficulty in controlling the steering in a stong gust. I am leaning towards a Mephis shades with the matching lowers that mount on the forks below the windshield. I'll let you know how I like it after I get it installed.  

talleyke
Nope, not lowering kit. Lowers are pieces of lexan, plexi, aluminum or steel that attach to the front fork. Their job is to deflect some of the air around calf height.
I put a set on my Kawi 800 Drifter, and my mileage went from 43 to almost 50. It created a smooth air flow around the legs and saddlebags at highway speed.
texasrider1
You may want to look at this website
http://www.rifle.com/
It's still handlebar mounted, but, I'm betting it feels better than a windshield.  It's got to generate a cleaner wind around the rider.