On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, t bill wrote: > On the way home had a fairly stiff crosswind and that reduced MPG down > to 19, still on the high side. Which got me to wondering; why does a > cross wind seem to rock the Westy more when you are moving down the > road at 65 than when you are sitting still? You are constantly steering into the wind, in order to go straight....But the winds shift a bit, or lessen, or increase, and you correct for this. Even if you dont realize it. This causes tbe bus to rock a bit more.....:) later...david -- David Raistrick '69 Westy-Itchigo keen@finally.atlasta.net '82 Westy-Baby Maxine (Mom's) '66 SO-44 Westy (coming soon!) in Augusta Ga |
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