- Sep 3, 2013
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- One year. A whole one!
Good morning all!
After owning Udo, my 1992 RMB 670 Silver Star, for 18 months now, I've come to the conclusion that he doesn't like crosswinds on motorways very much.
This first came to my attention in February 2014 after driving back home from Dave Newells place in heavy winds. Udo would squirm about scarily in gusts and rock about a bit.
After that scary drive home, I uprated the rear suspension leaves and had Conrad Anderson fit airbags to the rear. Tyres are brand new Firestones with the correct pressures.
Driving home yesterday from a thoroughly enjoyable stay in the New Forest, I was again confronted with gusty crosswinds and those constant 'oh sh*t!' moments that my son kept referring to.
Udo is a little more stable since the rear suspension has been sorted. Slightly more stable since increasing the pressure slightly in the rear left, but still rather sensitive to things in my opinion.
Under gusts, he'll require steering corrections to keep him on-track and he rocks a little. He can be blown off course relatively easily and generally leaves me feeling rather nervous during these gusts.
His water and waste tanks were empty, by the way, on all occasions.
I slow down to around 45-50mph and just concentrate. But I don't enjoy it one bit.
So... is there anything that can be done to improve things? I know motorhomes are large, slab-sided bricks that are more prone to windy gusts than a car, but I see far larger vehicles seemingly at-ease on the road and I do wonder.
Would fitting stiffer dampers be worthwhile?
Would stiffening up the wallowy (but in very good order) front suspension be a good idea?
Any views / opinons / suggestions gratefully accepted.
After owning Udo, my 1992 RMB 670 Silver Star, for 18 months now, I've come to the conclusion that he doesn't like crosswinds on motorways very much.
This first came to my attention in February 2014 after driving back home from Dave Newells place in heavy winds. Udo would squirm about scarily in gusts and rock about a bit.
After that scary drive home, I uprated the rear suspension leaves and had Conrad Anderson fit airbags to the rear. Tyres are brand new Firestones with the correct pressures.
Driving home yesterday from a thoroughly enjoyable stay in the New Forest, I was again confronted with gusty crosswinds and those constant 'oh sh*t!' moments that my son kept referring to.
Udo is a little more stable since the rear suspension has been sorted. Slightly more stable since increasing the pressure slightly in the rear left, but still rather sensitive to things in my opinion.
Under gusts, he'll require steering corrections to keep him on-track and he rocks a little. He can be blown off course relatively easily and generally leaves me feeling rather nervous during these gusts.
His water and waste tanks were empty, by the way, on all occasions.
I slow down to around 45-50mph and just concentrate. But I don't enjoy it one bit.
So... is there anything that can be done to improve things? I know motorhomes are large, slab-sided bricks that are more prone to windy gusts than a car, but I see far larger vehicles seemingly at-ease on the road and I do wonder.
Would fitting stiffer dampers be worthwhile?
Would stiffening up the wallowy (but in very good order) front suspension be a good idea?
Any views / opinons / suggestions gratefully accepted.