A couple of weeks ago I went for a ride.  It was windy with a lots of gusts.  I found I was being blown around quite a bit.  

Anyone else have this problem, or was I just nervous?

Thanks.  I'm  sure you're right. I'm probably just nervous.

It's the gusts that really bother me.  Pushed one way and then another.  I find that I slow quite a bit in those situations.  

Yea, I feel like I have better control when I slow down in these gusty situations.  Maybe more practice will help.

BTW, the bike is in great shape. A little under 4000 mi on the odo. Just about 500 mi on new tires. Re-jetted, Dyna muffler, and a K&N.  As a matter of fact, it's in better shape than I am and runs a lot better, too.

Yea, trucks are a whole other issue.  But at least you can move over in the lane to minimze the effect of the trucks.

i just crossed nebraska and iowa in 35 to 40 mph  cross winds. I have never been a wind rider. If the wind was blowing much, I just didnt go. But i was going cross country, the roads were dry and it was warm so I just plowed along. I was just poking along and when I pulled into this gas station in O'neil Nebraska, this rider gave me some good advice. Go faster! Seems kinda dangerous but I tried it and rode all day this way. When i slowed down, the wind pushed me towards the edge of the road and I had littlle control. The faster I went it seemed to cut the wind much easier. If the cross wind is blowing from your left, push slightly forward on your right grip and it helps you from moving all over the highway. I found that the Savage handles the wind better than most bikes I ran across. Even the much heavier ones. Maybe its cause there is so much air flow thru the bike.  Dont worry about gusting from large semi's. They will give you a slight buffeting but nothing that is serious. At 70 mph I had them pass me going the other way at even higher speeds and the bike handled it just fine. You wont blow over. Ive taken the best they can throw at a bike and its really more annoying than dangerous. Riding  in a fairly strong wind is one thing but riding in a wind that is gusting pretty hard can get you killed. Crossing a part of Iowa farmlands, the winds were blowing maybe 20 mph but gusting to almost 45. It almost blew me across the center line and into the front of a semi going maybe 70. I said to hell with it and pulled over and got a motel room and a good mealand got really, really drunk.

A little lesson in physics. Wind from the right, bike leans right into the wind naturally. That means bike moves to the right. Same thing from the left. These movements are slight and almost unnoticable. Kinda like the effects of countersteering. You don't need to give the bike any steering input at all. Just stay relaxed and ride as normal. The bike will weave a little as the wind comes and goes but it is nothing to be concerned about. Should the wind become very strong you may want to consider moving to the center portion of the lane. If the wind is still too strong, park it. It aint worth being like the witch in the "Wizard of Oz".

Let me explain cause I know someone's gonna ask. The reason the bike leans into the wind naturally is that the wind pushing on the front wheel (lightest side of the pivot point) moves the front wheel's contact patch out from under the bike causing the bike to lean into the wind.