Hi Whirly - I would be quite interested myself to see the response on Rotorheads, where I am sure there will be interesting response.
In fact I asked myself this very question yesterday, Sunday, which was 25knots plus at Rochester. I am rated on the R22, R44 and Hiller and personally would not have fancied it as I do not have much time in these conditions.
I actually would like to grab an instructor to see how it handles. One of the problems in doing the PPL is that you often do not fly in marginal conditions and gain this experience for when conditions deteriorate.