30 top tips from FastBikes Oct 08 issue

[MC28]

1) Always sort your attitude out before you start; riding bikes is dangerous.

2) Be sympathetic & patient with others - we ALL make mistakes.

3) Try to anticipate what might happen as well as what's actually going on.

4) Looking well ahead lets you anticipate things earlier.

5) Don't make a move before you've planned it. When you move, don't have second thoughts.

6) There's no substitute for experience - riding as often as you can, has many benefits.

7) Fatigue is one of the biggest causes of error - try to ride only when you're alert.

8) Use hand signals as well as indicators to show your intentions.

9) Take note of road signs and markings to 'see' the way ahead.

10) Try to wear the brightest and most protective kit you can every time you ride.

11) Training and safety aren't boring and are better than a hospital visit.

12) Towns are the riskiest zones to ride in. Don't speed in urban areas.

13) If you want to ride faster, pick the right time & place to do it.

14) Learn to spot risk drivers by their habits and vehicles they drive. Be suspicious of everyone.

15) Approaching a side road, look at the waiting driver's eyes and wheels as a clue to his acknowledgement and movement.

16) Don't feel pressure to perform from others. Go at your own pace.

17) Wash your bike regularly and you'll spot wear and tear early.

18) Using your mirrors lets you check others' movements. Using your indicators lets them know yours.

19) Distractions in town are nurmerous, keep your eyes on the road.

20) Take extra care on right handers; mistakes can lead to head-ons with oncoming traffic.

21) If you can't see over a crest of a hill, stand up on the footrests for a better view.

22) As you pass them, look down side roads, back up slip roads and under bridges. That way you'll know what might follow you and what you're about to catch up.

23) If you see what you think is diesel on the road, inhale sharply to confirm it by smell.

24) Be assertive with oncoming traffic in towns, don't let it push you around.

25) Low level sun can make it difficult to see and be seen.

26) When riding with a pillion, make sure they understand your rules.

27) Don't be scared to accelerate to safety.

28) Use lower gears in town to keep rpm higher and help you to appreciate your speed more.

29) Use your brake light to warn others of hazards ahead.

30) In the morning, be aware of sleepy drivers peering through their misted or frosted windows.

 

 

Above extracted from Staying Alive guide from Fastbikes Oct 2008 issue.

[MC28]

Mods, pls move to the correct thread if this is the wrong one to post in.

 

Good tips for new riders as well as experienced riders..

[popmynutsy]

23) If you see what you think is diesel on the road, inhale sharply to confirm it by smell.

 

this 1 is real 1 or a joke? i thought see diesel should stop as it is slippery?

[MC28]

If diesel lands on ur tyres, and u confirm it by smelling..Can actually go slower than completely stop..

 

But if diesel is on the road infront, and it's confirm by smell, can try to siam or go slow..But why stop?? Cars behind you might nt understand ur intention..And they certainly dont expect u to completely stop??

[Yatz86]

hm, donno if can memorise everything but good info 4 all:p

[njh]

Great list of tips:thumb:

 

Also don't quite understand this point:

23) If you see what you think is diesel on the road, inhale sharply to confirm it by smell.

 

Other oil spills/patches on the road are also dangerous isn't it?

[deanz4]

hahaha

 

 

(23) that want is funny ****..

 

u know how to inhale sharply... when u corner and u haad the fall then while doing that u have already fall so u just inhale sharply to the disel smell..hahahha

[Dafanshu]

end of the day anticipation plays an important part in riding.

[dragonforce]

i also noticed that tip.. but y only diesel? all kinds of oil will make the road slippery isnt it..

[MC28]

Perhaps petrol will evaporate faster..Diesel doesnt(From chain washing experience)..

 

Unless it's EO otr, another thing..

[Refugee]

Fast bikes is a restricted magazine... alot of boobies in the mag.. muhahaha

[Wen gege]

Fast bikes is a restricted magazine... alot of boobies in the mag.. muhahaha

 

das y they plastic it up. got every issue for FastBike. love them lots. full of tips and Free Goodies montly.

30 tips is helpful. great

[MC28]

Hahaha..Yea, this month got poster with boobies on bike... :lol:

[MC28]

Bringing this up as new riders might benefit from reading it..

[Snoek]

Bringing this up as new riders might benefit from reading it..

 

thanks

[Rider125]

good 1..upzz