Motorcycle Intelligence

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Take a Break

 

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/safety-break/78/

This Simplest Component of More Effective Motorcycle Riding

 

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Riding Through Big Trees and a Black Bear (Video)

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/sequoia-national-park/1297/

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOTORCYCLE TOURING SUGGESTIONS?

 

A friend of mine just bought a new motorcycle (he’s been riding off and on for many years) and will be taking a trip with his wife and asked my advice regarding motorcycle security on the road; best gear for touring through mountains with variable temperatures and unpredictable rain; tips on gear storage while traveling; and “anything else” I might want to suggest as touring advice.

 

Below are my responses, and you probably have some thoughtful suggestions for such questions, so please add them below!

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/touring-tips-and-suggestions/923/

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“My Bike is Better Than Yours”

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/better-bike/934/

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Motorcycle Safety Ain’t For All Riders

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/motorcycle-safety-spectrum/1006/

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FRONT BRAKES DESERVE SOME RESPECT – BUT THEY “MUST” BE CONFIDENTLY USED TO MAXIMIZE BRAKING FORCE

(Here in California, it’s illegal to ride a motorbike without a motorcycle license, but it is not illegal for a dealer to sell a motorcycle to an untrained and unlicensed rider. This results in various brand-new motorcycle accidents with first-time riders, right on dealer parking lots. And I’ve been there when it has happened! But that’s a different story altogether….)

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/front-brakes/770/

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Hot Weather Survival Tactics for Motorcyclists

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/hot-weather-survival-tactics/114/

 

That may not sound too revelatory, but here are some of the hazards and symptoms that can impact any dehydrated rider anywhere in the world:

 

Heat Cramps: If you feel cramps in your legs or abdomen, you need water. In fact, you’ve passed the point you need water. And things are going to get worse until you get some of that H2O.

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MOTORCYCLE SAFETY IN THE RAIN

 

All this talk about riding motorcycles in the rain should be concluded with a note on riding safely in the rain.

 

For any rider who has ridden a lot in the rain, it’s easy to take it for granted. An experienced rain rider may look at wet weather in a similar fashion as most car drivers do – “Oh well, it’s raining.” Stated another way, wet weather is just not a big deal to an experienced, wet-weather rider.

 

However, a higher safety awareness should be maintained.

 

Even though modern motorcycle tires do provide very good wet-weather traction under ideal conditions, the reality is that most roads are not ideal. There can be gas, oil, paper, leaves or any of a number of things which can reduce traction on a dry day, but are much more slippery when wet.

 

Painted road lines, plastic road lines, manhole covers, metal bridge gratings, steel construction plates and rail road tracks, are some of the routine things that can be part of any rider’s experience, and all of those mentioned pose a higher level of risk to a rider when they’re wet, because those make for some VERY slippery surfaces.

 

More than ever, when the roads are wet, a safe rider should:

 

Allow more space between the traffic in front and behind

Allow more distance for braking

Be more attentive to not braking while leaning or turning

Be ever mindful that the car drivers with cell phones glued to their heads are less likely to be as alert to the conditions as you, and are quite likely to oblivious to your presence….

 

Wishing you Safe Riding.

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Kidney Belt for Road Riders?

http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/kidney-belt/27/

My first kidney belt supported my guts and lower back in the 70′s during a tremendous amount of dirt bike riding. Man, do those things make offroad moto-life more enjoyable.

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