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Think you’ve got slow speed maneuvers down…ya, really?
Check it out!!
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Are we really that difficult to see?
albqsusieq from Albuquerque showing what I and others would consider “perfect” riding apparel. I just read an article written by a women, who purported to have a near collision with a motorcycle that she simply “did not see”. I am mulling this around in my brain asking myself, what more can we do to be…
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The Zombie Jungle…
Today while running errands via motorbike I discovered that as much as I love riding, I don’t love riding through the ether induced masses. Some of the self-important indulgences of cagers are simply not acceptable and riding with an armor of vigilance seems the only way to not be added to the local traffic statistics.…
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Tomorrow…a new seat for my Bandit! The farkling for fit begins…
I am in the process of trying to tweak my 07 Bandit to fit me better. So, to begin I amazingly found a new Corbin Holeshot seat on Craigslist and tomorrow I am going to go and pick it up. I have read a ton on these seats which will lower me by one inch,…
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Riding the wind…literally!
No one likes feeling out of control and when you are traveling with extraordinary cross winds, you feel just that! Those of us with many miles under our belts are still stupefied at times when a big 50mph gust lets us have it, like a very cross parent. There are some simple steps to remember…
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Time to buck up, Opy….or getting your bike to fit you
Does this bike look to fit me?? It seems so in my estimation but I’ve got to say my arms look very tense!! After much consideration and soul-searching, I need to sit and soul search just why me and my 07 Bandit are having a difficult time bonding. One of the things that I need…
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Test your skills…
MSF site has this nice monthly set of motorcycle riding questions. I missed three…See how you do and do all of them. Knowledge is power!! Every month is Motorcycle Awareness Month when you are a rider!!
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Streetmasters 2011: Precision skills for the challenging world of motorcycling
The past weekend was spent at Streetmasters Cornering Workshop on one of the best weekends that it could have been held. The sun glowed, the wind kept at bay and the Horse Thief Mile offered up a perfect riding surface. This was my second year at Streetmasters, but after two months of rainy winter weather,…
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Return to Streetmasters!
This weekend will mark nearly one year since my last Streetmasters course, only this year it’s even more crucial that I take the class since I have spent so much time off the bike this past winter. I was trying to remember the last ride I took with any sort of substance and can’t for…
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For Drivers: Watch out for motorcycles!!
* As the spring weather approaches so does the potential for accidents. There are more drivers on the roads as well as more bikes out for a nice sunny ride. Keep a rider’s day sunny by remembering to “watch out for motorcycles”. The MSF or Motorcycle Safety Foundation now has a site for car drivers…