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How effective is rider training??
Streetmasters Precision Cornering Workshop I read an interesting article in MCN last month by Ken Condon who is a well known MSF RiderCoach as well as the author of Riding in the Zone: Advanced Techniques for Skillful Motorcycling. He stresses the importance of of safety and measuring risk then riding within that measure. I enjoyed…
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What a long strange trip it’s been…
This morning out of nowhere, the Grateful Dead appeared in my head’s musical archive and I began humming “Truckin” for no good reason. It seems my psyche is torn, between heading for the open road or hanging in the safety of my home studio thinking about all the art I haven’t been doing. “Sometimes the…
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Are you ready for the spring riding season??
Time to get the bike off the trickle charger and road worthy as the spring riding season opens up. With all those great riding days ahead, this is the perfect time to get everything ready to go, so you don’t waste a moment of that great riding weather! For those wondering what they need to…
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Honing Skills!
NOTE KEY 5 The MSF(Motorcycle Safety Foundation) is a perfect introduction to the basic world of motorcycling as well as great way to get your motorcycle endorsement on your driving license, however the most you will gain from this course are the basic and I mean BASIC skills to ride upon a motorcycle. The course…
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Norse Motorcycle Union–Full Control
All the way from Norway comes a wonderful downloadable book on motorcycle riding techniques or as they say, “A guide for precise and efficient machine control”. The book is produced by the Norse Motorcycle Union. Wonderful find, enjoy!!
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Metropolitan Police Service of London held Women’s Motorbike Day with the help of BMW Motorrad: New Recruits in mind!
The imbalance of women to motorbike officers at the Met has historically been 30 to 1. It seems that may be changing, said Don Smith, Head of the Driver Training School, “we held this event in 09 and hope to hold it again in the coming years to encourage female officers to find out more…
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What will it take for a rider to choose a helmet over injury?
The feds have finally decided that all states should require motorcycle helmets to try and reduce the surge in motorcycle fatalities. I think it’s sad that it takes a federally induced rule to make people protect themselves from obvious harm. I realize many argue the freedom to choose is forthright, however as insurance rates soar…
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For those that have to STORE their motocycles for winter…
I found this great article in Total Motorcycle regarding winter storage for your motorbike. Fortunately, in CA, we can ride year round, but many others can’t. This is for you, so your machine is properly stored until next season.