MCrider.com Shirts are now available! Having good throttle control is what separates good riders from great riders. Correct throttle application in a corner helps settle the chassis of the motorcycle making cornering smoother and more predictable. This week on MCrider we will finish our fundamentals of cornering series and talk about throttle application in the…
Texas SB 288 SB 288 was introduced by State Senator Kirk Watson (Contact) and is currently waiting referral to committee. SB 288 would make it legal for motorcycles to travel at a safe distance from vehicles between lanes of traffic at times of congestion. The motorcyclist can not go more than 5 MPH above the flow…
Counter steering is a concept that seems foreign when you initially think about it. At road speed to counter steer a motorcycle you push on the handgrip of the motorcycle on the side of the intended turn. So if I was riding down the road at 30MPH and wanted to make a right hand turn…
Here is a saying you should commit to memory.You should always look where you want to go and know that your motorcycle will go where you look. Honestly this was one of the things that was the hardest for me to incorporate in to my habits of riding when I started on this journey to…
Episode 14 starts a motorcycle cornering series. This episode focusses on one of the fundamentals for cornering a motorcycle from the slow, look, press and roll technique. In this episode we look at motorcycle entry speed for corners, define entry speed and give you on bike techniques to help you make corners smoother and more…
What kind of rider are you? It is a simple question with a lot of nuance. Most have heard the saying, “There are two types of riders, those who have crashed and those who will crash.” If those are the only two options riding a motorcycle does not sound like much fun to an outsider.…
I can’t believe 2017 is here. It seems like a year flies by in no time. MCrider was announced in July of 2016 with our initial episode. In episode 1 I talked about why I started MCrider. MCrider is an extension of what I do on a regular basis, teaching the MSF class in the Dallas /…
