I received a lot of feedback from last week’s video describing my motorcycle crash some 9 years ago. If you haven’t watched that video yet, go back and watch it before this one. Since I got so much response from last weeks video I decided to carry that conversation a little further and look at…
There is an old saying, “A wise man learns from his mistakes but a wiser man learns from the mistakes of others.” This week on MCrider I tell you the story of my motorcycle crash, how it happened, what were the contributing factors and how it could have been avoided.For more information on some techniques…
“My motorcycle shifts rough between first and second gear.” I read a lot of blogs and forums and this is a fairly common concern. Learning to ride motorcycles correctly can be a life long pursuit. I thought I would post a quick article for people who are concerned about their motorcycles rough shifting and provide…
Performing a u-turn on a motorcycle is something that a lot of riders struggle with. Watch this video for the simple techniques. In this weeks episode I give you the simple techniques to perform a u-turn on your motorcycle. Follow these techniques, put in a little practice on a parking lot and in no time…
Have you ever been involved in a motorcycle accident or even a close call on your motorcycle? If you had a motorcycle time machine and could jump back 30 seconds in time do you think you could avoid the accident? If you could time travel back in time I bet the chances of the accident…
In past episodes we have talked about emergency braking and emergency braking in a corner… what if we rarely needed to use those skills? Here is the first step in doing that. Your first and best defense to avoid an obstacle is early detection. You can only do that if you use your head and…
The brake and escape technique involves two techniques that we have already covered here at MCrider. In episode 10 we covered Emergency Braking and in episode 18 we talked about Swerving on a motorcycle. Make sure and watch those two episodes again for a better understanding of the braking and swerving involved in this technique.…
MCrider.com Shirts are now available! When was the last time you practiced swerving around an obstacle? if you are not practicing swerving it will not be in your bag of tricks when you need it on the road. This week on MCrider we will look at swerving, how to do it and why you need…
In this video I show you how to make a motorcycle helmet mount for your GoPro camera. The mount is made with a moldable rubber / glue called Sugru. You can purchase Sugru on Amazon, it comes in multiple packs and colors. For this project I used two packs of Sugru and one of the…
Thanks to the awesome recommendation of Jeremy Standiford over on our YouTube Channel we now have a way for our regulars to support MCrider…if you want to. No pressure, you don’t have to donate, this is my mission to help support the fantastic riders of the motorcycle community and I will continue to do so for free. But,…
