Motorcycle strategy for the road. Riding a motorcycle is more than physical control, your mind is just as important.
Many riders never think about what they are doing to their hearing riding a motorcycle. You wear a helmet to protect your head, gloves to protect your hands and boots to protect your feet…just in case you have an accident. But, every time you ride a motorcycle with no hearing protection you lose some of…
There are 2 rules that every motorcyclist should follow to survive in traffic. Do you apply these rules every time you ride? If not it will eventually cost you. Learn how you can support MCrider and get access to the Field Guide to help you increase your skills on a motorcycle.
Bad riding habits often creep up without us realizing it. Afterall if we knew we were doing something wrong most of us would want to correct it. This week on MCrider we will look at 5 bad riding habits, stay tuned to see if any of these affect you. Habit #1: Not looking far…
Sometimes riding in traffic it feels like every car on the road is out to get you. Why are motorcycles so hard to see? Radar tracks information in a very similar manner to our brains. (use a radar screen as an example) the line rotates around the screen and with each pass it picks up…
It’s the classic battle: one left turning car, one motorcycle, one intersection. What you do on a motorcycle before the intersection can actually invite the potential accident. This week on MCrider let’s find out how. So what can you do before the intersection to lessen the chance giving your license and proof of insurance to…
This week we look at the 3 deadliest mistakes you can make on a motorcycle.
I often get asked on MCrider about riding in the rain. Is it safe to ride in the rain? If so what are some tips and techniques for riding in the rain. This week we will talk about it. I recently went on a ride through the Ozark Mountains up to North East Arkansas. On…
One bad riding habit can have a big impact on your safety on the road. This week we will talk about a bad habit that you can see if you have just by looking at your riding boots.
A “cornering line” is the path you follow around a corner. Riding a narrow, single-track vehicle means we are able to select the left, center or right positions within the lane. The basic cornering line – Outside – Inside -Outside Outside: To follow the basic cornering line a motorcyclist begins the curve from the outside…
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…
