Motorcycle strategy for the road. Riding a motorcycle is more than physical control, your mind is just as important.
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…
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…
In episode 7 of MCrider we look at our mental approach to riding a motorcycle. I channel my inner Hitchcock to bring an important message on our mental approach to riding a motorcycle. You will not be any less dead in a motorcycle accident when it is proven that the car was at fault. Because…
