If you ride your bike at all, I guarantee that one day you will find yourself standing beside it, looking down as it lays helpless on the ground wondering – “How did that happen?” and “What do I do now?” Hopefully this will happen somewhere where there are a bunch of other riders who will be […]
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Consider traction . . . the kind that keeps the sheet metal away from the pavement, and you away from the OTHER kind of traction. Although traction is important for any wheeled vehicle, it is indispensable for motorcycles. It is critical to understand where traction comes from, and where it goes Would it surprise you
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When we first start to ride, many of us learn that about 75% of a motorcycle?s stopping power from the front brake and 25% from the rear if the road is dry, and 50% from each brake if the road is wet. We learned to apply both brakes each time we needed to stop or
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If it hasn’t happened yet, there will be a time in the near future when a car will turn left in front of you, back out of a driveway into your path, or will simply jam on its brakes while you are following. Or, a deer, a dog or a child chasing a ball will
During an average year in Bakersfield, the summer heat creates safety risks, but in extreme conditions where daytime temperatures soar over 100, tragedy can strike with little or no warning. I frequently shake my head in amazement watching riders go by in the blazing sun wearing tank tops and shorts – exposing the maximum amount