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Ready to Ride?
With the riding season bearing down on us, the time is ripe for some preventive maintenance. A little time and effort expended now can... more |
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Head First
It's considered good practice to give your motorcycle a quick check-over before you ride. The Motorcycle safety Foundation has developed an... more |
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Speed And Motorcycles
Accident reports frequently note that the motorcycle rider was going "too fast for conditions." Too often the condition the motorcyclist... more |
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Come Ride With Me. It Will Scare the Hell Out of You.
There are people I've never met who I'd like to take for a ride sometime. more |
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Cool! Riding in Cold and Snow
Winter is officially here when I put on heavy gloves without hesitating to ponder whether unlined leather gloves will do the job. It's... more |
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Group Riding
Personally, I'm not a fan of group motorcycle rides. Riding with a bunch of other motorcyclists slows you down, rearranges the rhythm of... more |
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Taking Charge in Traffic
"I never speed," a motorcyclist told me somewhat indignantly a few months ago, after I'd mentioned that a motorcycle he asked about was... more |
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Eyesight And The Motorcycle Rider
Why good vision is important to motorcyclists, how to protect it and keep it sharp. From the April 1999 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser... more |
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Just Adjust: Set Up Your Motorcycle to Fit YOU
Though motorcycles are mass produced, riders aren't. The fleshy component of the arrangement has poorer production tolerances amd may wear... more |
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Motorcycle Safety Essentials: Lane Position
For better or worse, the motorcycle commuter probably won't hear the traffic news. more |
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Don't Forget Your Disc Lock
A couple of simple tricks can prevent injury -- or worse, embarrassment -- when you forget to unlock your motorcycle's wheel lock. more |
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The Conspicuous Motorcyclist: Look, But Don't Touch
Been cut off in traffic lately? Everybody who rides a motorcycle in traffic has adventures with the lane-changer who doesn't look or the... more |
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The First Time
When I started riding a motorcycle four decades ago, learning to ride was a hit-or-miss proposition. Fortunately, I missed anything fatal,... more |
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The Impaired Rider: Drugs, Emotion, & Exhaustion Are Some of the Things that Can Get You
Alcohol is a proven biker-killer, but many other drugs and factors can make you unfit for the saddle as well. From the October 2000 issue... more |
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Getting Loaded: How Much Weight Can You Take Along?
As this is being written way back in May, I can tell summer is approaching. We are beginning to get queries from readers asking how much... more |
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The Pre-Ride Inspection
Debrief your motorcycle after each ride to make sure its mechanically ready and safe for thenext ride. By Art Friedman more |
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The Other Guy Versus Motorcycles
Although single-vehicle accidents apparently outnumber them, motorcycle accidents caused by the mistake of another driver are still a big... more |
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Rolling Stoned: Experiments In Riding Drunk
What happens when friends let friends ride drunk. We plied our staff with liquor and them put them on motorcycles. From the April 1999... more |
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Sharpen Your Essential Riding Skills the Easy Way!
Riding skills atrophy quickly if not practiced. A formal class is the best way to sharpen them, but you can practice them quite effectively... more |
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Motorcycling in the Rain
Though I don't like cleaning the bike afterwards, I do enjoy riding in the rain. Some riders, especially here in California where rain is... more |
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The Danger Zone For Motorcycles
It's waiting for it. You'll only be ready if you anticipate and plan. By Art Friedman. more |
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Summer Travel Safety
WEB EXCLUSIVE. Few activities match the adventure and change of pace of a long motorcycle tour, but if you have never taken a long ride... more |
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How to Be a Motorcycle Passenger
When you climb on the back of a motorcycle, you are literally putting your life in the rider's hands. Here's what you should know and... more |
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Lane Splitting: Tear Along Dotted Line
I had called USC's Accident Research Department to talk to Dave Thom about helmets, but Harry Hurt answered the phone. Hurt, the lead... more |
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Tires: Inflation vs. Suction
"Crashing," a wise old motorcyclist once observed, "sucks." more |
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