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Rolling Stoned: Experiments in Riding Drunk
You think that an occasional beer—or two—before a ride isn't a problem? You might want to consider the experiences of our staff,... more |
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Sharpen Your Essential Riding Skills the Easy Way!
A number of studies, including some specifically relating to motorcycling, show that you retain a skill for about six months after you are... 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
Pilots talk about "getting behind the airplane." It refers to a situation where the pilot fails to anticipate and prepare to execute the... 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
WEB EXCLUSIVE. Learning how to ride a motorcycle is tricky, but learning how to ride as a passenger is ever harder. There aren't any... 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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Lines Through Corners
You hear roadracers, and roadracer wannabes, talk a lot about lines through corners. To some, "the right line" seems like a big mystery,... more |
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Grind Time: Can You Drag It?
If you have nevevr dragged a footpeg or some other part of your motorcycle, you should do it. Cruisers are generally supposed not to lean... more |
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Steer Clear of Trouble
Sooner or later, your obstacle-avoidance a skills will be tested, so you should hone them before your skin is on the line. more |
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Back to School
"Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves." - Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove more |
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What's Next? MSF's New Experienced RiderCourse
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is rolling out a new version of the Experienced RiderCourse (ERC), to be called the Next Course. Intended... more |
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End One Ride, Begin the Next
Every ride starts before the previous one ends. Or that's my experience. The end of a ride plants mental seeds that will grow on the next... more |
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How to Buy a Motorcycle Helmet
For a new rider, buying a helmet may be more daunting than choosing a bike. Unless he or she has studied the subject, asked a lot of people... more |
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Adventures in Crashing
Most people who get on a motorcycle probably think they are ready for just about anything that can happen. That may be true, if they have... more |
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Riding with Kids
Updated Motorcycling with kids can be done safely, if you understand the risks and take the proper precautions. Taking a child for a... more |
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Experience: Key to Motorcycle Safety?
A friend I was touring with oncecommented to me after a leisurely lunch break, "I am getting so old that when I am off the bike for more... more |
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Invisible Me
If you have been riding motorcycles for any length of time, you almost certainly have come across a driver who, having just changed lanes... more |
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