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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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Lines Through Corners
How to make your motorcycle carve the smart arc through corners. more |
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Grind Time: Can You Drag It?
On most motorcycles, those grinding noises are nothing to be afraid of, and you can help yourself escape more important threats to your... 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
There is much to know before you select the only piece of apparel that is likely to save your life. Arm yourself before shopping. 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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Group Motorcycle Riding
There is security but also risks in numbers for motorcyclists who choose to ride in groups. Here are a few things to consider before you... more |
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