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Riding Motorcycle In The Winter – Part 3

Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, Touring, tagged on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

We have seen what kind of clothing you should wear, and we have looked at what kind of precautions you need to take in order to ride your motorcycle during the winter months. Now, let us look at the actual ride itself. Once autumn is in full swing, and then the long winter months have [...]

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Playing It Safely On Your Motorcycle

Posted in Motorcycle safety, tagged , , , on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As we all know, riding a motorcycle is great fun, and even if you’re not into the freedom a motorcycle or scooter brings, you have to appreciate the ability to get through busy traffic. But as we also know, riding a two wheeler, be it a powered one or a bicycle entails certain risks. Risks [...]

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Why Should I Wear Protective Clothing On My Motorcycle?

Posted in Motorcycle Gear, Motorcycle safety, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Riding a motorcycle is thrilling, but it entails a certain degree of danger. It’s almost impossible to ignore the inherent perils, but unfortunately, some bikers do ignore it. It’s often the thrill that attracts us to riding, but best is to be prepared. If the professionals anticipate problems, who are we to ignore it? Professionals known [...]

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Motorcycle Riding Celebs. Good or Bad?

Posted in Motorcycle safety, Motorcycles in the Media, tagged on July 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Ever since motorcycles have existed, famous people have been riding them. In the beginning, most where maverick actors, or daredevil personalities, who used the motorcycle as a way of expressing themselves, and standing out in a crowd. Many actually loved motorcycles, and their passion grew into their trademark. Over the years, celebrities who were not [...]

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For How Long Is A Motorcycle Helmet Okay?

Posted in Motorcycle Gear, Motorcycle safety, tagged , on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Motorcycle helmets have become a necessity, often a legal requirement when riding a motorcycle or scooter. But not only do helmets come in all shapes and sizes, and more importantly, in good or poor quality, helmets have a reasonably predefined shelf life. How long do you keep a helmet? A lot depends on the materials [...]

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The View from the Rear Seat

Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, tagged , , on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

About the time the warm spring winds finish the job of blowing out the rest of the winter chill, restlessness takes root in the heart of every motorcycle rider. Spring has sprung; it’s time to ride. Typically, enthusiasts tend to focus on the driver enjoying the thrill of curve hugging rides through open country. The [...]

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Motorcycle Riding-Fun or Dangerous?

Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Silver City, New Mexico When I enlisted in the Marine Corps Infantry, I was surprised with the responses I received when others learned the news. Most, probably envisioning me marching away to war, expressed concern for my safety, a handful indicated they were proud of me, and the vast majority tried to relate: “hey, I [...]

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Thermahelm -Revolutionary brain cooling helmet technology which could save your life

Posted in Motorcycle Gear Articles, Motorcycle safety on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

All motorcycle helmets use polystyrene as a shock absorber, and for that purpose it works quite well. This is the same white foam that you’d find in refrigerators and coolers. The problem with this is that if you are involved in an accident one of the biggest dangers you would face is the increase in [...]

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Cold Weather Riding

Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, tagged on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Cold Weather Riding For an avid rider, one of the hardest things to face is the end of summer and the prospect of putting your bike away for winter. But with a little planning you can easily ride longer into the fall, and even the winter. All you have to do to enjoy cold weather [...]

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Trike Motorcycles, This Isn’t your Toddlers 3 Wheeler!

Posted in Motorcycle safety, Motorcycles in the Media, tagged , , on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A motorcycle trike is exactly what it sounds like: a three wheeled motorcycle. These new forms of motorcycles are really starting to gain in popularity, what used to be novelty is becoming common place.  There are many reasons for the increased popularity of these machines. For many people the added size and stability gives them [...]

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Motorcycle Protective Gear – What You Absolutely Need To Have

Posted in Motorcycle safety, Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Unfortunately, for many, when they think of riding their motorcycle they are thinking of being free and looking sexy and not about their own safety, which is why so many motorcyclists end up severely injured every year. You can’t control what the other drivers on the road will do, but you can take some simple [...]

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