Posted in how-to on Jan 2nd, 2013
Okay it must be REALLY slow motorcycle news out there if you’re reading a post about parking…on a hill. But I see this a lot, and actually when I have to park on a hill, I take my time to make sure my bike will be as stable as possible. Normally I just look for [...]
Posted in how-to on Oct 30th, 2012
[There aren't a lot of good slow motion shots of braking - usually photographers go for bikes coming out of corners with the front wheel off the ground, but you get to see how step 2 in braking is combined with the turn-in in this documentary clip from "Faster"] Lots of people have a hard [...]
Posted in how-to on Oct 29th, 2012
Someone riding thru the non-event of LAST year’s hurricane… Don’t try it this year folks! But if you do – please take a GoPro with you. So in addition to what we said last year, we learned a couple of things… If you have to park your motorcycle outdoors during the hurricane, or any [...]
Posted in how-to on Mar 1st, 2012
There are the new generation sport riders who really move their upper body off the bike on corners (and they look to racers like Ben “Elbows” Spies, Lorenzo, Casey Stoner)… Then there are older generation riders who move their lower bodies (when hanging off) but don’t believe in moving the upper body far from the [...]
Posted in how-to on Jan 24th, 2012
If you’re wondering, “hmm do I actually need a radar detector on my bike?” The answer is “no” – move on…you need to pay attention to the road, and save the speed for the track. But…if for whatever reason (maybe the police are being used as revenue agents in your town) you’re going to do [...]
Posted in how-to on Jan 5th, 2012
All the physical aspects of sport riding need to be practiced and drilled so that you do them subconsciously… This is why expert riders sometimes (too often) make horrible teachers – they’ve internalized their skills toolbox enough that it’s hard to teach people stuff that comes “natural” to them. Of course it didn’t always come [...]
Posted in how-to on Nov 3rd, 2011
Lots of people have mixed feelings about using electronic devices while riding; but if you’re to actually get places – at some point you’ll need GPS directions. And actually, I think audio GPS directions are less of a distraction than the ‘paper directions taped to my arm’ that I used to use… The nice thing [...]
Posted in how-to on Aug 25th, 2011
Along with the earthquake this week and the other horsemen of the apocalypse, we might have a hurricane coming to the East coast this weekend. I always feel torn during storms when I see scooters with covers on knocked being blown over by the wind. Unless I know the person, I don’t feel like I [...]
Posted in how-to on Aug 4th, 2011
I know track day wizards who change their chain and sprocket for different tracks – but I’m more of a ‘leave it till it’s worn out’ sort of guy. And although this is something many riders leave to their shop to do, if you’re mechanical enough to change your own oil, then it’s really something [...]
Posted in how-to on Jul 22nd, 2011
Non-riders often think, “It must be nice to ride a motorcycle on a hot day.” But with my cold riding gear, I’d take a 12 degree day to a 112 degree day, any day! When your body temperature rises your body pushes more of your blood to the surface of your skin for cooling. That [...]
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