Posted in misc, motorcycle, motorcycle safety, new york, time waster on Jun 23rd, 2008
[Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Orlando Bloom in their leather jacket glory...] Okay so here’s the truth about leather motorcycle jackets… And this is directed mainly at the men – women already have a good handle on this… Hey buddy, I know you THINK you look really cool in your motorcycle jacket – or you [...]
Posted in how-to, misc, motorcycle, motorcycle safety on Jun 18th, 2008
“There’s something Darwinian about motorcycling that you don’t find with Minivans…” – Anonymous “In the end the death rate of motorcyclists and automobile drivers is and always has been 100%” – Anonymous The problem with motorcycles (in the US) is that it makes up just 1% of the vehicles on the road, but 19% of [...]
Posted in how-to, misc, moto-shopping, motorcycle, motorcycle safety, new york, sportbikes on Jun 11th, 2008
Hey we’re in the middle of the motorcycle theft season… So if you have a type of bike that’s often stolen (in NY that’s most sportbikes…) then you always want to make it a little more difficult for would-be thieves… My usual practice is…when I park my bike on the street over night I’ll usually [...]
Posted in how-to, motorcycle, motorcycle safety, riding tips on Apr 29th, 2008
“Hanging off” is mainly a road race technique – but I think there is a place for it on public roads in situations where you need to turn but want to keep the bike as upright as possible. Now this isn’t for emergency maneuvers, and this isn’t something that most people need to think about [...]
Posted in celebrities, how-to, misc, moto-shopping, motorcycle, motorcycle gear, motorcycle safety, shopping, time waster on Dec 17th, 2007
[Brad Pitt on his Ducati Monster] The saying goes something like this: “You should only buy a cheapo $100 helmet if you have a $100 head.” The implication being: Always buy the most expensive helmet on the market. Not surprisingly, many of the people who push for more expensive helmets are people who work at [...]
Posted in how-to, motorcycle, motorcycle safety, new york on Dec 12th, 2007
In New York, one of the riskiest things you can possibly do on a motorcycle is…park it. There are many strategies to parking safely on the street: some things that look risky (like parking somewhere with lots of foot traffic) are really pretty safe; and some things that look safe (like parking on a block [...]
Posted in celebrities, motorcycle safety, news, riding tips on Oct 3rd, 2007
Everyone’s probably heard about the recent spill Hollywood cool guy, George Clooney, took while riding a rented Harley in Jersey. It’s unfortunate, but accidents happen, and luckily both riders were (pretty much) okay, although breaking anything is no fun! But this gives us an opportunity to raise a hypothetical question: Let’s say you’re you’re travelling [...]
Posted in how-to, misc, motorcycle, motorcycle safety, new york on Jul 19th, 2007
[Pic of actual stolen bike from the UK, click for info] Here’s how most people picture it: Some punk walks up to your bike and disables the lock with some sleight of hand, then starts the engine by putting two wires together, and rides off with your baby… Probably to a chop shop where it [...]
Posted in biking, misc, motorcycle, motorcycle safety, new york on Jul 4th, 2007
[Okay we're back from our blogging hiatus! Too many nice riding days, and too much work to crank out to be sitting behind a computer screen. Hope you're doing well and riding safe!] Most bikers have heard about the Hurt Report. It gave us useful tips like how weather and road conditions were not a [...]
Posted in motorcycle, motorcycle safety, newbie, riding tips on May 17th, 2007
This week’s things to remember – something that most newer and intermediate street rider struggles with, “throttle control.” Here’s a little test to see if you get the basic concept: let’s say you’re going around a corner at a nice 30mph, you get on the throttle and as you do the rear end starts to [...]
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