Nobody really has to buy a motorcycle. But these days plenty of people want to. And you may be one of them. Before you throw down your money, swing your leg over the seat, feel that warm breeze of freedom, you need to address a few critical issues.

Am I an experienced rider?...

You might be thinking, “How hard can it be? I’ve had that two-wheeled thing down since age 6?” But a motorcycle doesn’t forgive like a bicycle. Most motorcycles will go from zero to 60 faster than you can read this sentence. There are no seatbelts, airbags, or protective cage on ...

The Barriers to Improvement

While riding, the more we resist things happening to us the more likely we are to make an error with that exact thing. The areas we fear, the ones we do not understand the basics or the limits of, the ones that stick our attention, will ...

Riding a motorcycle in the rain is not for the faint-hearted, wet roads and low visibility can greatly increase the risk already inherent in riding a bike. Because of this, riders often miss out on great riding opportunities simply because of a rainy forecast – and we all know that ...

 I like to believe that most riders have a general understanding of the unwritten rules about riding motorcycles, but what about those who don’t know them or simply don’t care.  These are a few unwritten rules I try to ride by. 

1.  Wave to all bikes.  I have ridden and owned ...

SMOOTH, as most riders wish to be, is nothing more than an idea based on what they have seen other riders look like. It is possibly the most misunderstood of all the buzz words in riding with the possible exception of CONFIDENCE.

It’s amusing to watch someone trying to work ...

Riding on highways calls for a different set of skills than we are used to; like watching the other traffic and staying out of someone else's problem.  It can be the most boring riding you'll ever do, but that doesn't mean that riding highways requires any less attention than riding ...

Rider Training

Written by: Keith Code

I’ve been asked this question a hundred times: “What could you possibly be coaching on a rider like ________ , who is already a podium guy at world championship level?” I’m pretty sure my face betrays me because I’ve never had what I’d call ...

One inevitable thing about motorcycle events is that it's easy to find yourself riding in a large pack of bikes, most of them piloted by people you don't know and have never ridden with.  Of course this can be fun or a complete nightmare depending on where you are in ...