There is an aspect of motorcycling we don't like to think much about, but inevitably must all deal with it.
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Simple exercises for the ride.
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Showing Some Backbone
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Riding tips from the American Trucking Associations featuring the ATA Blind Spots illustration.
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Blinded by the light? What it takes to see straight at night.
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They're Not Just for Steering!
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Dress for Winter-Riding Success
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Nationwide's Checklist for a Trouble-Free Return to the Road
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Hear Me... Before It's Too Late
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Tips on how to secure your bike for transport.
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50 Ways to Save Your Life
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This spring, when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger collided with a car that turned left in front of him, breaking his face and causing a concussion, it triggered a media uproar about the need for helmet laws. Few remarked on the irony or hypocrisy of the situation, the fact that th
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Read about these motorcycle safety tips!
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Experts say that fatigue contributes to between a fifth and a sixth of all car accidents. That may not be true in motorcycle accidents across the board, but fatigue is definitely an issue for riders on trips of three days or more. It's something that you need
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How to safely prepare, detect, and deal with obstacles and hazards you encounter while riding through turns and corners on a motorcycle. From the April 2006 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine.
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New research dispels some of the myths about effective brakingMotorcyclists have no shortage of opinions about how to use their brakes. Get a group of riders talking about how to make a hard emergency stop and you'll hear all sorts of opinions:
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Experts say that fatigue contributes to between a fifth and a sixth of all car accidents. That may not be true in motorcycle accidents across the board, but fatigue is definitely an issue for riders on trips of three days or more. It's something that you need to consider and prepare for, and if you
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Get a group of motorcyclists talking about crashes and safety, and you will almost certainly hear some of them—popular misconceptions, incorrect assumptions, urban legends, and intuitive explanations about motorcycle safety that turn out to be wrong when y
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It could be that my favorite thing about motorcycles is the way they turn, leaning over to balance all the forces involved in making a single-track vehicle change directions and go right where you want it. Even after doing it hundreds of thousands of times, it's still exciting and challenging. I'm a
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's motorcycle sidecar crash raises questions about licensing, sidecars, and motorcycle safety.
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I was motoring along southbound on a four-lane Oregon road, barely overtaking another motorcyclist who I'd first seen over a quarter-mile ahead of me. By now the distance had shrunk by about two-thirds and, even over the wind noise I could tell from the consid
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Remember that movie? Steven Spielberg's very first attempt at thrilling theatergoers in the early '70s? The one where the mysterious driver of a menacing tractor-trailer stalks Dennis Weaver in his Plymouth Valiant? It was freakishly horrifying, wasn't it?
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I was motoring along southbound on a four-lane Oregon road, barely overtaking another motorcyclist who I'd first seen over a quarter-mile ahead of me. By now the distance had shrunk by about two-thirds and, even over the wind noise I could tell from the considerable rumble that he was riding a big t
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