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When the snow begins to melt, or the summer day turns nasty the motorcyclist gets to experience the wet. The nature of rain, from nasty tropical deluges, to prolonged dripping mist, is that they all are wet. Nothing can ruin a beautiful ride faster than a sudden rain squall when a rider is unprepared. The [...]

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Motorcycles by design are unable to carry copious amounts of luggage or cargo. Sidecars increase loading capacity and distribution of weight, but there is nothing better than a well manufactured trailer to alternatively load a motorcycle. The main problem with loading the back-seat of a motorcycle is improper weight distribution, wear and tear, and handling [...]

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Riders who consider the enormity of risk reduction will often start considering the options available to them, and the principle method of reducing risk is through preparedness. The methods of preparing for an encounter are basically through preparing our body using shielding such as long pants, long sleeves, leather clothing, boots, gloves, and helmets. Mental [...]

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Why would a rider SIPDE? The Gold Wing riders who have taken the Motorcycle Rider Course from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation learn about an observation skill called SIPDE. SIPDE is a technique that develops the requisite parts of the observation task, elegantly breaking the skill into smaller parts. Each portion of the observation skill can [...]

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The thermometer plummets towards the zero line, and the snow-plow just covered over the fresh shoveled drive. Again. It is definitely winter in the north. Or, maybe you live in a kinder, gentler, warmer place where riding a motorcycle in January is a non-event. If you live in a warm climate you should be so [...]

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There are several types of hazards to be found on the roadway that can interfere with the operation of a motorcycle. The hazards can be classified as the road itself, other road users, pedestrians, and animals. Awareness of the specific hazards that are in the environment is the only way we can avoid them. To [...]

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When the subject of group riding is brought up in polite company depending on the company I either dive for cover and hide, or watch in amusement when people argue the same point punctuating their hypothesis’s with volume. Most people will agree that a group of Gold Wing’s traveling down the interstate flags waving, mascots [...]

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When a person first starts riding in groups with other individuals they find themselves bombarded with new terms, and wholly new techniques of riding. Where as, there are certain dynamics of how the group operates in the environment of traffic there is also particular skills required of a rider within the environment of the group. [...]

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Every time a group of Gold Wing riders get together for a dinner ride, poker run, or just to ride they use the techniques of group-riding. Group riding is a description of a particular riding activity that allows us to socialize and travel as a single complex unit. Many riders have a significant amount of [...]

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If you ask most motorcyclists how they negotiate a turn you will get a variety of answers. Some motorcyclists will answer they lean in to the turn. A few hardy souls will talk of hanging off the low side shifting weight to the inside of the corner. Some motorcyclists will say only with their attorney [...]

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Motorcycles are inherently unstable. At speed they can wobble, shimmy, and generally make the riders life difficult. At no time is a motorcycle more unstable then when its braking. Tire technology gives the rider some of the best tire traction available and still its not enough. The techniques of braking will increase confidence and ability [...]

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hinking about the possibility of crashing is not a current phenomenon likely to catch on. Dissecting the tiny little interactions between the rider and the environment leading up to a crash can be an extremely emotional experience for the rider and his companions. At the time of the crash there is going to be some [...]

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Motorcyclists make choices every time they ride. The choice of safety begins before the rider steps onto the motorcycle, and continues throughout the ride. Some choices are made for you, and accidents can happen to anyone. Here in Southwest Florida a rider leaves school headed for his home. The temperature a balmy ninety degrees with [...]

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