New category? Riders Tips
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SuperBike
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,458
From: South of Live Free or Die & North of Family Guy
#7 Wear a full helmet and make sure it fits right, it's your irreplaceable head. unfortunately by now, I knew personally two people, (one was a close friend) that lost there lives to not wearing helmets, even more so, both where in slow speeds.
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SuperSport
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 972
With the way some of us have been having close calls and getting injured, this thread might be helpful as a sticky. You guys have reminded me of some things, I really appreciate it. Nothing beats the mind when comes to riding.
#10 Watch for grass clippings and crumbs. Also dark areas on pavement on dips and in curves where grease may have been squeezed out of suspension components onto the road by passing cars and trucks.
#10 Watch for grass clippings and crumbs. Also dark areas on pavement on dips and in curves where grease may have been squeezed out of suspension components onto the road by passing cars and trucks.
Rex Kramer-Thrill Seeker
SuperBike
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,312
From: Brookfield, WI
#13
Might sound silly, but every now and then, I hit up a large, empty parking lot (nightime is usually the best time for it to be empty) and test out some fast stops, short stops, quick lane changes at speed, ect. Get to know what your bike can and cannot do in a controlled enviroment.
Might sound silly, but every now and then, I hit up a large, empty parking lot (nightime is usually the best time for it to be empty) and test out some fast stops, short stops, quick lane changes at speed, ect. Get to know what your bike can and cannot do in a controlled enviroment.
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Superstock
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 466
From: SF Bay Area
#19 Probably one of the hardest things to do: If you know that bike is going to go down, let it go and try to make sure its a low side (as if we really have a choice). In other words, don't fight it too much and cause a high-side. The bike may be expensive to replace, but it can be, unlike us...which feeds into wear your gear, as stated above.
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Squid
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 30
From: Brooklyn NY
#20 If possible take a rider instruction course with a reputable track day group. I rode for 15 years and thought I was pretty competent, but I learned more on my first track day than in the previous 15 years.
Well take off, eh.
SuperBike
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,206
From: QC, Canada
#21: Carry safety equipement. Flash light, first aid kit, bottle of water, and few light Tools for light work. Believe it or not, I have all of these under the seat. Oh yeh, and a short jump wire just in case the starter relay blows, then you can jump start the bike. It has been usefull in the past for me.
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Squid
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 9
From: Rapid City, SD
22. Always leave room.
Whether it's room in the lane to avoid the unexpected. Or room when it comes to speed to be able to stand the bike up when that deer runs out in front of you mid corner. Room in front and behind you between other traffic.
And...
23. Know the road before you ride the road. Those unexpected decreasing radius corners are killers. Ride the road like a sane person a few times before you let loose on a new road.
Whether it's room in the lane to avoid the unexpected. Or room when it comes to speed to be able to stand the bike up when that deer runs out in front of you mid corner. Room in front and behind you between other traffic.
And...
23. Know the road before you ride the road. Those unexpected decreasing radius corners are killers. Ride the road like a sane person a few times before you let loose on a new road.
