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Storing your Motorcycle
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Outside a single white snowflake falls... Disbelief falls on your face as another
snowflake falls... Then you realize, another riding year over and it's time to put
the bike away for the winter. This is the time to get in that last few riding days
and put our bikes properly away for the winter so they are ready for the next riding
season to start again. More
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> How to prepare yourself for winter
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In winter you need to protect yourself from the cold and damp as well as from
other vehicles. You can ride anywhere and anytime as long as you’re warm, dry and
have good visibility.
OK, so riding in the colder weather does require a steely nerve and meticulous dressing-up
ritual akin to a medieval knight suiting up for battle. In fact, let’s think about
riding through winter in this vein; with the correct equipment, the cold and wet
can easily be defeated ..... >More
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How to Lay
Down the Bike
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When faced with a potentially dangerous situation, it's generally best to
remain upright on your bike. Remember, tire rubber has an immense amount of traction.
However, plastic, steel, and chrome (the materials found on the side of the bike)
offer almost no traction. When you stay on your motorcycle instead of letting it
slide, you'll be better able to stop in time or swerve out of the way. The only
possible time where it might be a better idea to purposely end up on the ground
is when it's better than the alternative, like going over a guardrail down a cliff
or into the middle of a ten-car pile-up. Once you lay down a bike, you have absolutely
no control ..... More
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Check Out this Side Car!
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Here's someone who has made from a Laverda motorcycle a sidecar. Not just
any sidecar, but a supercar sidecar, including gulfwing doors. The sidecar part
looks amazing, a true work of art. It's almost like it came straight out of the
factory.work of art. It's almost like it came straight out of the factory .....
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Hand Siginals For Group Riding
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STOP
Extend your left arm at a 45 degreeangle, with
the palm of your handfacing forward.
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SLOW DOWN
Extend your left arm at a 45 degree
angle,
and move your hand up and down.
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LEFT TURN
Raise your left arm horizontal,
with your elbow fully
extended.
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RIGHT TURN
Raise your left arm horizontal,
with your elbow bent 90
degrees vertically.
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SPEED UP
Raise your left arm up and down
with your index finger extended upward.
This indicates the leader wants to speed up.
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SINGLE FILE
Position your left hand over your helment, with
your fingers extended upward. This indicates
the leader wants the group in a single file
formation. Usually, this is done for safety reasons.
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STAGGERED FORMATION
Extend your left arm upward at a 45
degree angle, with your index and pinkie
fingers extended. This indicates that it is
safe to return to staggered formation.
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