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Riding Skills Series: A Little Overcooked
1. Many times we have stressed the importance of looking ahead into a corner so that you can formulate a riding plan well in advance.... more |
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The Common Denominator
The irony in the name Sport Rider is, that while our primary emphasis is on riding, we tend to get captured by the siren song of the latest... more |
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Pace Yourself
Two weeks ago a rider died when he and his bike tumbled off a cliff paralleling our favorite road. No gravel in the road, no oncoming car... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Body Positioning
You've seen the extreme race shots of riders hanging off their machines like monkeys, but while it helps out cornering on the racetrack,... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Rough Road
Because we don't live in a perfectly paved world. more |
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Riding Skills Series: Body Steering
1. Over the years, there has been much ado about the importance of countersteering. Simply put, countersteering-or turning a bike's... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Countermeasures
1. Whether you realize it or not, countersteering is as necessary and vital to your riding as using the brakes. If you're not familiar with... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Panic Stops
1. Some of the most gut-wrenching moments while riding occur when something magically appears in front of you and you have to jam on the... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Blind Turns
1 There's always a bit of trepidation when approaching a blind turn, but taking a slightly different line than usual will get you through... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Throttle Jockey
1. Throttle control is one of the most important aspects of motorcycle riding. Together with shifting and braking, throttle control... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Avoiding Obstacles in a Turn
1. We always stress that the street is not a racetrack and you should hold a little in reserve while riding. Nowhere is this more important... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Avoiding Obstacles in a Turn
1. We always stress that the street is not a racetrack and you should hold a little in reserve while riding. Nowhere is this more important... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Group Study
1. Going on a group ride with your favorite motorcycling friends can provide some of the best fun to be found on a bike. The fun of... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Group Study
1. Going on a group ride with your favorite motorcycling friends can provide some of the best fun to be found on a bike. The fun of... more |
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Riding Skills Series: U-Turns-The Quick and Easy Way
1. Simple as they may seem, U-turns can pose a significant problem to riders of varying levels of experience. In fact, talk to any... more |
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Riding Skills Series: U-Turns-The Quick and Easy Way
1. Simple as they may seem, U-turns can pose a significant problem to riders of varying levels of experience. In fact, talk to any... more |
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Riding Skills Series: The Basics of Hard Braking
1. Twenty years ago, you weren't even supposed to touch your front brake. You'd flip right over on your face, so the stories went. Five... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Conquering Off-Camber Corners
1. Off-camber corners can catch a snoozing rider off-guard in an instant. The ideal situation is to spot the corner in question well in... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Cornering Through a Crisis
1. This is the classic scenario: You're clipping along at a good pace, flicking through corners in a controlled rhythm, when around a blind... more |
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Riding Skills Series: As the Turn Tightens
1. Decreasing-radius corners can get tricky for the simple reason that if you approach the corner as if it were a constant radius, you... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Brake Dancing
1. While it's true that most of a motorcycle's stopping power is generated by the front brake, the rear binder can be used in subtle ways... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Off-Camber Corners
1. The term "off-camber" often strikes fear in the hearts of neophyte riders. They've heard horror stories about innocent riders who enter... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Slippery When Wet
1. Some riders think when the rain starts to come down, so should the garage door, tucking the bike away until the sun shines again the... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Check, please
1. Concerning life and death, motorcycles are more like airplanes than automobiles. A mechanical failure with a plane or a bike could be... more |
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