From the first MCrider video to the most recent MCrider video, you will find them all on this page. Kevin releases a new motorcycle training video every Friday morning at 8 AM Central on the MCrider YouTube page. Use the links below to find videos focussed on Road Skills, Road Strategy, and a host of other motorcycle training topics.
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Riding in a group feels safer than riding alone — more eyes on the road, more people looking out for you. But the habits that keep you safe solo don’t automatically carry over once four or five other riders fall in behind you, and most riders never notice the difference until something goes wrong. In…
You make a slow-speed turn almost every time you ride — parking, backing out of a driveway, pulling up to a gas pump — and most riders have never gone back to check whether the technique still holds up. In this video, I break down three specific habits that quietly work against you at walking…
Somewhere in a parking lot years ago, an instructor set up two rows of cones and taught you to swerve. At 15 miles an hour, in a controlled space, that swerve works every time — so most of us filed it away as a skill we own. But the swerve you practiced at 15 changes…
I had a motorcycle death wobble at 45 mph — on a brand new front tire. In this video, I show you the actual footage of my speed wobble, explain what causes a death wobble (sometimes called a tank slapper), and walk through exactly what your hands should do the moment the handlebars start shaking.…
Most riders spend 20, 30, even 40 years building motorcycle habits they’ve never once tested — and some of those habits were wrong from the start, while others quietly stopped being true the moment the technology moved on. In this video, MCrider breaks down the riding and emergency braking habits that experienced riders rely on…
Are you unknowingly pushing your brain past its breaking point on every ride? In this motorcycle safety training video, I break down the hidden psychological trap that forces riders into sudden tunnel vision and dangerously slow reaction times on the street. While many motorcyclists focus solely on defensive riding drills and physical lane positioning, the…
If your strategy for staying alive on a motorcycle relies on watching the brake lights of the car directly in front of you, you are riding on borrowed time and letting someone else’s reaction time dictate your survival. In this video, I break down the “bumper lock” trap that keeps most riders stuck in a…
In this episode of MC Rider, we break down the sobering reality of the “Familiar Road Trap”—the psychological phenomenon explaining why more than half of all serious motorcycle crashes occur within just five miles of a rider’s home. When we ride our daily routes, the brain shifts into autopilot, relying on “cognitive scripting” and creating…
In this video, we break down why your natural self-preservation instincts are often the exact wrong response when riding a motorcycle through a curve. When panic hits mid-corner, your brain triggers a hardwired threat response that causes you to lock your eyes on danger, cut a dangerous “survival line” into the turn too early, or…
In this episode of MCrider, we’re breaking down why your natural human survival instincts are actually your worst enemy when you have to make an emergency stop on a motorcycle. When a sudden hazard appears and adrenaline takes over, our brains default to three dangerous traps: grabbing a “Handful of Panic” on the front brake,…
Discover why common motorcycle cornering instincts can be deadly and learn the advanced riding techniques skilled riders use to stay in control mid-turn. In this video, we break down critical motorcycle crash statistics and motorcycle safety data to expose the three biggest survival reflexes—like the panic brake reflex and target fixation—that cause riders, especially mature…
Most riders are taught to finish all their braking while the bike is still upright, but relying on “Slow, Look, Press, and Roll” can leave you vulnerable the moment the road becomes unpredictable. In this video, we dive into why skilled riders choose to trail brake on every single corner to eliminate the “gamble” of…
Are you logging miles or actually building skill? Most motorcyclists hit a dangerous “Intermediate Plateau” around the two-year mark where overconfidence outpaces actual ability, leading to a secondary spike in insurance claims and stagnant growth. In this video, we break down the Survival Paradox—why the absence of a crash doesn’t equal the presence of expertise—and…
Whether you’ve been riding for two seasons or twenty, the temptation to dive into a corner early is a hard habit to break, often leading to one of the most common—and dangerous—technical errors on the road. This video breaks down why even veteran riders struggle with the early apex, explaining how it destroys your exit…
The first few rides of the year are often the most dangerous—not because the roads have changed, but because your skills have. After a few months off the bike, your timing is off and your muscle memory has slowed down, costing you the precision you need in a tight spot. In this video, we’re performing…
Most riders think skill shows up in the big moments—but the truth is, the ride is decided long before anything goes wrong. In this video, we break down 5 habits skilled riders do automatically that most riders miss, from how they process traffic to how they create time and space before problems ever develop. These…
He saw the car. He recognized the situation. And then… he did nothing. In this video, we break down a real-world close call that didn’t have to happen—and more importantly, identify the exact moment where this ride stopped being routine and started becoming dangerous. The key lesson isn’t about what went wrong at the last…