Episode 10 covers the basics of stopping a motorcycle in an emergency or quick stops. Having the ability to get your motorcycle to a stop is a vastly under rated skill. We spend all of our time thinking about accelerating or shifting through the gears and very little time thinking about stopping. What if you have…
In episode 9 of MCrider I show you two techniques for stopping a motorcycle quickly in a curve. In episode 8 I discussed how this technique and practicing it saved me from a serious motorcycle accident. This time I show you how to practice stopping a motorcycle in a curve with parking lot examples of…
Did you know your body position on your motorcycle can have a huge impact on your stopping distance? In this weeks episode we look at your wrist position and it’s impact on your total stopping distance. Break this bad habit and you can shorten your stopping distance by more than two car lengths at highway…
Why is throttle and brake control important on a motorcycle? Find out in this weeks episode at MCrider. We discuss why being smooth is important and some real world training techniques to develop your smoothness on a motorcycle. This week we have a couple of exercises that you can perform on your own motorcycle to help…
