We can all learn something from this video from a Canadian truck’s dash cam that captures the moment a rider...
Motorcyclists can learn a lot from the Australian cycling lobby which is a slick, professional outfit that has the attention of...
Australia’s top and most senior stunt rider still has a few tricks up his sleeve. While he won’t say how old he is, Matt Mingay has been stunt riding since 1997, has held three world records and says he is not even thinking of retiring. Since 2006, Matt has been...
This video is proof that a competent and committed rider can make a cruiser turn sharp corners, even with a...
Many riders are taught to leave a two or three-second gap between their bike and the vehicle they are a...
Getting back on the “steel horse” again after a serious crash is considered either brave, stupid or too difficult for some. Maybe I’m one of the “stupid” ones who got back on, despite one major life-threatening crash in which I was run over – check out the helmet at the...
Even if you have no first-aid skills, there are several things you can do at a motorcycle crash scene to...
There is usually a spike in road accidents over the Easter holidays as traffic volumes increase and riders have more...
Unless you work from home, you need to deal with the daily commute into the office. Unfortunately, commuting is expensive unless you are able to take advantage of a ride-sharing arrangement with colleagues. Running a car or hopping on a train every day will sap your bank account and leave...
Contributed post on How to improve your overtaking (for our North American readers) Risk-taking has been singled out as the factor...
Passing long trucks can be easy for motorcycles with their rapid rate of acceleration, but there are several dangers you...
If you’ve ridden a bicycle, counter steering will come naturally to you, so why would it be necessary to practise counter steering? The problem is that, in an emergency situation, your instinct is to turn the handlebars toward the direction you want to go. Here is a graphic video example...
Returned riders are those who had got a motorcycle licence as a teenager or twentysomething, then stopped riding while they...
SMIDSY (sorry, mate, I didn’t see you) collisions occur, not because motorists don’t look, but because they don’t look twice and...
You probably won’t have reached 300kmh (186mph), unless you’ve been to a track with a long straight, or ridden on the autobahn or the unrestricted part of the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Anthony Hopkins (playing Burt Munro) says in the 2005 film The World’s Fastest Indian: “You live more...
Assuming you are not hurt, what you do straight after you’ve had a minor motorcycle crash is absolutely vital to...
Despite motorcycle rider numbers growing faster than any other road segment, we still seem to be public enemy number one...
Water crossings are possibly the most fun you can have on an adventure or dual-sport motorcycle. They are a blast and I still enjoy it, even after countless water crossings. In all that time, I’ve only had two failures and only one of those resulted in a drowned bike. Yet,...
Fatigue is identified as one of the “fatal five” causes of accidents responsible for as much as 20% of all...
The general rule is to replace your motorcycle helmet every five years, but what if you drop it, sweat heavily...
Any excuse is good enough for a ride – whether it’s with the pillion-in-a-million, a couple of friends, a dozen club members, a hundred shop riders, or a thousand toy runners – yet solo riding is our favourite. And in these days of social distancing, it may be the preferred way...
Expert rider training company, motoDNA, has devised a special cruiser course being held at Lakeside training centre in Queensland on June...
Commuting to work is one legitimate way to ride and avoid the pandemic lockdown and travel bans, yet some riders...
Most accidents involving motorcycles and other vehicles occur when the other vehicle is turning across their path. The result can be lethal as the rider hits the car in a t-bone fashion, rather than a glancing blow. There are a number of scenarios of turning-vehicle crashes where the rider is...
A recent reader asked if it was legal, safe and wise to switch off the motorcycle when stopped for a...
Unlike car drivers, most riders seem to want to learn to be a competent rider and improve their skills so...
What would you do if your child asked if they could buy a motorcycle? Would you do cartwheels or would you tell them it’s too dangerous? On the one hand you are probably delighted at the prospect of having your son or daughter follow in your tyre tracks and taking...
A beautiful girl can dangerously distract a rider and shake him out of his state of mindfulness or total awareness,...
(Fall Motorcycle Tips is a sponsored post for our North American readers) Before a long winter, many motorcyclist enthusiasts are...
Many riders like to get into the holiday spirit by wearing Santa, elf, Elmo or reindeer novelty helmet covers. However, they could be a safety hazard, they may void your insurance and some police say they may be illegal. Safety aspects of novelty covers While novelty helmet covers may be...
Riders on the Storm may be a great rock song, but it is not a good tip as one American...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Many of us love nothing more than to get on the open road...
Just how loud is your motorcycle helmet and what damage is it doing to your ears? Medical authorities tell us that 15 minutes exposed to sound levels over 95dB can do irreparable damage to your hearing. Check out this noise pollution calculator. The long-term result can be tinnitus or ringing in...
Many riders may not realise that if they are involved in a crash, they may not be covered for what...
Heatwave conditions are bad enough for riders, but moving slowly in heavy city traffic makes it so much more important...
An online American rider training course introduced in 2014 on desktop is now available on an app for Apple and Android mobile phones, tablets and laptops. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation online Basic eCourse has been taken by more than 60,000 students in 39 countries, from Australia to Uruguay. The interactive...
The most common injuries in motorcycle crashes are to the riders’ feet or legs, according to leading US public health...
Riding a motorcycle not makes you so happy some women can even orgasm while riding. With the Black Dog 1 Dayer...
There are many dangers as well as challenges in lane filtering, but one danger we may overlook is fellow lane-filtering or lane-splitting riders. Of course, we still have to be aware of drivers suddenly changing lanes without looking or indicating, being in truck and bus blind spots, road are from...
This is the first in a regular series of riding tips from motorcycle rider training specialists motoDNA. The articles are...
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the...
Some 1500 Aussie riders are now better prepared to help at a crash site thanks to the First Aid for Motorcyclists (FAFM) course which has just completed a lap of Australia. FAFM Motorcycle Accident Management founders Roger Fance and Tracy Hughes had been presenting their specially tailored course around the Sydney...
“A lot of people forget how hard it is to ride; how many things there are to learn,” says Honda...
We all enjoy going hard some times, but if you are an over-committed rider, you leave no margin for error...
My first ride on a motorcycle after almost a month recovering from surgery for a new, bionic knee (see photo above) taught me four valuable lessons about riding. How to get back on the bike after surgery or a crash One lesson First, I love it! The acceleration. The noise....
There is absolutely no denying that a riding a motorcycle is a lot more fun than cars and it is...
Cross-country travel is fun, but long-distance travel on a motorcycle is even more so – if you can manage to...
A high heeled diamanté fashion boot that stuck on the footpeg caused a 29-year-old Polish woman to fatally crash her Yamaha, a British coroner has found. A Dorset Coroner’s Court heard that Monika Kunda looked down as she struggled with her left foot and lost control of her Yamaha and...
Women are safer riders then men according to statistics, so we asked women why that is so and give you...
https://youtu.be/xcPJ1dKpqos This video is yet another reason to avoid road rage. The rider takes the time to flick the finger and...
While caravans may not represent much of an obstacle for motorcycle riders, they can still be among the worst-behaved motorists on the road. Have you ever been stuck behind a slow-moving caravan on a mountain road, but where there is a passing opportunity downhill, it speeds up preventing traffic from passing?...
Some riders love motorcycles because it gives them a short escape from their partner, but riding as couples could have...
A topic that gets plenty of discussion at motoDNA training days is counter steering. What is this mythical counter steering?...
The video below shows the danger to lane filtering riders of a driver who gets out of their vehicle while stopped at traffic lights. It’s illegal for a driver to leave their vehicle while stopped at traffic lights or on a roadway, unless parked at the roadside. It is also illegal to...
It is a Sunday afternoon at our house and the V8s are on the TV. My friend Michelle has come...
BMW Motorrad off-road training courses are back this year with more courses in more states and locations. I’ve done the...
The Dutch Reach is a simple technique of opening a car door that could save motorcyclists filtering through traffic from being “doored”. It should be mandated in driving tests as it is in Holland where it has been used for 50 years. While the incidence of dooring is more common...
Riding and fishing should go hand in hand as many riders are also anglers and many anglers also like to...
A rider punches and kicks an SUV that cut into his lane on a Canadian highway in this latest video...
There is usually a spike in road accidents at Easter as traffic volumes increase and riders have more time to go riding. Rather than preaching about being safe and responsible, we’ve asked several people for their road safety tips and Easter messages. Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Peter Baulch: Safe holidays...