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Speed Bumps – December 2008Gassing Up? Get OFF! The tank is running low so you pull into a service station next to a pump. Down goes the kickstand. The next few things you do could save your life. 1) Turn off your motor If … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – November 2008Practice, Practice, Practice ‘Skill‘ is often no more than CONFIDENCE By James R. Davis Some time ago I was riding with a group down a back-country road when our group leader decided that we needed to perform our ‘mandatory’ U-turn. The … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – October 2008NITTY GRITTY OF MOTORCYCLE PACKING Advance Preparation – Decide on Destination A. Check traveI section of library or Internet 1. Travel activities 2. Best routes (scenic or direct) B. Prepare bike & T-CLOCK I. Tires – wear, pressure – right amount? 2. Cables 3. Lights 4. Oil – … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – September 2008Highway Boards (Pegs) Should be standard equipment By James R. Davis Highway boards can be dangerous – just like your throttle. On the other hand, used appropriately, they can be viewed as a safety device. I know, if your feet … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – August 2008What if you drag a peg? Most of us do not need to test limits, but it still happens that you might someday find yourself leaning too far into a curve and hearing/feeling your peg start to drag. What should … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – July 2008How To Clean and Protect Your Windshield As appeared in WING WORLD Magazine October 1996 With very few exceptions, little by little, Gold Wingers clean their windshields to death. Take a stroll around the parking lot outside a restaurant where a … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – June 2008Overnight Parking By James R Davis You are out on an overnighter and are parking the bike for the evening. The winds are up. Do you use a cover or not? Put it up on the center stand or leave … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – May 2008Synthetic Oils Almost Always Better Than Petroleum Based By James R. Davis In almost all cases the use of synthetic oil (at least now) is better in your motorcycle than straight petroleum based oil. But not in all cases. Oil … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – April 2008The GWRRA Rider Education Program The GWRRA Rider Education Program is intended to make the motorcycle environment safer by reducing injuries and fatalities and increasing motorcyclist skills and awareness. The Rider Education Program does not propose to have all the answers. … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – March 2008What’s Dangerous about Riding in the Fog? Have you ever been confronted with the need to drive in the fog? I can remember many many days of riding between L.A. and San Francisco where I found myself suddenly closed in … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – February 2008Speed Bumps – by Tim Taylor This is the first installment of a monthly news brief to help you become a safer motorcyclist. Though the bikes are parked for the season, motorcycle safety should still be on our minds. The first … Continue reading →
Speed Bumps – January 2008Rubber Band Effect By James R. Davis While most of us know that it takes about 1 second to recognize and begin to react to a threat ahead of us, it usually takes from 2 to 3 seconds for riders … Continue reading →
