Sharing Biking Tips

[Lou Girardin]

Work hard. Be good to your mother.

[tracyprier]

"have a piss before setting out else one solid bump = one burst spleen, thats fatal that is"

Really?? wow never heard that one before... damn, makes me want to nip out for an "empty out" now...

[*sic]

Always stop outside a shop with big windows for awhile on a ride - just to make sure you really do look as cool as you think you do...

best advice ever.

seriously.

[Indiana_Jones]

best advice ever.

seriously.

I go for the McQueen image

DAMN he's cool

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

"This is a dangerous lifestyle, we live on the egde" ......but but when you say it, say it in a Bill Paxton voice,


f*cking crack up

-Indy

[sunhuntin]

when stopped at a burger joint, sit where you can see your ride. or sit on your ride. make sure your bike has oil in it before going for a long ride. if your bike starts to struggle and you know shes got gas in her, pull the choke for a few seconds and then push it back in.

come back to me in ten years, im sure ill have better advice by then! LOL.

[Uncle B]

When following a truck.....golden rule is.....
IF YOU CAN'T SEE THEIR MIRRORS, THEY CAN'T SEE YOU

Plus little things like...
Manhole covers
Road markings
Diesel
Catseyes
Road Kill
Police
Roadworks
Gravel
Kids
Farmers on Tractors or Quads
Livestock
Kamakaze motorcyclists practising racing lines on the road
The over 60's driver
Birds
All Road Users

[ManDownUnder]

don't eat yellow snow

eh what? But there's so much up at the skifields (under the trees in case you don't know where to look)

It's lemon flavoured isn't it?

[Zapf]

How about not riding in the centre of the lane. In my early days of riding my dad pointed out that the dark patch you see down the centre of a lane is created largely by oil dripping from under cars. If you're following someone and have to break suddenly, particularly in the wet your traction on that oily area won't be nearly as good. Also if you are to the left of centre to start with you have more chance of avoiding whatever is happening in the middle of the road. Any comments? Good advice or bad? Sounds logical to me.

correct... except on faster country roads.. where the wheel tracks can be rutted, or shiny. In that case even in the rain you rather have the tire on the patch with more friction... so that would be the center non shiny patch.

Oil patch rule generally applies to city or when approching stop lights.

And towards the exit of longer sweeping corners.. its better to take the center or left of your lane... as the outside wheel track can be well worn as well

[Zed]

Wondering if anybody's interested in sharing any biking tips they may have picked up during their years of experience.

Off the Zed cuff:

Unless unavoidable, don't park your motorcycle on a slope.

NEVER pass another vehicle on a blind corner. How many of us have been guilty of that even once!

Be very diligent about knowing your bike's fuel usage and capacity, and make sure you check the tank level at least three times a day!!! Lol, check it regularly anyway.

If there is even a hint of possible night riding, ensure you change your tinted helmet visor to clear, or take both visors with you and change them over when the sun goes down.

Find out what your own pace and limits are on your bike/s, and with that understanding ride accordingly *at your own pace* on group rides especially.

Go and do a track day, or two, or many. You will be pleasantly surprised how much it will help and improve your riding. As Nike said "Just Do It".

[Mush]

This ones a bit odd, but we got taught in class (xray 101) that if you "evacuate" your bowels and bladder in the middle of a crash your a hell of a lot less likely to sustain injuries to your midsection (soft tissue or bone). I think it has something to do with being completely relaxed at the time of impact: a tense body is much more likely to break.. i'd just hate to be the ED staff cleaning that one up. Oh yeah and make sure your wearing your best undies.. no granny panties there ladies.

[Warr]

Off the Zed cuff:
.................
Be very diligent about knowing your bike's fuel usage and capacity, and make sure you check the tank level at least three times a day!!! Lol, check it regularly anyway.
.................

Further to that Zed....
I know the range of my bike so every fill-up I zero the Trip Meter and no problems.
I also always fill up tank completey and write on the receipt the mileage and trip meter, so easy to calculate later gas usage for a given style of riding.

[Zed]

Further to that Zed....
I know the range of my bike so every fill-up I zero the Trip Meter and no problems.
I also always fill up tank completey and write on the receipt the mileage and trip meter, so easy to calculate later gas usage for a given style of riding.

That's what i'm talking about!

[Badcat]

Im a bit of a noob but the first real lesson I had was about 'target fixation'.

I found out when I got into trouble in a corner and jammed on the brakes that I stared at the one thing I didnt want to hit....the barrier. I was 'target fixated' and since you tend to steer towards the thing you are looking at it I was soon 'barrier fixated'.

So lesson is: if you jam on the brakes and get into trouble, look where you WANT to go, not where you DONT want to go.
2c.

i think this is one of the best pieces of advice regarding motorcycling.
good work skelstar.
k

[Zed]

I found out when I got into trouble in a corner and jammed on the brakes...

Another great tip is to NOT apply your brakes in a corner, before the corner yes, during the corner no. Of course in an emergency situation like the above mentioned you may need to apply some brake, but if they jam you have applied too much!