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To help ensure that every ride is safe and enjoyable, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation offers a few simple rules for motorcyclists:
1. Get properly trained and licensed – Take an MSF RiderCourseSM and obtain the appropriate motorcycle license endorsement from your state.
2. Wear all the gear, all the time – Always wear a DOT-compliant helmet and eye protection, as well as over-the-ankle boots, gloves, riding jacket and pants.
3. Ride unimpaired by alcohol or other drugs – Riding under the influence dramatically decreases a rider's necessary skills, especially vision and judgment.
4. Ride within your own skill limits and obey traffic laws – Every rider should know their personal limits, and never ride faster or farther than their abilities can handle.
5. Be a lifelong learner by taking refresher RiderCourses– Riding skills are perishable, so take an occasional refresher course. No matter how often or how long you've been riding, there is always room to learn something new.
For more safety information, go to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation website @ www.msf-usa.org.
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Check out this video about hand signals...
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Like most of us, John Kerechek, an AMA member in Baltimore, Maryland, has had issues with a parking gate and his motorcycle; I ride a BMW R1200CM to work most days. I park in a multilevel parking garage and have a monthly parking pass. The problem I'm experiencing is being able to leave the parking lot. It seems, depending on the position of the motorcycle, the gate either opens or not -- mostly not. Most days an attendant has to manually open the gate.
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Ten Things All Car & Truck Drivers Should Know About Motorcycles
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When people think of bikers, they think of a man dressed in a black leather jacket, wearing black pants/chaps, and boots. Normally, they picture the biker female wearing the same thing, but fitted to compliment her shape.