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Learn How to Gain Confidence In Your Tires
You want to be able to trust your tires? Yeah? You want to know what it feels like to be able to lean into a corner or go to the brakes and know they will stick. Tires are crazy complicated things that are constantly being improved. Nothing improved the quality of the motorcycle riding experience quite like the insane improvements ... -
The Best Beginner Bike Doesn’t Exist
If you are trying to decide what bike to buy, what bike is right for you. There are two questions you need to have the answer to. The first one is simple. Which kind of bike do you like the look of the best? The right answer is the honest one. The wrong answer is the bike you think others ... -
Ensure a Smooth Ride With A Buddy/Spouse
Motorcycling is an individual sport, often done collectively. A lot of us enjoy the camaraderie riding with pals, but sharing that experience poses a whole new batch of challenges. Riding alone, it’s easy to just want to push to the next town two-hours away, or wake up before the sun is over the horizon and ride an hour to breakfast, ... -
How to Load a Motorcycle in a Pickup
How to Load a Motorcycle By Yourself Maybe I’m just a product of my environment. Growing up in the Rocky Mountain west, we were always taught to be, self sufficient, able to take care of ourselves without the help of anybody else. As a motorcyclist, that means we need to be able to transport our motorcycle, on our own, without ... -
It’s Time You Did Some Motorcycle Touring
This is my actual, first bike. How young was I when I was that little? My mom would complain that I was on it so much the two of us would somehow become attached if I wasn’t careful. More than 45 years after I started riding this little thing, I’m still on two wheels at every opportunity. But if there ... -
Track Bike Build // Episode Five
Suspension Upgrades and Final Assembly We install Andreani Cartridges Kit and a K-Tech Razor R rear shock on our KTM 390 then it’s time for the final assembly as we get close to finishing our track bike build. Domino Hand Grips Swingarm Spools KTM Fork Sliders Case Guards Front Brake Rotor Driven Triple Clamp Diet Plan (Weight Loss Spreadsheet) -
How to Buy a Used Motorcycle
Ten Tips On How To Not Get Cheated There are a lot of benefits that come from buying a used bike. But there are a lot of pitfalls and opportunities for things to go wrong. So, the first step we need to take if we want to win at buying a used bike is to figure out which one we ... -
Why Street Riders Need This Track School
Street riders sometimes think that a track-based riding school wouldn’t be applicable to them, and in many cases, they are correct. But after taking the online Champ U online courses, I suspected that the Yamaha Champions Riding School might be different. So we made our way to Inde Motorsports Ranch to see for ourselves. In this video, I’ll discuss why ... -
One Exercise Changed Everything
Over the years there have been three specific things that fundamentally improved my riding in a dramatic way. The first was learning how far I needed to look down the road, what I needed to be looking at and looking for. Using vision as a way to slow down time, time that is used to make a plan for every ... -
How I Deal With Kids In My Driveway
Every night I would get an alert from my driveway security camera, and at first I was a bit annoyed, but then I found myself looking forward to the evening alert. And then inspiration struck, in the form of my wife giving me this great idea. What transpired has turned into the best part of an otherwise dreary pandemic summer. ...