How to Reduce Motorcycling Risks for Beginners 
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| Take a motorcyle safety course - you'll learn techniques for safe and defensive driving riding real motorcycles on a closed course with experienced instructiors. Passing the course often gives insurance discount and skipping state road test. Tip Credibility: 11 (Best Tip!) |
| Wear protective gear: helmet, boots, padded jacket and pants plus gloves to help keep your own hide intact. Sneakers and shorts feel good, but aren't any good on a motorcycle. Tip Credibility: 9 |
| If you don't feel good - don't ride! Riding a motorcycle takes your full concentration - if you're ill, hungover, mad at someone, take a walk instead. You'll be safer, getting healthier and will be back to ride another day! Tip Credibility: 6 |
| Take your bike to an empty parking lot and practice emergency straight line stops, slow speed maneuvering, obstacle avoidance and other riding techniques you learned in the Motorcyce Safety Course - you did take it didn't you? Tip Credibility: 4 |
| There are some great Motorcycle proficiency classes. Learn more about riding and the dynamics of the Bike/road interface. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Apply some strips of black electrical tape to the top edge of your helmet visor (you are wearing ahelmet- right?)by tipping your chin down slightly you can block the sun as it gets lower in the sky. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Wear polarized sunglasses, it cuts down glare from oncoming traffic Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Read some good books like PROFICIENT MOTORCYCLING or GET IN THE ZONE to learn what riding safe means. Subscribe to magazines like RIDING and MOTORCYCLE CONSUMER NEWS that focus on both the fun and knowledge of riding motorcycles. Tip Credibility: 3 |
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