Motorcycle riding can be exhilarating, fun, easy and carefree, only if you have a proper control of the machine. The vehicle may look small comparatively to a car but it's like a beast with hidden bursting energy. The machine can be energized in split seconds with a full throttle turn.
Of course in order to enjoy riding with many more years to go on without injury, there are a few riding tips below to serve as a guideline for beginners:
1. Train and learn before you buy a motorcycle. E.g. pass riding training school and get a motorcycle riding license. To expedite the process, prior to attend the riding training school, you can gain some knowledge related to motorcycling through articles, riding books etc. to boost up your confident level and some riding tips, ranging from riding mentality, riding gears, riding habits, riding skills, understanding and handling of your bike and lastly on bike maintenance.
2. Always adopt a defensive riding mentality. According to statistic, injury and fatality rates are much higher in teens or inexperienced riders than the experienced riders. The younger and inexperienced ones are likely to speed and show-off their riding stunts to their peers without thinking of consequences.
3. Invest in good riding gears right from full face helmet, riding gloves, riding jacket, riding boots, etc. Always keep in mind; riding a motorcycle is flesh covering the mental piece whereas driving a car is mental piece covering the flesh. So, no matter what, as a rider, we got all to lose when accident involving the motorcycle happens, especially due to unforeseen circumstances, whether the accident is caused by you or other party. To keep injury to the minimum, it is good to invest good protective riding gears. (You may not invest all items all at one go but starts from the essence and accumulate them as time go by). For tropical weather, wear at least a durable safety full face helmet, sunshade to prevent glaring in the day, riding gloves, long sleeve shirt or polo-tee, jeans and covered shoes for short distance commute.
4. Always keep and stay alert to the surrounding with anticipation so that you can react fast when unforeseen situation happens. Make sure you rear mirrors are in the correct position so that you do not adjust your riding position at all times to view it. Also, when you're tired, do take a break by the road side and do some stretches.
5. Do not speed. Speeding kills! The faster you speed, the lesser the reaction time launch crp129. Do not think that you are a superman who can react fast in a nick of time, chances are, and you will not have a second one.
6. Always travel with your motorcycle headlights ON so as to gain visibility and provide a bigger profile to the vehicles in front of you. You become prominent to their rear view mirror.
7. Do not travel on the road divider. Firstly, it's slippery and provides no traction to the tyres, especially during raining days launch x431 v plus. Secondly, the likelihood for you to fall into the blind spot of the vehicles in front of you is high and it's dangerous to manoeuvre overtaking act.
8. Always keep a safety distance to the front vehicle so that you have time to react if the front vehicle pulls over by the road side suddenly.
9. Do not tail gate the vehicle in front of you and squeeze in between the gap where it turns, hoping to overtake it. Chances are, it always fails and accident do happens.
10. Do not weave in and out on heavy congested road to show off your riding stunt. It is very dangerous as you may enter into the blind spot of the front vehicle when it makes a sudden turn be it left or right and you may end up hitting the vehicle.
11. When come to corners, make sure the motorcycles drop gear at a slower speed to negotiate the bend so that you've full control of the bike. Bank the bike gently and accordingly (the angle of bank depends on the speed of the vehicle) towards the direction where you're moving.
12. Do not brake abruptly when you're entering a corner, if you do, press on the front brake gently. The rear brake will cause you to skid and lost balance especially the road is slippery and no grip. Always practice to build up your confidence level. Also do remember, practice make perfect.
13. Make sure you SIGNAL and check to ensure there is no vehicle at your blind spot before changing lane (be it left or right).
14. Do not brake suddenly and, if possible take a quick look at the rear view mirror to make sure there is no vehicle tail gating behind you closely. It might ram onto you due to day dreaming sometimes.
15. Every motorcycle behaves differently. It's better to get used and accustomed to its characteristic for a while before riding it seriously. Choose a bike which you're confident and comfortable in. Take for example height consideration, if you're short, likelihood for you to choose a dirt bike is slim because your foot hardly reach the ground when the bike is stationary, unless you've to do awkward stunt to keep the bike standing.
16. Know you motorcycle parts and engine well. Maintenance of your bike is important because obviously you do not want your bike to break down half way while you're on the road. It not only builds up your riding confidence level but also provide you a safer ride. Imagine you ride with you bike signal lights which is not working which posed as a road hazard to the road users including yourself.
17. As the front tyre and rear tyre are the two contact points on the road, it is important to check the threads and tyres pressure at all times. It should be properly inflated. Besides, the brakes are also important, they can help you to brake efficiently during an unforeseen situation.
Do remember, motorcycle riding safety ALWAYS comes first so that there are many more years ahead of you to enjoy riding. If you're a beginner and wanted to know more about riding a motorcycle, I have come across a website that introduce to riding. For more details please visit for more details.
Terence had been a motorcyclist himself for the past twenty plus years. He hopes to share his motorcycling safety tips with fellow to-be motorcyclist. Please visit for more details.Related Links
