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Why I Wrote This Motorcycle Riding Guide
RIDING YOUR MOTORCYCLE SMARTER TO BE SAFER
Rev 12-20-09
By Art Westergren
I was trying to think of a way to put into words, the things we do to be safe while riding our motorcycles. My wife and I ride at least a 1000 miles or more every month of the year and seem to learn something every time we go out.
In my past, I was a helicopter mechanic for over 25 years that taught me to pay attention to little details, so, I soon realized that the same thing is necessary to safely ride a motorcycle. I decided to write down my thoughts in this motorcycle riding guide, and try to pass it on to my friends and anyone else that may be interested in learning the secrets to continuous safe riding.
As we all know, there are many idiots that we ride along with, that don’t have a clue as to what safe riding really is.
You have seen it a million times, you know, the guy that rides out in a lane by his self instead of in line with the group he is suppose to be with. The guy that passes all the traffic on the white lines, or pulls up in front of all the traffic by going around everybody on the right shoulder or falls a quarter of a mile behind. You know the guy I am talking about. I don’t mean to offend anyone or single anyone out, so, if I have described you, learn from it, and remember why you are riding in the first place, to smell the roses.
What is your hurry? The sooner you get there, the less time you will be riding.
You may be placing your riding buddies in harms way and not even realize it! I hear so many riders complain about their buddy’s bad riding habits but they never say anything to them, instead they become too busy to ride with them.