Rewind
01-05-2008, 02:42 PM
These came from the AMA website.
1) Where’s your headlight aimed?
If it’s too low, you won’t be able to scan far enough ahead at night. Too high, and you’re blinding drivers.
To check your headlight, position your bike on level ground 25 feet from a garage door or wall. Sit on the bike with the suspension adjusted the way you usually ride, then have a friend measure from the ground to the center of your headlight. At the wall, make a mark exactly as high as your measurement. Now turn on your headlight, and adjust it so the bright center of the beam is slightly below the mark.
2) Overthinking It...
Yeah, it’s that time of year again: winter, which offers its own challenges when it comes to riding a motorcycle.
Aside from the obvious tips, such as dressing warmly, watching for early signs of hypothermia and being careful around slick tar strips, remember this biggie:
Cold weather cuts your reaction time on the bike, both in terms of how quickly you can perceive danger, and how quickly chilled hands and feet can react. Play it smart and leave a wider margin of safety on the road when the mercury dips.
1) Where’s your headlight aimed?
If it’s too low, you won’t be able to scan far enough ahead at night. Too high, and you’re blinding drivers.
To check your headlight, position your bike on level ground 25 feet from a garage door or wall. Sit on the bike with the suspension adjusted the way you usually ride, then have a friend measure from the ground to the center of your headlight. At the wall, make a mark exactly as high as your measurement. Now turn on your headlight, and adjust it so the bright center of the beam is slightly below the mark.
2) Overthinking It...
Yeah, it’s that time of year again: winter, which offers its own challenges when it comes to riding a motorcycle.
Aside from the obvious tips, such as dressing warmly, watching for early signs of hypothermia and being careful around slick tar strips, remember this biggie:
Cold weather cuts your reaction time on the bike, both in terms of how quickly you can perceive danger, and how quickly chilled hands and feet can react. Play it smart and leave a wider margin of safety on the road when the mercury dips.