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A Question of Commitment: The choice you make in a corner is often a self-fulfilling prophecy. Are you in or are you out? Are you...

Riding With A Passenger

Touring on a motorcycle is more fun if there’s someone else along to share the experience. But whether it’s an afternoon ride or a...

Stayin’ Safe: Tracking Arrival of the Unexpected

Your clues about potential risks are in the mail. And the trash. Today, in the age of Amazon, we have an unprecedented ability to track...

Finding a Second Wind With California Superbike School

Have you ever been in a riding rut? I know I have. When my wife and I moved from the curvy roads of East...

Stayin’ Safe: Hidden Valley

Riding a stretch of rising and falling road is fun, but also presents a special kind of challenge for the back-road motorcyclist. While the...

Stayin’ Safe: The Danger of Using Telephone Poles to Predict Road Direction

Our brains interpret features above the road to help predict the path beyond our view of the pavement. Manmade and natural features such as...

Getting Schooled: Reg Pridmore’s CLASS Motorcycle School

This is Part Three of a 3-Part Series on Your First Track Day. Read Part One and Part Two. I’ve been riding motorcycles for 19...

6 Steps to Preparing Your Bike For Your First Track Day

This is Part Two of a 3-Part Series on Your First Track Day Now that we’ve discussed preparing and outfitting yourself for your day at...

7 Steps To Outfitting Yourself For Your First Track Day

This is Part One of a 3-Part Series on Your First Track Day So you’ve decided to take your bike to the track. First off,...

Stayin’ Safe: Idle Threat – The Danger From Behind

Back in the days of the legendary Hurt Report (1981), a.k.a. the Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures technical report, the incidence...

Stayin’ Safe: Ready or Not, Here I Come

It’s easy to become complacent when riding behind other riders. There doesn’t seem to be the same sense of urgency to actively scan the...

Stayin’ Safe: What’s Mine Is Yours

If you’re like me, your favorite roads are the lesser-known gems that wind through the backcountry, away from traffic and civilization. While those wonderful...

Stayin’ Safe: The Dirt on Riding Unpaved Roads

It’s the end of the road for many. But it’s just the beginning for those who are comfortable and confident when the pavement ends...

Stayin’ Safe: Gravel? You Can Count on It.

Over the years, I have learned there are a handful of things that can make even the most experienced riders immediately uncomfortable. The unexpected...

Stayin’ Safe: Road Striping Can Be Slippery When Wet…or Dry

Two friends of mine, Al Mattson and Paul Michelin, shared a recent experience they had when out with a buddy enjoying the twisties. All...

Putting Your Bike on its Centerstand

Try as I might, I have a very difficult time putting my motorcycle on its centerstand to lube the drive chain or check rear...

Stayin’ Safe: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

On any given ride, we are presented with countless road signs along the way, each strategically placed to guide and warn of potential...

Stayin’ Safe: The Shadow Knows

Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of Main Street? The shadow knows! There are vehicles that seemly lie in wait, hiding between overgrown...

Stayin’ Safe: Goldilocks and the Three Gears

Through our Stayin’ Safe on-road training program, we’ve seen several consistent rider habits. One is failure to shift to an appropriate gear for corners....

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic Learn-to-Ride Class

How did you learn to ride a motorcycle? If you’re an old-timer like me, you likely learned to ride when a friend who had...

Learning To Ride

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Get Off Your Keister

California Superbike School Review – Level II

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Rediscovering Joy

See Quinn Redeker at the BMW MOA National Rally, June 19-21

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Cool Tricks

Stayin’ Safe: Cornering

Riding With A Passenger

Stayin’ Safe: Tracking Arrival of the Unexpected

Finding a Second Wind With California Superbike School

Stayin’ Safe: Hidden Valley

Stayin’ Safe: The Danger of Using Telephone Poles to Predict Road Direction

Getting Schooled: Reg Pridmore’s CLASS Motorcycle School

6 Steps to Preparing Your Bike For Your First Track Day

7 Steps To Outfitting Yourself For Your First Track Day

Stayin’ Safe: Idle Threat – The Danger From Behind

Stayin’ Safe: Ready or Not, Here I Come

Stayin’ Safe: What’s Mine Is Yours

Stayin’ Safe: The Dirt on Riding Unpaved Roads

Stayin’ Safe: Gravel? You Can Count on It.

Stayin’ Safe: Road Striping Can Be Slippery When Wet…or Dry

Putting Your Bike on its Centerstand

Stayin’ Safe: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Stayin’ Safe: The Shadow Knows

Stayin’ Safe: Goldilocks and the Three Gears

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic Learn-to-Ride Class

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