DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Always go +2 teeth on the back on any sports bike bigger than 600cc. They are always ludicrously overgeared as stock.
Wait until you have 50,000 miles under your belt before considering this advice.Always go +2 teeth on the back on any sports bike bigger than 600cc. They are always ludicrously overgeared as stock.
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If the casualty has an airway problem the helmet may have to come off immediately. There's a technique for removing a helmet at the scene. It takes 2 people. I was taught it on a course 20 years ago. Some parademics are taught it. I don't know whether it's standard NHS training.I'm in two minds about full-face helmets.
I don't wear one (never have done) although I do have a full face visor instead.
If you find someone who's come off a bike, and you need to assume they've banged their head.
DO NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE HELMET
until they've been checked over medically ...
I find the full face ones too heavy, too bulky and the last one I tried intruded into my vision, enough to create blind spots.
I don't know what that is. Have done CBT multiple times and full bike test without hearing of it.Really? What about trail braking? I've no idea if this is officially taught.
I have crashed a bike at speed, got flung high, (higher) into the air and landed on my head. The arai helmet got cracked, my head though was intact. Get a good lid and look after it. Either in the helmet bag or on your head.
That's interesting, thanks.There are plenty of carbon fibre helmets around nowadays. Some of them are very, very light. A few are even affordable.
Modern helmet design has also improved the ability to see out. In other words the aperture has become bigger. The current crop of helmets from the serious manufacturers are vastly improved over the things we had 20 years ago. A modern Arai is a thing of wonder.
I don't know what that is. Have done CBT multiple times and full bike test without hearing of it.
Do they cover counter steering?
Fair enough. Probably best to ignore it at this time. Do they cover counter steering?
Oh, and I recommend fitting a half decent horn. I have a Denali sound bomb mini which is a simple replacement for most stock horns (the even louder and more expensive sound bomb needs additional wiring)
Lots of people give up biking shortly after buying lots of pukka, expensive kit. So there are some amazing bargains to be had on ebay.
That looks excellent, I'll get him that. I think he'll like it.The police Motorcycle Roadcraft book is excellent. If you do what it says you can pass the IAM advanced motorcycling test, which is a good way of extending your life expectancy.
My takeaway from that video was that he was going too fast to see the oncoming truck and maintain control of his bike to avoid it.What a misleading, unhelpful, nasty video. The bars started flapping around because of a combo of a bump in the road and a handling problem, probably caused by too much luggage on the rear end, and/or shit suspension or underinflated tyres. The rider was also picking the wrong lines. Countersteering is learned on the road, preferably from an instructor. You don't learn it by armchair motorcycling on the internet. Especially from a stupid video of somebody dying. Same with trail braking.
Always wear a high viz tabard.
This, frankly. One thing is racing on a closed race track, where you can of course crash out horribly but at least can count on using the entire width of the road if needed, and quite another going so fast on a public road that you will need to use the incoming traffic lane with the possibility of vehicles coming your way.My takeaway from that video was that he was going too fast to see the oncoming truck and maintain control of his bike to avoid it.
Really? I cant get away from wanting people to see me.I'd rather be killed in an accident.
This. I was a despatch rider with an ever increasing quantity of titanium holding my body together. I had ridden 12 years and done 300,000 miles minimum since getting a bike.Definitely IAM training after passing the test. Best thing I've ever done. I've ridden with a lot of people in groups and it always amazes me what people do. Learn roadcraft and practice it until it's 2nd nature... plus you usually get a discount on insurance.
My takeaway from that video was that he was going too fast to see the oncoming truck and maintain control of his bike to avoid it.