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How New Motorcycle Riders Can Manage Risks & Hazards

Simon Bertram — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:19:52 +0000

Let’s face it, motorcycles have way more risks associated with riding them than cars do with driving them. Two wheels instead of four. Exposure to the elements and no protective features such as crumple zones, safety cells, or the like. The only protection you truly get is the gear that you’re wearing, which is why we here at BestBeginnerMotorcycles all follow the ATGATT tenet: All The Gear, All The Time. However, this isn’t to say that riding is something that […]

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What Beginner Bikers Need To Ride In Cold Weather

Simon Bertram — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:13:47 +0000

For most of us, when winter hits, it’s time to park the bike in a garage, under a locked weather cover, or somewhere that is mostly safe, weather protected, and able to be accessed to plug in a trickle charger once every month to keep the battery happy. For others, however, they can keep riding all year around, but with the understanding that the ride is going to be cold and miserable. That is, unless they know what they need […]

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Trevor Dech: Lessons Learned Training Nearly 29,000 New Motorcyclists

Simon Bertram — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:45:52 +0000

All pictures used in this article were provided by Too Cool Motorcycle School and Trevor Dech The first step after deciding you want to learn to ride a motorcycle is usually looking up training courses. In North America, there are multiple types of training courses that you can take, such as the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) course that is offered across almost the entirety of the USA, or small businesses operating as private training schools. In Canada, training is almost […]

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Custom Mods That Can Hurt You and Your Motorcycle

Andrew Jones — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:16:44 +0000

Custom motorcycles have been a big part of my life for over a decade now. And when it comes to the common mods that many wannabe cafe racers, nouveau offroaders and future leather rebels want to make happen, there aren’t many I haven’t seen before. From firestones to pipe wrap and clip-ons to rearsets, I know them all like the back of my old, oil-stained hands. Now the process of taking a factory bike to a custom one is pretty […]

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10 Important Motorcycle Safety Concepts Taught in Riding Schools

Simon Bertram — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:19:45 +0000

By its very nature, riding is more dangerous than driving a car, even if you stick to motorcycles under 250 cc. You are far more exposed, only have two wheels for traction, and as a smaller vehicle in a society that keeps pushing towards larger trucks and SUVs, you’re not as noticeable. This is not to say riding a motorcycle is the most dangerous activity out there; it just requires that you keep your focus 100% of the time and […]

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