As our local population continue to shrink, our kids becoms more precious by default. I came from a big family, two brother and three sisters, and I am the only one riding a motorbike for twenty over years. So by default, in the earlier generations, the loss of a child, is perhaps, less heart-wrenching as [...]
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Stop probation motorcyclists from carrying pillion passengers.
Posted in Motorcycling Tips, tagged motorcycle on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Motorcycling Tips No: 4 – Check your brake disc (besides brake pad)
Posted in Motorcycling Tips, Uncategorized on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a few days ago, I noticed that my motorbike was drifting while cornering, so I assume that it must be the tire, after-all it had been sometime since I last changed it. Sometimes, the tires may look pretty fine but the rubber would have hardened with time and its grip would be lessened.
So today [...]
Motorcycling Tips No: 3 – Know where your fuel-switch lever is
Posted in Motorcycling Tips, Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many beginners or even some who just switch over to riding bike (maybe for economical reasons or after many lapsed years) do read this with an open mind.
Do you know where their fuel and ignition switches are? And are you able to instinctively reach for your fuel switch lever while riding on the road?
For the [...]
Motorcycling Tip No: 2 – Two finger braking technique
Posted in Motorcycling Tips, Uncategorized on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is very important for beginners who insist on using all four fingers to brake on the real road with vehicles moving very close behind you.
In the riding school you were taught to use all four fingers for braking, but it is not really recommended or even practical on the REAL road. Most of the [...]
Motorcycling Tip No: 1 – Riding in Strong Crosswinds
Posted in Motorcycling Tips, tagged motorcycle tips on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many novice riders or even some experienced motorcyclists will have great difficulty maintaining their course during strong crosswinds. This is extremely dangerous especially when riding very close to other vehicles with the shearing force of the crosswinds pushing you onto the path of the other vehicles that could result in serious accidents. If you read [...]
