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Think about where you put yourself in the lane... http://youtu.be/DXzxkIp8ICk

​This whole ugly business in New York with a gang of riders chasing down an SUV and the ensuing violence done on both sides doesn't really surprise me. To my memory this isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened, I seem to remember incidents like this occurring before. I also spend a...

Ever have one of those days? http://youtu.be/sWoerDAB1Lw

Taking a passenger? 5a5e8cbgNBY

Or just running sh*t over... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD1Qhdy_-HE

If you've got rear sets you can probably ignore this one... http://youtu.be/3MVNpa5T2us

What it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfaBt3sJSCs

Last Saturday I got a real treat. I'm a fire commissioner and I was invited to a "Fire Ops" course put on yearly by the Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho. Simply put it was a chance to put on the turnouts and walk into fire. This gives politicians (like myself) and community leaders (such...

*Credit where credit is due--Enchanter brought the subject up first. I'm just coat tailing. How many times have you heard people say, "I ride my own ride, but..." followed by a story of a fabulous fail? Or have you’ve heard someone simply solve the mystery of "What happened?" with "You didn't...

When you fall, especially in the canyons, you might become seperated from your bike. Here's a few things you might want to have on your person: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfGkN3wPSEo

The Motorcycling Declaration of Independence When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to dissolve the mechanical & spiritual bands which have connected them to the earth by four or more wheels, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal...

Should rookies avoid the freeway? Yes. Why? Because in many ways it’s too damn easy. How so? Simple: think about how you drive your car on the freeway or highway. You’re looking straight ahead, in a bit of a trance, Rush Limbaugh may be screaming at you or it could be Trent Reznor doing...

Doing a u-turn on an incline should be avoided...but if you must... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkBFF5a_IBc

Sometimes it's awfully easy to get hung up and stare a the ground ahead of you or the license plate up front. Keep your head and eyes up--LIVE 12 to 20 seconds in the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZJAequ8MA

I'm putting it in 1Rider because I think this idea applies to riders physical and mental health. Trust me. This will go somewhere. Back in the day I was a TV newshooter and I worked the afternoon/pm shift. Sure, it was in Boise, Idaho but news happens everywhere so it was alternately...

Often in the quest for "Safety" Riders will fixate on one thing and say, "Do this and you'll be OK". For example I know that Instructors and RCs such as myself will get hung up on "getting trained" as an important issue. The problem comes when that one action (tactic) is confused as a...

Little help with lane position and 5 lane roads. Remember: If you can't see them, they can't see you... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvoDBSm7ME

Hanging around large vehicles at highway speed is a bad idea. My 2 bits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2cNcJl4zQU (Don't you wish traffic in the Bay looked like this at 11am on a Thursday?)

Where should you be in the lane? In between the lines. After that? You may need to think a little. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-r0YsWcJI8

In Praise of 35 Horses Yup. This is about the joy and excitement of 35 ponies. If you're asking yourself, "Really? Does he intend to try and convince me that 35hp is a good thing?" you'd be wrong. I figure that my audience for this is broken into 3 groups. 1. Folks who automatically say...