Rider Training and Safety

MOTORCYCLING: Motorcycle Awareness Month

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Written by Seaway News

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Bob Kikkert

May has finally arrived and I’ll make a wild guess that all of you motorcyclists out there now have your machines on the road.  If not, why not?  It’s time to get off your rear end and place it on the seat of your now dusty scoot that hasn’t seen the open road for four or five months.  Remember that sense of freedom you felt last season with the wind in your face, that powerhouse beneath you and not a care in the world?  You can experience it again but first you have to get your baby operational. READ ON

Life-saving lessons drive home in motorcycle safety

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Written by Eagle Tribune

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As summertime approaches, state police are reminding the public about the right — and wrong — way to ride a motorcycle.

Police teamed up with the Derryfield School, a prep school in Manchester, to demonstrate the risks faced by motorcyclists who aren’t safety-conscious.

Chris McNeil, a Latin teacher at the school and a professional stunt motorcyclist, performed a controlled crash to show just what can happen when not paying attention on a motorcycle. READ ON

Some want state to mandate motorcycle safety training course Read more: Some want state to mandate motorcycle safety training course

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Written by Patriot Ledger

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WEST BRIDGEWATER —

Each spring, as the weather warms and the snow melts from the pavement, motorcyclists hit the open roads.
And each year, dozens of motorcyclists across Massachusetts perish in accidents that one expert says could be prevented by a simple safety training course – a program he says is required in more than 40 other states, but not Massachusetts.

"It would probably cut the accident rate significantly if everyone had to go through the course," said James Avellino, a 57-year-old Halifax man who once raced motorcycles and now works with his two sons at Bettencourt's Honda Suzuki in West Bridgewater. READ ON

Some Harley motorcycles plagued by 'Death Wobble'

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Written by CBS5 AZ

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The last thing a rider wants to do on a motorcycle is lose control, but that's what some Harley-Davidson riders say happened to them.

To riders such as Vince Herre, the bikes are a status symbol. "I like it just because it's Harley-Davidson," Herre said.

Other riders, such as Cliff Anderson, said there's a certain amount of homegrown pride.

"It's an iconic piece of America," he says.

Riders such as Blake Tomlinson said they think riding a Harley-Davidson is a way of life. READ ON