I’ve always liked the way black tires looked when their raised lettering was painted. There’s just something old-school hot rod-like about raised painted lettering. So I decided to give my 2018 Triumph Street Twin the same treatment – and I …
Category: The Daily Grind
At that intersection, what can oncoming traffic see? When approaching an intersection are you aware of your position behind traffic – from the perspective of oncoming traffic? You have seen many intersection crashes that typically are a result of a …
Cute! There, it’s done! I said “Cute” in a motorcycle blog. Wait, come back here, yeah you! When we’re talking about Mimi and Moto who, by the way, are monkeys who love motorcycles, you can indeed and should say “cute” …
Motorcycle safety and fun: Mutually Exclusive? What’s your opinion? How much fun can you have and still maintain a safety mindset? I think these two concepts go well together rather than being diametrically opposed. How can this be? I think …
Riding motorcycles is something only motorcyclists understand. This holds true to even Roger. Roger is a homeless man I met at Culvers at I-17 and Peoria. I met Roger because I saw a very unique trailer
You’ve been there as a motorcyclist – riding along and everything is great, then someone violates your right of way and nearly crashes into you. In these situations, having the right of way is useless of someone crashes into you. …
Road hazards and motorcycles do not mix. And when it’s a magic road debris it’s even a bigger challenge. Here some road debris seems to appear out of nowhere, but fortunately the rider has a safe following distance and was …
Riding a motorcycle – for those of us that do – is exhilarating and exciting. Riding does come with its risks – and most motorcyclists understand that. The challenge we face is that some non-riders will want to remind us …
Motorcycle Melee wants all riders to avoid motorcycle crashes and live to ride as long as possible. In this episode of Motorcycle Melee’s Collision Avoidance Tips to Live By we talk about stopping at stop signs, what to look for …
You’ve been there. Riding down a multi-lane road and a vehicle suddenly swerves into your lane. Their response is often, “Sorry, I didn’t see you.” Today’s Proactive Collision Avoidance Top of the Day is to use your situational awareness to …