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Quick Navigation Motorcycle Won’t Start? Check these First! How to Push Start a Motorcycle How-to Video Helpful Tips in Push Starting your Bike Conclusion It was 25°c outside (about 77°F for my American friends), the sun was shining, and my wife and I were ready to ride. I’m riding MOTGATT today (I know, I know, …

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Check the Basics Before You Ride You would never take part in a marathon with your shoelaces untied, so what is the difference between that and not checking your bike before you ride? Not much really, leave it to chance and both ways, you are going down – it’s just a matter of when. It …

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It is a good idea to try to learn as much as possible, not only with riding skills but the mechanics of the motorcycle itself. Starting from the very basics is key to figuring out a solution to a problem that may occur during riding including with mechanical breakdowns Starting Point: Basic Controls on a …

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The Alternative Motorcycle? Scooters are probably the most common two-wheeled vehicles on the road worldwide other than bicycles. I suppose in that sense it’s the same as the alternative genre of music. Labeled in North America as the non-mainstream choice while in reality, it couldn’t be any more popular. Honda alone has sold almost 100 …

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Several factors come into play when choosing a motorcycle to fit you the best. Most of them are fairly obvious. If you’re quite tall you’ll be looking at ones that are taller and longer while smaller riders will lean towards ones with a shorter overall length and seat height. Knowing your personal limitations and preferences …

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I live in Canada and I’m a motorcyclist. It’s late September, the leaves are changing colour and there are more on the ground now than still clinging to branches. Some people still are walking around in shorts defiantly, but the anxious look in their eyes says… winter is coming! Thankfully we don’t have George RR …

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Do you remember those days when you were a kid and you pretended to be a mighty Viking? I mean, who didn’t have a Viking helmet and a sword? To me, that helmet was like a Holy Grail. Actually, it still is and I know that you feel the same way. Yes, we are all …

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Wearing a Motorcycle Helmet & Hair Problems Does Wearing a Motorcycle Helmet Cause Hair Loss? Regularly wearing a motorcycle helmet pulls on hairs, which over time may train the hair roots to move closer to the scalp surface. This is a process called “traction alopecia“, in which the hairs, typically towards the front of the …

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Make a Darth Vader Helmet – A Step By Step Guide We all know who your favourite movie villain is-Darth Vader! He is big, dark, mysterious and powerful, and as such he is a part of our culture. It is difficult to find a person who does not instantly recognize his face (or rather, mask). …

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Motorcycle Road Trip Planning – Tips, Advice & Best Practices Riding a motorcycle for a long distance requires thorough preparation to make sure that you stay safe and proper during your travel. If you are planning a backpacking trip, here are some tips to take for reference: 1. Protect yourself The indispensable thing for any …

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Here’s How to Stop a Motorcycle Helmet Fogging Up It is irritating as driving in the cold, wet weather with a steamed up helmet glass which hinders your vision and poses threats to the riders. In case you are short sighted, the danger is doubled because fog makes your glasses blurred too. There are a …

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Can You Make An Motorcycle Helmet Bulletproof and If So How Do You Do It? First Question – Are Motorcycle Helmets Bulletproof? Can a helmet stop a bullet? Let’s find out together! An avid Youtuber (by the name of Alex) put together this rather lovely video of you guessed it, him shooting a helmet to …

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Step By Step Guide to Painting Your Motorcycle Helmet We hear all the time from beginner motorcycle riders that they won’t wear a helmet because they are ugly (don’t even get me started as to why that is about the dumbest reason I’ve ever heard for not wearing a motorcycle helmet). The reasoning goes that traditional …

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Do Helmets Make Dandruff Worse? Sorry guys, but this is 100% true. In the same way wet, smelly socks can lead to Athlete’s foot, wearing a motorcycle helmet speeds up the fungal growth that causes dandruff by up to 30%. Dandruff is simply a reaction between oils and fungus on your scalp that cause irritation. …

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There is no question that the helmet is the most important piece of safety equipment while you are traveling by motorcycle. For that reason, more and more people interested in choosing for themselves the right helmet that can meet all requirements about fashion, sample, material and the level of safety. If you are a fan …

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Benefits Of DOT Certified Motorcycle Helmets When bike riders buy anything for their motorcycles, they are normally highly consider purchases, taking into account features, comfort, style and safety. This is especially true for motorcycle helmets, which are one of the most important purchases a motorcycle rider makes. There are many authorities and groups that are responsible for the …

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How to Make Your Motorcycle Helmet More Attractive – Some Cool & Creative Ideas Buying a bike is like buying a car. People who are looking to buy bikes first need to check the different models that are available in the market. After taking a look at an assortment of bikes, it is important to choose …

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How to Clean A Motorcycle Helmet For a true biker, a motorcycle helmet is as important as his or her motorcycle. The reality is that if a motorcycle helmet is not good enough then a fun Sunday morning ride can turn into a deadly experience pretty bloody quickly. While most beginner motorcycle riders know the importance of maintaining a motorcycle, …

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Solo Motorcycling Tips & Advice For Beginners All alone on the road, only you and your bike, surrounded by nature, you’re looking for that beautiful horizon that awaits you, hearing only the engine humming… These are just a few things that will make you go for that solo trip on your motorcycle. Sometimes that isolation …

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Why wearing a motorcycle helmet causes headaches and how to avoid them?   Why Wearing a Motorcycle Helmet Might Cause Headaches The cranial neuralgia headaches exhibit constant head pain that is usually experienced in the area that is under the pressure. This pain will tend to increase with time but will also disappear within an …

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Using A Battery Tender Anyone who has ever left their beloved car or bike unused for long periods will understand the pain. One day the weather is great and you’re excited to get it out on the road again. You remove the cover, you insert the key, turn on the ignition and – nothing, not …

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Even if you’ve been on a hundred car road trips in your life you should realize that a long road trip on a motorcycle is much more demanding. You’ll get a lot more out of it and a motorcycle road trip gives you a much better sense of freedom than any car road trip could …

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Let’s face it, taking your beloved motorbike to a garage and asking a bunch of strangers to fix or service it is never desirable. Unless you’re confident in the garage’s abilities and know they have a track record of awesome care and service, you’ll always be taking something of a gamble. This is particularly frustrating …

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  Must Have Tools to Maintain Your Motorcycle Before I owned a motorcycle I was mechanically inept. A great example of this is I didn’t realize that you needed to change your engine oil at regular intervals. This led to me burning up all the oil in my 1989 Chevy Suburban and destroying the water …

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How to Winterize Your Motorcycle As the Starks from Game of Thrones like to say… “Winter is coming.” If you live in a place like California or Florida, you may still be able to ride in the winter if you don’t mind dealing with the occasional rainstorm. For most of us that live in a place …

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Great Motorcycle Resources for Beginners There are lots of resources out there for new riders. On this page I’m going to list things I’ve used a lot in my motorcycle journey. Some of them will be places to buy gear, instagram accounts I follow, some of the best products I really like, and even cool …

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Motorcycle Reserve Fuel Switch Guide So you’re cruising down the freeway and all the sudden your motorcycle starts to lose power. It’s still chugging chugging chugging along until finally you are forced to pull over and the motorcycle dies. We have ALL been there before, and the lucky ones of us know that it’s a …

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A Beginner Motorcycle Riders Guide to Insurance One of the things you need to do before riding your bike for the first time is to get motorcycle insurance. Insurance isn’t a ‘necessary evil’ like some people think it is (usually those paying high prices!), it is actually something that can prevent major financial disasters. My …

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Learn Motorcycle Hand Signals Motorcyclists often have to communicate with other people on the road much more often than people who drive cars. Whether it is warning other riders of potential hazards coming up or telling a car that is getting too close to you to back off. These are the basic hand signals every …

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The Motorcycle Crash of Chris Young This is the story of Chris Young who suffered a really bad crash and survived. I think it is a good example of a lesson learned, although a painful one at that. Enough description, on to Chris’ crash! “My name is Chris Young and I live in Auburn, Alabama. …