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A good rider
By John Karmouche
A Good Rider accepts ownership of the responsibility for their safety.
A Good Rider doesnâ€t boast about “high speed exploits" and other “stuntsâ€.
A Good Rider stays at least 20% inside the performance envelope of their motorcycle.
A Good Rider knows that they enter a corner at less speed than the limit of their tyres and maintain a constant speed until they can see a straight line out of that corner.
A Good Rider knows that water and oil have one thing in common – they are both lubricants.
A Good Rider applies the “Three Second Rule†without question by acknowledging that it takes one second to react and up to two seconds to stop, and that anything that is moving and is up to three seconds away is a threat that they must counter.
A Good Rider always maintains a three second braking distance in the dry and four seconds in the wet.
A Good Rider knows that the road surface becomes slippery and dangerous at the first hint of rain, and well before the road starts to look wet.
A Good Rider understands that rain brings oil to the surface of the road and consequently slows to make allowances for oil slicks on a wet road.
A Good Rider knows that car drivers have blind spots – and knows where those blind spots are, as well as how to stay out of those blind spots.
A Good Rider accepts that unless you can see the ‘whites of their eyes' – they havenâ€t seen you.
A Good Rider knows where their own blind spots are and frequently scans those areas.
A Good Rider conducts head checks frequently.
A Good Rider never finds the need to apply their brakes inside a corner.
A Good Rider knows when to replace their brake pads and tyres, and understands that a properly serviced motorcycle will help keep them safe.
A Good Rider fears the consequences of making a mistake that will result in an accident and respects the environment in which they are required to ride.
A Good Rider doesnâ€t claim to be perfect and acknowledges that there is more to learn.
A Good Rider knows that the open road and a racetrack bear little resemblance to each other and acknowledges that, even though their motorcycle may have been bred on a racetrack, the open road is not the place to duplicate a racetrack environment.
A good rider
By John Karmouche
A Good Rider accepts ownership of the responsibility for their safety.
A Good Rider doesnâ€t boast about “high speed exploits" and other “stuntsâ€.
A Good Rider stays at least 20% inside the performance envelope of their motorcycle.
A Good Rider knows that they enter a corner at less speed than the limit of their tyres and maintain a constant speed until they can see a straight line out of that corner.
A Good Rider knows that water and oil have one thing in common – they are both lubricants.
A Good Rider applies the “Three Second Rule†without question by acknowledging that it takes one second to react and up to two seconds to stop, and that anything that is moving and is up to three seconds away is a threat that they must counter.
A Good Rider always maintains a three second braking distance in the dry and four seconds in the wet.
A Good Rider knows that the road surface becomes slippery and dangerous at the first hint of rain, and well before the road starts to look wet.
A Good Rider understands that rain brings oil to the surface of the road and consequently slows to make allowances for oil slicks on a wet road.
A Good Rider knows that car drivers have blind spots – and knows where those blind spots are, as well as how to stay out of those blind spots.
A Good Rider accepts that unless you can see the ‘whites of their eyes' – they havenâ€t seen you.
A Good Rider knows where their own blind spots are and frequently scans those areas.
A Good Rider conducts head checks frequently.
A Good Rider never finds the need to apply their brakes inside a corner.
A Good Rider knows when to replace their brake pads and tyres, and understands that a properly serviced motorcycle will help keep them safe.
A Good Rider fears the consequences of making a mistake that will result in an accident and respects the environment in which they are required to ride.
A Good Rider doesnâ€t claim to be perfect and acknowledges that there is more to learn.
A Good Rider knows that the open road and a racetrack bear little resemblance to each other and acknowledges that, even though their motorcycle may have been bred on a racetrack, the open road is not the place to duplicate a racetrack environment.