Easter is one of the best times to go for a ride because of the weather, no matter which hemisphere...
By MotoDNA Motorcycle Academy director of coaching Mark McVeigh It’s been happening around the world for decades and after recent...
Expert rider training company, motoDNA, has devised a special cruiser course being held at Lakeside training centre in Queensland on June 14. In this second article from motoDNA rider training guru, Mark McVeigh, looks at the special demands for riding a cruiser. Cruiser riding techniques. Riding motorcycles on the road can throw up...
A world-first online motorcycle-specific hazard perception test has identified a scenario where a SMIDSY crash was partially the rider’s fault....
Riding a motorcycle not makes you so happy some women can even orgasm while riding. With the Black Dog 1 Dayer...
Commuting to work is one legitimate way to ride and avoid the pandemic lockdown and travel bans, yet some riders are either scared for their safety or find it inconvenient. Motorcycle commuting is not only fun and challenging, but also handy for parking, faster than cars because of lane filtering...
A tank slapper is when the handlebars wildly oscillate. They are also called speed wobbles or death wobbles and, as...
Fatigue is identified as one of the “fatal five” causes of accidents responsible for as much as 20% of all...
Mention the words “track day training” and most riders think it’s all about getting your knee down. I was recently assigned by Australian Road Rider to write an article about the famed California Superbike School which meant flying to Sydney, borrowing a BMW K 1300 S from Procycles and taking...
(Sponsored post) Looking for an American motorcycle license? If ‘yes’ then the safety courses available online would be a great...
Check out the hilarious video about being a pillion or “riding bitch”. Then read our serious tips on the joys of...
Where you should place your feet on the footpegs has long been a subject of debate among riders. If you want to race, go ahead and put the balls of your feet on the footpegs, but if you want to ride in the real world, the arches of your feet...
No matter where you travel, Iit is inevitable that you will come to roadworks where there is some gravel, which...
Two riders were injured in separate crashes with stray cattle over the weekend, promoting us to reissue our warning to...
Contributed post for our important American readers Ah, America. The land of the free, the home of the brave. But to what extent are we allowed to exercise the freedom that was paid for in blood, sweat, and tears by our forebears? There are so many fun things to do...
How many of us have dropped a bike, run wide or simply messed up a tight, feet-up u-turn or resorted...
The Dutch Reach is a simple technique of opening a car door that could save motorcyclists filtering through traffic from...
Riders seem to cop more road rage than other motorists. This could be because we are seen as road menaces, making loud noises, zipping through the traffic (even though filtering is legal) and skipping to the front of the queue at the lights. It could also be because we are...
Motorcycle riders often talk about the apex of a corner, but there are actually several apexes in a corner you...
Riding a motorcycle actually burns calories, but there is much more you can do to be a fitter and better...
It’s going to be a long hot summer and you may get caught in bushfire conditions, so we have put together this survival guide for riders. But first we want to show you the seriousness of the fires with this video from Ben Hannan in Wingham, near Taree, NSW. Ben...
A beautiful girl can dangerously distract a rider and shake him out of his state of mindfulness or total awareness,...
Most motorcycle road craft courses are only as good as the training on the day, but Riders Academy by motoDNA also provides...
One of the simple questions many novice and advanced riders ask is how they can ride faster. The answer can be just as simple. However, the question can be a little vague. Does the rider want to get to their destination quicker, do they want to reduce their lap time...
Although most of my motorcycle crashes occurred skylarking around on little trail bikes in grassy paddocks as a teen, there have been...
One of the trickiest conditions to ride in is high wind, especially if the road is also wet. High winds...
Emergency braking causes more confusion and trepidation for riders than anything else, according to Mark McVeigh of the motoDNA motorcycle training course. How hard can I brake? Will the front wheel lock? Will I go over the handlebars? How far can I lean over on the brakes? As a motorcycle instructor...
This is the first in a regular series of riding tips from motorcycle rider training specialists motoDNA. The articles are...
Group riding with competent riders and good friends can be great fun, but riding in an unfamiliar pack can be...
It would seem the simplest of processes to mount a motorbike, but there are quite a few points to note. I only became aware of these after observing a Honda Australia Rider Training learner course and being warned by a police officer for my “bicycle mount”. The first point to...
Despite motorcycle rider numbers growing faster than any other road segment, we still seem to be public enemy number one...
Smartphone technology is helping riders stay alive with a host of emergency apps beat we should consider downloading. While emergency...
A British survey has found that riding a motorcycle makes you safer on a bicycle and vice versa, while other surveys show riders are the safest motorists. The latest survey, commissioned by British motorbike insurance company Carole Nash found that 58% said being a motorcyclist helped them to be safer on...
Contributed post on How to improve your overtaking (for our North American readers) Risk-taking has been singled out as the factor...
The 1990s computer game Pokémon (pocket monster) is back, but this time it’s in the real world and it could...
You could win a set of all-seasons Oxford neck socks in our weekly motorcycle trivia quiz, but you better be quick. Since we’ve been offering prizes in our weekly quiz, the pundits have got in early and scored perfect 10/10 results. Go to the motorbike trivia quiz at the end of...
You probably won’t have reached 300kmh (186mph), unless you’ve been to a track with a long straight, or ridden on the...
Many riders talk about how riding their motorcycle makes them relax and “blows out the cobwebs”, yet I see so...
One of the world’s leading motorcycle adventure tour companies, Ferris Wheels, has joined with professional motorcycle training company motoDNA to offer adventure rider training for people wanting to attend their tours. MotoDNA Motorcycle Academy director of coaching Mark McVeigh, who also writes training tips for MotorbikeWriter, says they are “very...
In a near half century of riding, Bill Davidson, great grandson of Harley-Davidson founder William A. Davidson, has had only...