How to ride better in 2022

Jan 14

Written by Juliana Riccardi

3 RIDING GOALS IN 2022

It’s time to up your riding game!

These pro tips will elevate your rider experience and may save your life in the process.

1. REMASTER THE BASICS

Staying locked into your usual routines and habits could be holding back your riding experience and putting you and your bike in harms way.

Turn off auto-pilot mode. Make time to choose new routes to maximize your awareness level and make riding more interesting.

Practice your safety and accuracy skills. Imagine you’re being followed by a police officer or motorcycle instructor who is evaluating your technique. As you make time to practice remastering the basics, your joy rides will only get better.

Suggested specifics to focus on:

Strengthen your clutch to throttle relationship with each maneuver. This will improve gear transitions, braking and slow speed riding.
Look ahead! Re-approach turns by keeping your eyes on your destination and not directly in front of you. The key to smoothly navigating a turn and tracking a good radius (or line) starts with where you are looking.
Notice and correct your brake pressure on turns to feel smooth and seamless. (more on brakes below!)
Again, change up your routes to increase your presence and awareness!

2. FUEL YOUR BODY & MIND FOR OPTIMAL RIDES

Commit to riding when you are well rested, fed (but not stuffed!), hydrated and with a clear mind. Staying in shape and eating right assists in our mental health and mood, and as a result increases our alertness, breathing and concentration. Strength training also allows you to handle your bike better when stopped or during parking. Fuel yourself and you’re in for a great ride!

3. MASTER YOUR BRAKES!

DID YOU KNOW? Your bike’s weight shifts forward during braking. This weight shift combined with imbalanced or forceful braking can cause wheel locks and skids. Practice using combined front AND rear brakes following your downshift for a smooth deceleration.

Love your rear! For slow speed maneuvers, especially inside of turns, the front brake can sometimes yield too much power and disturb the front end of your bike. Rear braking is great for pausing as it allows you to balance throttle control and keep the bike upright.

Progressive pressure is the best way to approach your braking. Master control of brake sensitivity at all speeds.

Use an empty lot to practice slow speed rear braking, front & rear combined braking, as well as emergency hard braking at slower speeds.

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How to ride better in 2022

3 RIDING GOALS IN 2022

It’s time to up your riding game!

These pro tips will elevate your rider experience and may save your life in the process.

1. REMASTER THE BASICS

2. FUEL YOUR BODY & MIND FOR OPTIMAL RIDES

3. MASTER YOUR BRAKES!

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