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Doing Drag... (As in racing)
Warning: If you have an addictive personality and have ever considered selling your house, your wife (or husband), your kids, even your... more |
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Prep School
Sport Rider helps you prep for a day on the racetrack. more |
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Benchracing: Degrees of Control
he seems content to just roll along, playing those curves in the road like so many riffs ... more |
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Benchracing: The Devil On My Shoulder
After a thousand miles in three days I'm tired and looking forward to getting home, seeing my family and relaxing for awhile. I split from... more |
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The Common Denominator
The irony in the name Sport Rider is, that while our primary emphasis is on riding, we tend to get captured by the siren song of the latest... more |
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Pace Yourself
Two weeks ago a rider died when he and his bike tumbled off a cliff paralleling our favorite road. No gravel in the road, no oncoming car... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Body Positioning
You've seen the extreme race shots of riders hanging off their machines like monkeys, but while it helps out cornering on the racetrack,... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Carrying a Passenger
Carrying a passenger can be one of the most rewarding parts of motorcycling, but you need to approach this task with open eyes. First, a... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Rough Road
Because we don't live in a perfectly paved world. more |
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Riding Skills Series: Body Steering
1. Over the years, there has been much ado about the importance of countersteering. Simply put, countersteering-or turning a bike's... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Countermeasures
1. Whether you realize it or not, countersteering is as necessary and vital to your riding as using the brakes. If you're not familiar with... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Panic Stops
1. Some of the most gut-wrenching moments while riding occur when something magically appears in front of you and you have to jam on the... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Blind Turns
1 There's always a bit of trepidation when approaching a blind turn, but taking a slightly different line than usual will get you through... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Throttle Jockey
1. Throttle control is one of the most important aspects of motorcycle riding. Together with shifting and braking, throttle control... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Avoiding Obstacles in a Turn
1. We always stress that the street is not a racetrack and you should hold a little in reserve while riding. Nowhere is this more important... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Avoiding Obstacles in a Turn
1. We always stress that the street is not a racetrack and you should hold a little in reserve while riding. Nowhere is this more important... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Group Study
1. Going on a group ride with your favorite motorcycling friends can provide some of the best fun to be found on a bike. The fun of... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Group Study
1. Going on a group ride with your favorite motorcycling friends can provide some of the best fun to be found on a bike. The fun of... more |
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Riding Schools Track Day Organizations Racing Clubs
Ride, Race And Learn. more |
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Riding Skills Series: U-Turns-The Quick and Easy Way
1. Simple as they may seem, U-turns can pose a significant problem to riders of varying levels of experience. In fact, talk to any... more |
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Riding Skills Series: U-Turns-The Quick and Easy Way
1. Simple as they may seem, U-turns can pose a significant problem to riders of varying levels of experience. In fact, talk to any... more |
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Riding Skills Series: The Basics of Hard Braking
1. Twenty years ago, you weren't even supposed to touch your front brake. You'd flip right over on your face, so the stories went. Five... more |
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Trail Braking - Riding Skills
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Tactics: Nightsight
Sport riding at night has a certain enchantment of its own. With your bike's Cyclopean headlight probing the inky road ahead, you feel as... more |
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Riding Skills Series: Conquering Off-Camber Corners
1. Off-camber corners can catch a snoozing rider off-guard in an instant. The ideal situation is to spot the corner in question well in... more |
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