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Motorcycle stunt riders abusing bikes and destroying tires

from the South Texas Motorcycle Show, March 20-22, 2009
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A guide to safety for first time motorbike riders

A guide to safety for first time motorbike riders

Motorbikes effortlessly scream ‘cool’. You will have admired shiny Harley Davidsons that have appeared on the big screen and also the icons who have ridden them. This admiration might only have been from afar, but you may have dabbled with the idea of riding a motorbike. Someone might even have bought you some riding lessons as a gift. Either way, you need to familiarise yourself with some of the safety basics of learning to ride a motorbike.

Why you need to take motorbike safety seriously

The high power-to-weight ratio means even a basic motorbike will out-accelerate most cars. Motorbikes don’t have all the frills that cars do. All they essentially are is an engine, two wheels, a fuel tank, handlebars and a seat, so you’re not in the same protective auto-bubble as a driver. You need road sense to judge distances and speed, as well as an awareness of your surroundings to position yourself correctly on the road.

Compulsory basic training

Riding a motorbike often has the negative connotations of being extremely dangerous on the roads, but complying with safety means there is no reason why you cannot enjoy riding without coming to harm.

Because of the increased risk, compulsory basic training (CBT) was introduced in 1990 to reduce accidents among inexperienced riders. The CBT must be completed before a moped or motorcycle learner can ride on the road (still with a learner plate) in England and Wales. The CBT involves practical on-site and road training and riding.

Making sure you are kitted out for riding motorbikes safely

Riders of motorbikes and mopeds need to take extra safety precautions when on the road, which means ensuring they have the relevant protective gear for injuries, all-weather conditions and being easily seen by other road users. Without suitable clothing, there is the potential to get very wet and cold on a motorbike.

As well as the important safety aspect, your clothing will top off that trendy biker look. Without a sleek safety helmet, you can’t be considered a biker, and you are of course, required by law to wear one on the road. You should also consider wearing visors, goggles, gloves, gauntlets, protective clothing or leathers, boots and visibility aids.

You can’t be a real biker without the edgy leather jacket. Try and wear natural materials: if you have a rough fall off your motorbike, friction from the road’s surface may cause some synthetic materials to burn or melt into any wounds – that doesn’t sound great.

Safety helmet regulations

All helmets sold in the UK must either carry the BSI kitemark or comply with UNECE regulations, or carry an equivalent to the BSI kitemark as accepted by a member of the EEA.

Helmets that have sustained a serious impact should always be replaced with a new one. This is one reason why you shouldn’t pick up helmets off ‘the back of a lorry’ or at your nearest car boot sale: a second-hand helmet could be damaged even if the evidence of impact isn’t visible to the naked eye. And remember, a helmet could save your life, so no compromises!

A group of well armed motorcycle dispatch riders (Kradfahrer), Avesnes 1915

Some cool motorbike images:

A group of well armed motorcycle dispatch riders (Kradfahrer), Avesnes 1915


Image by drakegoodman
Letter on reverse (below) dated 21.3.15 at Avesnes (Northern France).

A group of well armed motorcycle dispatch riders Kradfahrer and some Eisenbahner.

Kraftfahrer and Kradfahrer were a branch of the German military in an era where most of the logistic transportation was provided by horse and wagon. The mechanical transport services were only employed when insufficient railway facilities existed. Each Arnt had a mechanical transport park (Armee-Kraftwagenpark), a pool of horses and wagons, motorcycle detachment, a postal lorry park, a motor ambulance convoy and an Army artillery tractor park.

The kraftfahrer (motor-vehicle driver) wore, especially during winter time, leather tunics, trousers, overcoats and caps, called Lederanzug. The leather garment offered much better protection against weather conditions compared to the cloth equivalent. The first Lederanzug was issued in 1907.

2008 Ace Cafe Reunion


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the cycle of crates


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Urban geometry with motorbikes again, but on a slightly different scale to the previous shot.

Otro trabajo infantil


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Modif from next pic (crop, sat)

Aca en Prospero (cerca de una entrada del mercado de Belen). Es bastante responsabilidad este trabajo por un nino (costa una motocicleta!); ayude a sus clientes a parquear, pone los cartones (que tienen limpio y "fresco"), esta atento…riconoce el cliente y le da su veiculo…y se hace pagar algo como 20 centimos de Nuevo Sol (ca 9 cents of AUD / ca 6 cents of US $ / ca 5 cent Euro).
(disculpa por mi espanol…"bola bola" como se dice ahi!)

Here in av. Prospero (close to an entry to Belen’s market). This job implies quite a lot of responsability for a kid (not every one can buy a motorbike!). He parks the bikes for his clients, look after them, put the cardboards (which keep the seats cool and clean)…spots the client coming back and makes his bike ready to go…and get payed, about 20 centimos de Nuevo Sol (ca 9 cents of AUD / ca 6 cents of US $ / ca 5 cent Euro).

Ici, av Prospero (pres d’une entree du marche de Belen). Ce boulot, c’est beaucoup de responsabilite pour un enfant (considerant le prix des mob..et le niveau de vie). Il les gare, les surveille, protege les sieges (du soleil et des saletes) avec ses cartons…et les ressort toutes pretes a peine le client arrive…et se fait payer, environ 20 centimos de Nuevo Sol (ca 9 cents of AUD / ca 6 cents of US $ / ca 5 cent Euro).