Proficient Motorcycling Quotes

“The moral should be clear: If you want to survive those entertaining canyon roads—or city streets—you need to not only control your own machine but also control the situation, which includes other drivers and yes, other motorcyclists.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“Riding Practice Here’s an exercise you can practice to gain some experience crossing edge traps. Be sure to wear your crash padding just in case you haven’t quite absorbed the correct techniques yet. Ride a figure-8 path over different edges, concentrating on positioning your motorcycle to cross as close to a right angle as possible and using a bit of throttle to drive the front tire up and over. Yeah, it gets harder as you move down the list. • A wood 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 that’s at least 6 feet long • A low curb • A stiff garden hose • A large-diameter rope that’s at least 10 feet long”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.” (Euripides)”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“My point is that the actual height of the CoG is only a concern when you are balancing at a stop or pushing the bike out of the garage. In motion, front-end geometry has a lot more to do with how the bike balances. And”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“The self-balancing action of a motorcycle front end is a result of the combined effects of a number of details, including rake, trail, steering head rise and fall, mass shift, contact patch location, and tire profiles.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“Novices start out with the physical skills of mastering the clutch, throttle, brakes, and balance. Veterans understand that motorcycling is really more of a mental process of scrutinizing the situation, evaluating the hazards, and deciding what to do with the motorcycle.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“In general, motorcyclists and motorcycle dealerships don’t understand how to manage the risks of riding, so it’s more comfortable to avoid the topic. Since”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“What they need to know is, to lean right, push on the right grip; to lean left, push on the left grip. If”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“In autumn, treat fallen leaves with respect.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“The most dangerous hours to be on the road are between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., especially on weekends. Those are the hours when the drinkers are heading home from the taverns. Your risks double during these hours.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“it is more difficult to judge the distance of lights in the red spectrum.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“Contrary to those pseudo-serious Loud Pipes Save Lives stickers, noise basically annoys people and demonstrates that you are impolite and self-centered.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“Sage advice about curves is go in slow, go out fast.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“squeeze the clutch during a quick stop, so you can concentrate on the brakes and keep the engine from locking up the rear wheel.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

“countersteer and look where you want to go.”
― David L. Hough, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well