No matter how long you have been riding, whether it has been in the dirt, on the street or at the track, and at absolutely any level… confidence is paramount. Confidence is what can often pull us through challenging situations in every circumstance elsewhere in our lives, why wouldn’t it be true for riding? […]
Vixens, for those of you signed up for the track day on June 10th at The Ridge (Women’s Track Event in our Event section), you are in for a jam packed day of information, sweat and adrenaline! Mark DeGross, owner of 2 Fast Motorcycle Track Days and Instruction, fills the day with an immense amount […]
Ahhh…. The smell of race gas, testosterone and ego in the air… bikes sitting perched on their stands, tires snuggled in toasty Chickenhawk warmers… everyone bustling about last minute tire changes and chores in between sips of hot coffee… The race track is a beautiful thing. But for many female riders, the track can […]
As your skills progress, it is only natural to test your limits and start to add some more speed to the equation (I personally think we all get a little cocky the more confident we become). But with this added speed we have to be more alert and not think, “Hey I had this at […]
Is the front wheel or back wheel is responsible for steering your motorcycle? Well, they actually both play a role, the front end turns the bike or changes the lean angle, but once the motorcycle is leaned over and stable it is the rear that takes over to maintain that lean angle. Once you are […]
In my ongoing thirst for knowledge from different sources, I encountered a section in a book that discussed Lee Parks’ book Total Control and the concept he uses in the effort to help people understand counter steering. As I talked about countersteering in my last blog, it was guiding in an opposing manner or direction […]
While traveling into Tacoma to visit Brian (FS2) I noticed that even though I have a 4+ gallon tank, I was unable to return without filling up again on my return trip home. I was only getting to about 90 miles before my fuel light came on and this happened both times, even when I […]
We’ve gone over throttle control and how important it is in riding, so now let’s talk about steering. You can tell a lot by watching a rider steer, how experienced and comfortable he/she is. Counter steering is confusing to most people and it is also one of the reasons that they ask you if you […]
I’ve been told it is irresponsible to be a motorcycle rider on more than one occasion and my reply is the same every time, “What an ignorant statement!” Most of the time, their comment is based on the fact they don’t ride, are intimidated with riding (even though they secretly wish they could) and/or know […]
Vixens, as riders we tend to start out at a disadvantage, but being female riders I think shows we have “balls” and we definitely do get major credit for that. I believe it takes a certain type of woman to ride, she has to be confident, outgoing and let’s face it the majority of us […]