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In this Issue:
1) Reader Survey Results (Part 1)
2) Motorcycle Tip - Rain Shower Retreat
5) Recently Added Articles
6) Forwarding this Tip and Signing Up
Coming Soon:
... more HelmetGiggles™ Comic Strips
... announcing the *Winner of the new Shoei Motorcycle Helmet Contest*
Personal Note:
Several months ago, many of you completed an online survey. As promised, here is a summary of your responses. I'll share the results over the next couple of weeks.
Question: "What Type of Motorcycle Do You Currently Own?"
Many of you have signed up for the Riding Tip since that survey was published. It's not too late to participate. Complete the survey here..
David Mixson
david@motorcyclementor.com
Emergency Shelter -- The Car Wash
You're cruising into a small town as storm clouds are building fast. The invigorating smell of summer rain is rushing toward you and you're invigorated to get under cover right now.
You'll either wait out the first 15 minutes until the pavement is washed clear of oil, or just scramble into your raingear (you've not left home without it, right?) and ride on as the streets seem tractable. It sure would be nice to find a dry cave for shelter while you're planning your next move.
Somehow, the tall roof (barely) covering the busy gas pumps at the local convenient store is inconvenient; a little privacy would be nice. Bingo!... the ubiquitous 50-cent car wash. Since it's about to rain, the bays
are empty; no one will care if you make that your temporary shelter.
If it's a real frog-strangler, give the heavy downpour a few minutes to let up. Visibility, traction, and your attitude will all improve. And your safety.
Then, go back out there and practice being smooth; you will discover there's pleasure to be found riding in a light (cooling) summer rain.
Pete Tamblyn
MotorcycleMentor.com™ Recent Articles
Here are recent articles posted on Motorcyclementor.com™.
HelmetThoughts™ -- Rat River
Pete Tamblyn
Just the slightest hint of dawn in the eastern sky heralded another blistering hot day on the training range. Cresting a hill and blind curve on my favorite gravel shortcut, I suddenly confronted a torrent of rats; brazillions of them, leaping over each other like salmon thrashing upstream to the spawning beds. The entire road was awash with
. . . Keep Reading
500 Miles in my Driveway
I rode my motorcycle the first 500 miles in my driveway. As a 1997 novice, rookie, newbie, just starting to ride motorcycles, with absolutely no training, I embarked on a journey that continues to this day
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Motorcycle Deal of the Week
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