You suck at driving. Well, I mean, not you specifically. You are great at driving. And me, I’m also great at driving. But everyone else? Everyone else sucks at driving. This is especially disconcerting for those of us who travel on two wheels, because while automotive safety has been steadily improving for vehicle occupants, it is still quite dangerous to be outside the car that drifts into oncoming traffic while the driver is liking his friend’s swipe-chat, or whatever it is you kids do these days. I mean, not you, but, you know, other people.

I’ve been dodging lunatic four wheelers for 15 years now and managed to not get hit by any of them up until a couple months ago when another driver decided my left leg should have 17 degrees of freedom.

I’m usually the guy telling everyone that motorcycles are not as dangerous as everyone says they are. Two weeks in the hospital make it tough to stand by that, but I still believe it. A huge number of motorcycle wrecks and injuries fall under a small number of causes. If you know what these causes are, and you prepare for them appropriately, your risk goes down significantly, and you can protect your femur from the scourge of shitty Ford Mustang drivers, and from yourself.

Okay, without further delay: the top four things that will kill you:

• Being a new rider
• Being a drunk rider
• An oncoming car turning left in front of you
• Your un-helmeted face bouncing off the oncoming car turning left in front of you

There are many other ways that motorcycles are dangerous, but these four things account for the majority of motorcycle injuries. Avoid these four things and you are way more likely to make it home safe. Two of these things are suuuuper easy to avoid. Can you guess what they are? If you guessed “Being a drunk rider” and the face thing, you win a prize.

Drunk Riders

Guess how many motorcycle fatalities involved a rider who had been drinking?

A third.

Hey, guess what? Don’t ride drunk and your statistical chance of dying on a motorcycle just went way down. Easiest thing ever.

Full Face Helmet

Second easiest thing ever? Full face helmet. Helmets are estimated to be about 40% effective in preventing fatal injuries for motorcycle riders. The data also shows them to significantly reduce not only head injuries, but also neck injuries, so for those of you that think the helmet will just cause whiplash, the data is not on your side. Also, just for fun, take a look at the windshield of this Mustang.

Now take a look at my helmet.

Now back at the Mustang.

Now look at my face.

Notice that my face doesn’t look like it got smashed up by a windshield at 40 MPH.

I’m not going to be the All-The-Gear-All-The-Time guy here because this is an article focusing on the really statistically significant things, but I’ll just note that everywhere I wasn’t wearing protective gear has road rash. I only slid for a short distance and my legs and feet had road rash scattered all over. My torso, head, and hands literally don’t have a single scratch because of the helmet, gloves, and jacket. So make your own decision on your other gear, but the data says your helmet is mandatory.

New Riders

Have you ever gotten in your car and driven somewhere while thinking about something, and you arrive at your destination without any recollection of the drive there? Me too. This is because you and I are wizards.

Not really. It’s because your subconscious knows how to drive because you’ve been doing it for long enough that (as long as everything goes normally) it’s just a reaction. If you haven’t been driving for more than a few years, this doesn’t apply to you, and you are an indiscriminate death missile. Riding a motorcycle has a totally different set of subconscious programming that needs to happen. The cool thing is, you won’t even know what you’re reacting too sometimes. I notice this when my subconscious expects something to happen but then it doesn’t. Something like the driver in the lane next to me will make some slight movement, and before I know it I’m reaching up to grab the brakes because a few times before a different driver has made the same movement and then changed into my lane without looking or using a turn signal because his subconscious has been programed to be an asshole.

You know those big white rectangles at crosswalks? They’re really slippery when wet. I’m not sure why I know that, but my brain figured it out for me at some point and I slow down without even thinking about it. There are a million little dangers like this that you pick up over time, but you just have to ride and experience them to program them in there, and while you’re programing them, you need to be prepared for them with extra space, extra time, and extra traction, because your subconscious doesn’t know about them yet.

So, for the first year at least, you need to be super aware and be a lot more careful than you think you need to be.

Oncoming Cars Making A Left Hand Turn In Front Of You

Okay, final thing. This seems really specific but is the cause of a huge number of motorcycle wrecks and often leads to serious injuries for the motorcyclist because it results in a head-on or near head-on collision. This exact thing has almost happen to me enough times that I always ride with my high beam on during the day, and I recommend you do the same. Just remember to turn it off at night.

Just as a quick bonus, two other things that are significant enough to mention. The first happens to me a lot: cars changing into your lane (or through your “lane” if you’re splitting lanes). Adjust your speed and spacing to be prepared for any of them to do it at any time. And the second not so common, but near to my heart given my current handicapped situation: When your light turns green, make sure the cross traffic is slowing down before you go, because sometimes they will ignore the red and accelerate directly into your foot.

So that’s it. Four things, two super easy, two you just need to keep in mind while riding, that will significantly reduce your chances of being injured on a motorcycle:

• Don’t drink and ride
• Wear a full face helmet
• Be very careful for your first few thousand miles
• Watch out for oncoming cars turning left in front of you

Riding is still dangerous. Life is dangerous. But it’s worth it. Yes, I’m getting another bike when I can ride again; probably two. I love motorcycles, and I’ll be out again, a little bit more cautious, and hopefully a little bit safer, looking forward to the day when the roads are filled with self-driving cars.

Also, if you drive a Mustang, you are a terrible driver. You suck at driving.

Seriously, this is not a joke, you are a menace to civil driving, and you should have your license revoked.

Matt Brown is a sometimes writer, occasional engineer, and guy who barely keeps up SuperfastMatt.com.

Granted, it’s nothing truly ground-breaking, but the second advancement is a heads-up display helmet, with the technology providing endless possibilities for rider information. Projecting ‘necessary desirable traffic or vehicle information directly into the rider’s field of view,’ BMW’s effort is operated via switchgear on the handlebar with the option of navigation, real-time alerts, vehicle information and luxuries like gear selection.

There are also two cameras installed: one forward facing, one rearwards acting as a digitalized rear-view mirror that can be displayed via heads-up, and BMW reckons it’ll make production within a few years.

Having tested several heads-up displays in the past, I found them nothing but annoying and intrusive. Other than horrendously long distance journeys where fatigue can set in, is there anything erroneous with a good old fashioned glance down at the dash/sat nav? Saying that, we’re sure BMW’s refinement of the technology will make heads-up displays as popular as those bloody hover boards in the coming years…

WCTV reports that Goff was only discovered after his friend William Shultz “noticed Goff’s absence on social media for around 5 days, so he went searching for him.”

Goff was apparently not hard to find because he wiped out “in a ditch just off his driveway” in Brooks County, Georgia according to AdventureBikeRider. Goff said he only remembered “riding down the track on the evening of Tuesday, May 17th and veering off the side of the dirt road.”

A VTX1300 is a cruiser-style motorcycle that weighs something like 700 pounds. You can’t blame 63-year-old Goff for being unable to move the machine himself. He’s just lucky he had a friend looking out for him.

Goff was taken to the South Georgia Medical Center where “doctors are hopeful” they won’t have to amputate the leg that was stuck under the bike.

The takeaway here is that it’s a great idea to tell people where you’re going when you go out for a ride. And maybe posting to Facebook all the time isn’t the worst thing in the world.

There exists a YouTube channel called Crosstraining Enduro Skills run by Aussies and they’re sick and tired of hearing non-sense excuses as to why you just can’t get the front wheel off the ground. So they’ve created an excellent video to show you the proper technique to the small and practical wheelie.

“Good technique,” they explain, “means using your body weight and the bike’s suspension to provide the left.” That’s Aussie for “lift”.

Just like so many other things when it comes to motorcycling, a proper wheelie boils down to finesse over brute force. Get the motions down and that front wheel will be up in the air in no time. And you won’t be falling over like a goober or gaining excess speed.

The break down of proper wheelie technique is basically as follows:

1. Position your foot so it covers the rear brake. You’ve gotta be ready to apply it to limit speed.
2. Compress the suspension by jumping on the foot pegs.
3. Apply a quick dab of throttle just as the suspension rebounds, giving the handlebars a pull to assist.
4. With the front wheel no longer on the ground, tap the rear brake as needed to control speed and bring the wheel back down.

Crosstraining Enduro goes into more detail about covering the rear brake, which they really insist on mastering, in another video:

Which is why, until now, ICON has sort of stayed clear from the race helmet thing. Sure, you’d still see some of their lids at the track, but those were mostly on guys who either wanted something they could replace often because they fell over a lot, or guys who were just really obsessed with the looks. And no one came blame them. For $150, the Alliance dark is about as good as it gets.

The Airframe Pro, however, is whole new leaf for ICON. Something they spent more time on developing the high speed performance and aerodynamics of rather than the styling. Something that was intended to go fast, and be really good at doing so, rather than just scaring the old lady in the Buick next to you.

The Specs That Matter

The ICON Airframe Pro is a race helmet by nature, despite the fact that I’ve yet to see one on the race track but have seen them all over town. As such, it has a less plush fit and is meant to be worn in more of a tuck – with its eyeport canted slightly up. The bottom rear of the helmet has also been cut out, to help decrease interference when worn in a tuck with a suit/jacket with a speed hump.

The interior liner has been upgraded, from the standard three piece unit ICON normally use to an five piece liner so that the different pieces can be replaced to better customize the fit.

The helmet itself comes in seven sizes, which are created from four different shell sizes.

The Airframe Pro retails for between $375 and $600, depending on which model you get.

We Wore The Damn Thing

I’ve been wearing my ICON Airframe Pro Ghost Carbon for several months now, and can honestly say I’ve put it through just about every test imagineable. The ICON guys were nice enough to get me one two weeks before it came out, so I could wear it while riding the Ducati Monster 1200 R at the press launch at Ascari. Then I wore it at the official launch of the helmet on a Kawasaki 636 at Chuckwalla. Since then, I’ve worn it on everything from supermotos to naked bikes to cruisers, logging hundreds and hundreds of miles from behind it’s dark shield.

The lady friend loves to wear open face and retro helmets but, fan of her face that I am, I told her she’d be wearing a real full face from now on unless we were shooting photos on bike that required otherwise. Her only request was that it not be covered in “stupid pictures or big logos,” so I picked up an Airframe Pro Construct for her despite her complaints that it still wasn’t as cute as the Biltwell Gringo.

Holding each of the helmets in one hand, you will most likely be able to detect a slight difference in weight. But it’s only just slight and that’s only if you’re actually looking for it. The other main differences come in finish quality, with the gold/brass lettering and clasps really doing it for me (and likely not mattering nearly as much to many of you).

The idea of a “nice” ICON was really interesting to me, and I was quite curious as I opened the box. The interior of ICON’s helmets have always felt like a neoprene material that, while not us plush as the inside of an Arai, is something I’ve always been fond of. I was pleased that the AFP, in fit and finish, felt still very much like an ICON helmet – just one turned up to eleven.

The visor mechanism is still a finger bruiser, but the shield locking tab, helmet strap d-rings, interior, and finish are all better than I could have imagined. They’re subtle in a way no helmet, but especially an ICON, has ever been. The overall shape still has an attitude to it, but it isn’t obvious until you pick the thing up just how pretty it is.

On, the helmet is snug, but not as soft as other of their helmets. This makes a day on a cruiser like the Harley Low Rider S not quite as comfortable, but also keeps the helmet in place when you’re hanging it out on the track. Like a KTM seat, it’s firm in a way you notice when you put it on, but then it leaves your attention until you’re surprised that it’s firmness feels nice instead of painful.

ICON claim the helmet was designed to be worn in an “attack” position, meaning with your head tilted down like you would be when riding a sport bike aggressively or tucked. Based on my testing this is accurate, but only in the ways it deals with wind at over 100 miles per hour.

When riding nakeds or bikes that sit more upright at high speeds, it does buffet a bit and let in a little too much wind from the opening, but only once you get moving at track (or track-like) speeds.

Venting is also excellent, with cool air blowing directly to the face and forehead thanks to the TKTK vents, which can also be closed and do a relatively decent job at keeping all the wind out.

Things We’d Change

The only real issue I had with the helmet was with the little chin curtain accessory that came with it. It was not stretched tight enough across the bottom of the helmet and would flap in the wind against the underside of my jaw and neck when riding at high speeds.

It also kept pulling out when I took the helmet off. By the time I was headed to Chuckwalla, just weeks after the helmet was delivered, the tabs that held it in place started to separate and I ditched the curtain altogether (which explains the excessive wind when riding more upright bikes).

Why You Should Care

There are sport helmets I like more than the ICON Airframe Pro for track riding. The Schuberth SR1 is still my favorite helmet on the planet, and the new Shoei X-14 is simply stunning looking and wonderful on the track. But. Those helmets will also cost you an actual arm and a leg.

At $450, the ICON Airframe Pro is as good as it gets for those of you serious about riding in something nice on the track without breaking the bank. It will be better at speed that similarly priced Shoei or Bell helmets, and not break in nearly as much which means it won’t move around at speed over time.

Or, if you can spare the extra coin, you can get a truly beautiful helmet that’s still cheaper than many of the other options and that you’ll love every time you put it on.

This racing motorcycle runs a fuel-injected liquid-cooled (so, modern) Harley-Davidson “Revolution X” 750cc V-twin (two cylinder) engine out of the Street 750 road bike, race-prepped by motorcycle aftermarket outfit Vance & Hines. They also developed the bike’s special racing frame.

The whole thing is finished in a sexy two-tone red/black livery that basically makes it look like a totally different bike from each side.

Harley’s Factory Team rider Davis Fisher will run the bike in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines-sponsored flat track series, with its competitive debut happening at Springfield Mile in Illinois on May 29th. The bike will be on display at the Austin, Texas X-Games on June 2nd as well.

Unfortunately Fisher will be the only person riding the XG750R, at least for the foreseeable future, as it’s a being built for competition only and not offered on sale to the public. Though I supposed you could always take your Street 750 to Vance & Hines and ask about upgrades.

Harley-Davidson’s in an interesting position as a brand. The cliché rider and style is “crusty old guy on a primitive cruiser.” The reality tends to be “rich guy on a decorated cruiser.” But HD has a deep history to draw from as they branch out to try and appeal to different riders. Which, if they have any sense, will be a priority.

I love that they’re getting back into the scrappy scene of flat-track racing, and I’m sure they’ll get some great photos out of this bike’s participation. If it gets any kind of attention, maybe they’ll start actually selling something that at least looks similar.

That said, would the XG750R get you into a Harley-Davidson shop even if you couldn’t buy one just like it?

Over half of new motorcycle sales in the United States are cruisers, thanks mainly to the huge influence that Harley-Davidson has on the US motorcycle market. By sheer volume alone then, cruisers dominant motorcycle crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
Add into the mix motorcycle “fashion” leather, “the bitch fell off” t-shirts, and massive biker rallies where bikes and booze are mixed together like a good Jack & Coke, and you have a risky culture predisposed to incident. These are the same guys that cry about personal freedoms when it comes to wearing their skull-bucket helmets, and the results perhaps speak for themselves.
With Hollywood latching onto the one-percenter motif, it seems the proliferation of the classic “biker” stereotype has no end in sight. To be sure, this is how motorcyclists are portrayed on the big and small-screens — the single biggest interaction the motorcycle industry has with the public at large — which has a huge influence on the “cool” perception that draws riders to brands like Harley-Davidson, Indian, and Victory.

#2 Street Bikes

Rice rockets, squids, organ donors….there are a variety of names for people who travel on city streets by two-wheels. To make matters worse, sport bikes are reaching over 200hp now, straight from the factory.
Add into the mix a demographic that is constantly treating city streets like their local race track, and it’s unsurprising that local police departments are always setting up motorcycle-only checkpoints, giving grief to riders for simple infractions, and viewing the motorcycle population as easy revenue-generation opportunities.
For their part, street riders have helped advance science’s understanding of the human brain, with their being no shortage of head injuries coming from riders whose talent was outweighed by their ambition on public roads.
A 1,000cc sport bike for your first motorcycle? You better finance that purchase son. T-shirt and sandals on the freeway? Feel the wind on your hair, you rebel. Lighting up a stretched chrome Hayabusa at a stoplight? Absofuckinglutely. Stunt Life 4evah boi??! OMGWTFBBQ!

#3 Adventure Tourers

Motorcycles suited to both long highway stretches, as well as where the sidewalk ends, adventure-touring is the new fetish of the Baby Boomers who actually went to college.
Sipping their high-calorie caffeinated beverages, talking about being the 1% in a “winning at Wall Street” sort of way, and walking into low-hanging fixtures with their modular helmets constantly flipped-open, the ADV crowd is perhaps the most vulnerable motorcycling demographic to factors that exist outside actually riding a motorcycle.
Heaven help the 12 riders each year who actually take their 600 lbs two-wheeled sofas off-road. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has no statistics about adventure-touring fatalities, but our hearts go out to the families whose children will have to grow up only knowing their fathers by the trust funds they left behind.
The one small consolation we can give is the knowledge that while these men likely expired, trapped under the massive hulk of their machines, they did so looking fabulous in their OEM-branded four-season gear…and their hands were comfortably warm, while they grasped onto the handlebars in their final moments.

#4 MX/Enduro Motorcycles

The dangers don’t stop just because the tarmac does. Off-road motorcycles bring their own unique challenges to their passengers, on top of the already existing dangers that come with two-wheeled locomotion. Traveling through single-track trails at velocities well outside what evolution prepared us for, dirt bikers undertake a gauntlet of obstacles, like nature’s booby traps of tree branches and rocks, which can snap bones like high school boys do bras.
For the psychopaths who intentionally loft their motorcycles off jumps, pretending like God intended man to leave terra firma, a new range of dangers exist. Let’s put it this way, any “sport” where you need to wear a device that keeps your neck from breaking in half should probably be outlawed, along with the greenhouse gas emitting two-stroke machine you rode in on.

That brings in a whole new host of environmental issues, which sees off-road riders emitting tons of pollutants each year and causing incalculable amounts of erosion to the public lands, which they treat like a personal playground.
It’s no surprise that off-road vehicles areas are constantly dwindling in number — America is likely one snowy plover away from a complete shutdown of the OHV system.

#5 Retro / Café Racers

It seems that motorcyclists can’t troll the internet for five minutes without running into a hipster motorcycle video that features a garage-built café racer and french-press coffee pot. Fueled by struggling artists, who need only a friend’s couch, a dozen or so “participation” trophies from their youth, and a $40,000 RED camera rig, the cafe racer scene is alive and well in the United States.
In some ways, it’s a good thing. The renewed interest in the Honda CB350 has helped empty junkyards around the nation, designer-label flannel sales are through the roof, and Vimeo is finally a sustainable media site (not really).
The real danger comes though when these hapless “builders” actually try to ride the machines they’ve created on public roads. You can follow the yard sale of vintage motorcycle pieces from one dive bar to another.
Since riding any retro or café motorbike has become a de facto two-wheeled homage to Grizzly Adams, we haven’t seen people fear the beard this much since baseball’s 2010 World Series.
We’d like to give special recognition to the folks at Rolling Stone for helping frame the format of what is being widely considered “the worst piece of journalism” ever committed by a serious publication.
As we have seen in the motorcycle space as well, there is a growing trend of click-bait headlines, list-type articles, and self-edifying quizzes from established, proper, and previously reputable media outlets.
We hope in time that the remaining legitimate journalists will treat a good “Top 10” et al posting similar to how comedians treat a good “Aristocrats” routine: a complete and total joke for a captive audience.

The motorcyclist that all other motorcyclists love to hate. Voted most likely to make a complete nuisance out of themselves and make all other motorcyclists look utterly horrendous, Squids have no qualms about writing checks their skills most likely can’t cash. Look for barely protected bodies, loud pipes and (most of all) sketchy manoeuvres. Squids are to be avoided at all costs and are not to be confused with motorcyclists who actually give a hoot.

Likely bikes of choice: True squidliness knows no boundaries…

(Stereo)typical gear: T-shirt (sleeves optional); jeans (regular, non-motorcycling ones) or shorts; sneakers. In essence, minimal.

The Mechanic

This motorcyclist enjoys a good ride just as much as the next one, but is equally at home in the garage. To this gearhead, developing a good relationship with the motorcycle certainly means being able to take it apart and put it back together again, as long as there are no extra parts at the end of the venture. Well, not too many, at least. Mechanics enjoy a high satisfaction quotient because the bike they ride is the one they take care of. Greasy hands and cheeks are all part of the game. There might be some colourful language involved, but the end result is generally a smile…and the next project…and the next……

Likely bikes of choice: Any UJM; older Triumphs, Nortons or BSAs; anything modern that’s seen better days, in need of TLC, or generally prone to break downs.

(Stereo)typical gear: Overalls; grease in random places; old, but not-quite-past-the-shelf-life helmet, jacket and gloves (when not in the garage).

The Brand Loyalist

Quite simply, this motorcyclist will ride any motorcycle at all…as long as it’s their brand. Other motorcycles are irrelevant, or worse, not even worth the synapses required to consider them motorcycles in the first place. It’s (insert motorcycle manufacturer here) or nothing else. No middle ground. No exceptions. No if, ands, or buts. That’s all there is to it. On the plus side, gift shopping for the Brand Loyalist will be very easy…until they have everything, that is…

Likely bikes of choice: If you can’t tell by now…

(Stereo)typical gear: Gang Brand colours and accessories. As much as possible.

The Adventure Rider

The road not taken is the road this spirited, active motorcyclist will go for. Then it will be taken. Knowledgeable, well-prepared, and well-equipped. Dirt is as much a part of The Adventure Rider’s game as grease and oil is to The Mechanic’s. May not necessarily be a dirt-specialist by default, but will welcome extended stints over the rough stuff in between long, comfy rides on the blacktop. A versatile skill set behind the handlebars matches the versatile nature of their chosen rides.

Likely bikes of choice: KTM Adventure series; BMW GS series; Honda Transalp or Africa Twin; Kawasaki KLR.

(Stereo)typical gear: Off-road/dual sport helmet with goggles; matching jacket and pants, generally weatherproof (if not fully waterproof); adventure-centric or dirt boots, generally waterproof.

The Exclusive Sport Rider

Single-minded, and that mind is filled with SPEED!!! Power, too. That speed and power is often wrapped up in some sleek bodywork that could have spent time in a wind-tunnel at some point. May or may not be a race fan, but if they are, they might be overheard gabbing about the latest MotoGP encounter during one of their curve-strafing intermissions. Otherwise, they can be seen congregating at a track day, where obsessive knee dragging ensues with aplomb. Time must be shaved from laps. Oh, and by the way: SPEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!!!!

Likely bikes of choice: Anything GSX-R, CBR, ZX-R, YZF-R; European sport bikes like Ducati, Aprilia, or the BMWS1000RR; naked bikes for those into the street fighter image.

(Stereo)typical gear: Jacket with matching pants; race replica leathers for the hardcore; knee sliders; full gauntlet gloves; aerodynamic, replica helmets.

The Exclusive Cruiser Rider

The yin to the Sport Rider’s yang. Cruiser Riders like ‘em long, low, and with a soundtrack that’s more “potato-potato” than “whhhhhaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!” Prefers a relaxed ride, but not afraid to whack the throttle open. In a straight line. No knee dragging. Likely to garner avoidance from those not in the know due to association with shadowy dealings and what not, but most likely to be your lawyer, dentist, real-estate agent, university professor, or (*gasp*) someone in your very own family. Unless they are actually associated with shadowy dealings. Hmm…

Likely bikes of choice: Harley-Davidson; other cruisers…

(Stereo)typical gear: Black leather vest or jacket (with or without patches); fingerless gloves; totally inadequate half-helmet; cowboy-style boots; chaps optional.

The Stunter

Forget a quarter mile at a time – The Stunter is most likely to live life one wheel at a time. Also most likely to spend the most time changing tires. If Stunters aren’t also Mechanics to some extent, then they know a Mechanic or two. Expect a Stunter’s bike to take a beating, but expect them to magically afford a new bike if one happens to bite the dust. Might be seen at a drag strip or parking lot (the latter with varying levels of permission). May also double as a Squid with a keen death wish if you happen to see one going down the highway pulling an extended horn mono.

Likely bikes of choice: Mid-capacity to large-capacity sport bike or naked bike with sledge hammered fuel tank, large rear sprocket, engine guards and various other stunt-centric modifications.

(Stereo)typical gear: Similar to Sport Rider; motorcycle-specific jeans; if they are minimalist, body armour over T-shirt and jeans will do; those riding shoes that look like street shoes.

The Philosopher

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Just a hunk of metal? Hah. Not even. It’s not a mere two-wheeled contraption to this deep, thoughtful motorcyclist – it’s a living, breathing entity with a character all of its own. Assembly lines? Nay, though they may be identical, each bike has its own soul, waiting to be stirred by one worthy enough to twist the throttle with deserved respect and love. Philosophers are also likely to be pretty darn decent riders, as they will spend time studying and perfecting techniques in an effort to ensure that man/woman and machine merge in exquisite harmony. Definitely a thinking rider.

Likely bikes of choice: Mid-size sport bike or naked bike…or anything that they feel they can become one with.