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Moto Medic First Aid Kit

Posted by Ted Edwards | Nov 22, 2021 | Bikes & Gear | 4 |

Crash Course

Posted by Ted Edwards | Mar 12, 2021 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 4 |

Moto Medic First Aid Kit

by Ted Edwards | Nov 22, 2021 | Bikes & Gear | 4 |

It’s a side of motorcycling easily buried beneath the glory of dream tours, record breaking dirt jumps and lurid track lean angles: people get hurt in this sport.
Other drivers, weather, wildlife and pilot error can instantly change your day or permanently change your life. Accidents happen anywhere from suburban intersections with help minutes away to remote mountains or deserts hours from assistance. How prepared are you?

Crash Course

by Ted Edwards | Mar 12, 2021 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 4 |

I knew something was wrong. I remounted and ascended the grade slowly. With its rock face to the left and sheer drop to the right, running wide here meant endless airtime to consider what went wrong, get your affairs in order and picture your kids’ faces before gravity pulls you toward your inevitable handshake with the basalt rocks that lie below, waiting to mangle rider and bike. A couple of minutes into my climb I found Corey’s wreck. He had run wide.