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Motor Officer Explains: 20 Vital Motorcycle Tips You NEED to Know!

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Video Description:
In this video, I’m sharing 20 practical tips that can make a serious difference when it matters most.
These are a few of the things I’ve learned over the years as a rider, motor officer and accident investigator.

These tips are especially important for new and returning riders, or even experienced riders looking to revisit some important points.

These aren’t deep dives, so if any of these stand out to you or raise a question, drop it in the comments. There may be some I need to cover in more detail in a future video.
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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro
00:28 Tip 1 – Brake or Swerve
00:46 Tip 2 – Cover your levers
01:17 Tip 3 – Wheel of Fortune
01:46 Tip 4 – Break motion camouflage
02:28 Tip 5 – Avoid Target Fixation
02:58 - Warp Zone
03:30 Tip 6 – Don’t Waste U-Turn Space
04:10 Tip 7 – Parking Spaces
05:13 - Bonus Tip
05:44 Tip 8 – Train on Level Ground
06:07 Tip 9 – Latch Those Bags
06:25 Tip 10 – Cheap Training Kit
06:56 Tip 11 – Engine Braking
07:40 Tip 12 – Parking Brake Hack
08:10 Tip 13 – Valve Stem Hack
08:51 Tip 14 – Fork Mounted Lights
09:30 Tip 15 – Blacked-Out Bikes
09:52 Tip 16 – Tire Date Codes
10:39 Tip 17 – Cameras
11:42 TIP 18 – COUNTER STEERING
13:06 Tip 19 – Every Ride is Training
14:02 - Verse of the Day
14:10 Tip 20 – Kickstand First
14:35 Tip 21 – Your Turn / Closing

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Video Verse:

“Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; a sensible person stays on the right path.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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20 Comments

@CormacBride 6 months ago

My biggest rule on the motorcycle : Patience is Power.

@heromoccasin 6 months ago (edited)

My number 21 would be stay out of blind spots. Specifically when riding beside other vehicles. Never stay beside any vehicles. Vehicles have merged on top of me quite a few times. Never got hit from it but came too close. Others have some I would’ve said. Ride like no one sees you and assume every driver is going to do something stupid. Too many other good comments from others here. But the counter steering is a great point. I didn’t really understand it until years into riding. Really all good points. Engine braking too, I’ve run up on bikes that did it and I knew to look for it so imagine the ones texting or distracted without any type of light help gain their attention.

@GaryRogers-n3q 6 months ago

My #21 - Retired after 40 years of truck driving, always keep looking down the road ahead of you, not just at what is directly in front of you! If you’re paying attention, you will see an incident happening ahead before the person in front of you will and that gives you more reaction time.

@ktmkiwi 6 months ago

Let's flip target fixation around and use a negative as a positive, target fixate on where you want to go, not where you don't.

@Ulf-13 6 months ago

My #21 always keep your distance from the vehicle in front of you - distance translates into time to brake or change direction away from the danger that is developing in front of you

@TXDeathInvestigator 1 month ago

Good morning. Retired officer and investigator here. Just getting back on the bike after 19 years away. I’m starting from the beginning again, and really appreciate your videos!

@DamienH777 6 months ago

My #21 ride like no one sees you

@Bill0167 6 months ago

Tip 21- when stopped in traffic, don’t stop in the middle of the road- close to the car in front of you. Find better placement to the left or right sides of the lane that gives you the best opportunity to avoid being stuck from behind and escape.

@Bazza.baz224 6 months ago

50+ year rider, and my #1 tip is be super vigilant (look, look, look again) especially in the first mile or 2 from your home. Don't let familiarity with surroundings, lower your guard!

@matthewthomas4620 6 months ago

My tip would be practice emergency breaking and swerving regularly, especially at the beginning of the season if you don't ride year round.

@bsmukler 6 months ago

Borrowed from a track school: Take a moment before every ride (think of Rossi, crouching down by his race bike, for example) to focus and ask yourself what your plan is for the ride. Sounds silly, but it gets you in the groove, ready to concentrate on riding and letting all other thoughts go. Maybe you pat your bike’s tank and say hello, or perhaps you have a new technique you want to focus on, such as covering the front brake lever with two fingers the whole time you are in town or otherwise approaching possible danger points. It quickly becomes a habit.

@nickchandley5414 6 months ago

My #21 is to always assume the other drivers will do the dumbest thing they possibly can and plan for it - and NEVER drink alcohol before/while riding. I've been on poker runs where every stop was a bar, and inevitably some of the riders will have "just one beer" at 5 or 6 different stops!

@NepalacNemaPalac 6 months ago

My #21 tip is - overtake ONLY if its a flat road and you can see far ahead (not in a curve)

@davidherz9597 2 months ago

My favorite saying.."The second you lose respect for the road. The road teach you respect with no mercy"

@frankstainton8397 6 months ago

My #21- Don’t ride angry! If you get into a situation and come away angry at another driver or rider, take a break, get off the bike if need be and do your best to forget it. Your ego will try to fight you, but anger can make you do irrational things you may regret. You’re still vertical, you have all your skin, bones and bike are intact. Count your blessings and move on. Later, look back and try to take a lesson from what just happened and ask yourself how you can prevent it from happening again.

@blchandl2 2 months ago

I was a MSF Rider Coach for 10 years. The exercise students feared the most was the figure eight in the box. Along with counter balancing and turning your head to look where you want to go while turning, getting them to quickly move over to the line of the box and ride along the line enough so that BOTH tires were next helped them make the turns. After that, they enjoyed that exercise. If the rear wheel is not next to the line it still takes away space to make your turn.