Rumbling through your town or across the highway with 20 or more of your biker buddies is great fun. Make you and you fellow bikers follow a few basic tips to make the experience fun and safe.
The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association cancelled its plans to hold a parade and pig roast in Bristol County, Massachusetts, after they were unable to secure a permit for the event. The parade was scheduled to be held August 29, 2009.
Clearwater County, Idaho – A pickup truck driven by 50-year-old Lonnie Veltri struck a motorcycle being ridden by 72-year-old Gerald Wilkins and 70-year-old Helga Wilkins.
According to reports, Veltri was driving behind the motorcycle around 10 a.m. and attempted to pass the bike, striking it in the process. The motorcycle then tipped over, left the road, [...]
As long as motorcycles have been on the road, there have been bikers telling stories of laying down their bikes to avoid a crash. Are these stories ‘biker legend’ or a valid technique for avoiding an accident?
Richard Reed, 29, of Mount Blanchard, was ordered to serve 24 days in jail (66 days of his sentence was “suspended” jail time) after backing into the path of motorcyclist, Vernon Wittenmeyer on August 16, 2008. Morgan Ann Depuy, 19, of Findlay, was also convicted in the death of a Findlay man that she hit and killed on April 12.
West Springfield, Ma – A 25-year-old biker, whose name is not yet being released by authorities, died after a motorcycle crash on Route 5 near Bondi’s Island.
According to reports, the motorcyclist was riding south on Route 5 when the biker struck a guardrail on the off-ramp. Although the biker was wearing a helmet at the [...]
Engaging both front and rear brakes on your motorcycle greatly increases braking effectiveness and minimizes stopping distance.
John David Cox, 22, was killed last week after a semi-truck allegedly made an unsafe lane change, causing the motorcyclist to hit a metal guardrail. James Edward Cornelious, the driver of the truck involved in the accident, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Oxford, CT – 45-year-old Elaine P. Sanangelo sustained foot and leg injuries after her motorcycle was hit by a car on Route 67 and Chestnut Hill Tree Road yesterday.
According to published reports, the motorcycle accident took place around 7:35 a.m. as Sanangelo was riding north on Route 67 when a sedan being driven by 50-year-old [...]
Michael Ruckus, 21, and his passenger, Shannon Brady, 20, were injured on Monday afternoon in a motorcycle accident in Mt. Washington, Massachusetts. Ruckus has been charged with speeding in relation to the accident.
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