Posts Tagged ‘injury’

To Protect and Swerve? Police Officers & Motorcycle Accidents

Protecting yourself isn’t just about a helmet, gear with proper armor, or real rider training… I witness us two wheeled travelers arguing about helmet laws, lane splitting, and so many other  I saw a video on youtube yesterday that really made me sick to my stomach- it was footage from a rider’s helmet cam that showed him slowing in traffic to allow a car to merge followed by him being rear ended by a police officer. The shocking part? The officer then ripped him a new one, yelling about how he was… Continue Reading »

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Helmet Safety with Emma Bass

Another example of why we should always gear up when we ride our bikes- a truck pulled out in front of Emma while she was wearing a 3/4 helmet.

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Summer is here. PLEASE… ride carefully and wear proper safety gear. Reblog if you love a biker (or your motorcycle).  What prompted me to make this? Well, for one… the version I’ve seen floating around the internet has a typo and it bugs me. But more importantly: THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF YEAR. I know weather is different around the globe but in the past 2 weeks I’ve had multiple friends get hit by cars.  Heath Knapp (welder/hooligan), a good friend and one of the most integral parts of the… Continue Reading »

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BBQ Benefit for Erica Price

Many of you know that my coworker Erica was injured while riding her Ducati last month. The damage is extensive, the road to recovery is long. The amount of support from the motorcycling community has been incredible. Previously, See See Motorcycles (website) held a raffle for a sweet little custom motorcycle (among other things) and raised $1,500 for the cause. Now it’s MotoCorsa’s turn to help out our own. Tomorrow is the big day- BBQ Benefit for Erica Price sponsored by MotoCorsa  (website). The raffle is going to be absolutely epic, with a veritable… Continue Reading »

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