Author: Tami Bakke

As temperatures cool and nature displays her stunning beauty, there’s no better way to take it in than from the seat of a motorcycle. Before you venture out, here are some tips that are especially …

  ~ By Tami Bakke One of the most thrilling parts of track day riding and road racing is the adrenaline rush that comes from traveling at felonious speeds without the threat of a traffic …

~ by Jim Crum “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” — Joseph Heller, author of “Catch-22” Nobody has ever accused me of being an optimist — I’m more often accused of …

SAFE IS SEXY ~ by Jim Crum We approach with trepidation. They are gathered in a group together — beautiful and distant. My friends and I move toward them, each of us wondering which might …

This article begins a series of MotoSafe columns on “Street Strategies.” In the following months we hope to guide you, our fellow BMW MOA members, in the awareness and application of strategies to help you …

Think about your riding style for a minute, specifically how you start the motorcycle, look when pulling from a stop, how far you look down the road or all the little things you do on …

Pilots use the international phonetic alphabet, and therefore understand immediately the meaning of the term “sierra alpha.” It is code for SA, which is the acronym for situational awareness. Motorcyclists with more than about 5,000 …

The fable of the seven blind mice and the elephant is a good example of how relying on a single clue, without input from others, can lead you in the wrong direction. One mouse who …

Riders hate surprises. Well, the unexpected birthday party might be okay, but on a motorcycle, surprises are bad. On this day, on this bike, at this speed, in this corner, on this line, with these …

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