If you ride a motorcycle

IF YOU RIDE A MOTORCYCLE …

If you have to go somewhere, you must prepare everything for it. And if you use a motorcycle for your transportation, you should prepare more than if you use another one. Because, ride a motorcycle is has more risk than drive a car. You should prepare your motorcycle and also yourself as well as possible. Let me tell you what you should do before you ride a motorcycle :
1. Check up the motorcycle
First, make sure all function of the parts of motorcycle work well. Check your engine, it must work normally when you turn it on. Then check your wheels, check the spin. Then you have to check the chain set. Lubricate it whether it’s sound noisy when spinning. Look at the tire, check the pressure. Make sure it’s same as the factory’s recommendation.
Then check the lamps, check if they don’t lighting. They are your signals too. You won’t turn without turning lamps. Then check the horn and the other electric equipments. You have to check your motorcycle’s electricity to solve their problems.
Check the functions of your indicator panels. They’ll help you in your riding. Then check your back mirrors. They must show the traffic behind you well.
In simple sentence, if you keep your motorcycle as same as its factory recommendation (standard), you will not get any serious problem with your motorcycle. Bring your motorcycle to nearest services centre if you have some problem with it.
2. Warming up the motorcycle
Warming up the motorcycle is to make the engine lubricated well when you ride your motorcycle. Turn on the engine and let it turned on with stationer RPM. Then turn off the engine after 1-2 minutes to prevent overheating.
3. Prepare your body
Don’t ride with a weak body! Make sure you have no problem with your health. Don’t ride under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Because it will be so dangerous for you and everyone near you.
You should take a warming up too before ride a motorcycle. Stretching is the recommended action. Don’t forget to have a breakfast. The best menu is an egg, some pasta and a piece of bread. A glass of milk is the compliment. Make sure you don’t get dehydration in your riding. Bring a bottle of isotonic drinking water.
4. Wearing safety riding equipments
Don’t let your body unprotected when you ride a motorcycle! It will be a fatal effect if you get an accident. You better prevent for the worst possibility.
First time, you should wear a long pant. Choose the fit one. You’ll better wear a leather pant, because this is the best material for against the crash. You should wear a jacket too. It must be safe your body from the crash. A leather jacket is recommended.
Then you should wear a boots that can protect your feet well. It must cover your feet over your ankle. It better made from strong leather. It must have a good grip with the road.
Then you have to wear a pair of riding gloves. It must be made from leather for the palm. A good riding gloves is fit with your hands, can protect your hands well from the crash effects and comfortable for use.
The most important is a helmet. You should wear a standard helmet (certified by SNI, DOT or Snell) well. Don’t wear a helmet that it’s not in suitable size with your head. Make sure the strap is locked well and fit with your jaw. You MUST wear a full-face standard helmet. It can protect your head well from a fatal impact.
You recommended wear the high visibility gears. Use the contrast color like light green or yellow in order to make you’re more visible to each others.
5. Riding a motorcycle
When you have completed your preparation, you are ready to riding. When you riding a motorcycle, keep DISCIPLINE with all of the traffic rules. Do the safety riding. Keep your emotion, don’t be aggressive! Concentrate with your riding. Use ALL of your senses ONLY for the riding. Make sure you were matured and ready to ride a motorcycle. If you don’t understand how to be a good rider, please get some training and advice