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Page 1: Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

Travelling on a bike is the most conventional way to enjoyduring the trip. Beautiful landscapes on both the sides, thefreedom of stopping whenever you want, ability to navigatethrough traffic better, that amazing feeling of the coolbreeze hitting against your face, Oh there are lots of things todescribe the beauty of riding a bike.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

But riding long distance is not easy. There are variousparameters which should be taken care of (There are manycheck lists to be met before you set off).

It can even be life threatening if proper safety measures arenot taken. No kidding, we have actually seen riders losingtheir life while on the bike for some silly mistakes.

So here are some of the safety measures which you can takecare of while planning your road journey.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

1. Choosing Your Motorcycle

Different Motorcycles are made for different purposes. On therace track you wouldn't enjoy the long stroke easy thumpingengine of an RE.

Similarly a sharp KTM RC would not make a friendly touring bikeor so much fun during an off road session. That being said, it isnot a thumb rule to buy a bike only built for a purpose.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

If you're a corner junky and occasionally feel the urge to saddleup and tour, also if you're willing to go the distance, any bikewould do the trick.

It is important however to choose a bike you're comfortableriding. Even if you're bike isn't touring ready, a little lightmodifications here and there with the help of your localmechanic you'll be ready to roll.

While touring there is always the other option of borrowing abike that's more lower back friendly. Keep your friends close!

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

2. Inspect Your Bike

Scan your bike and check the condition of your Tires, Light,Clutch, brakes, and fuel lines before every session.

3. Insurance

Always be prepared for the worst case scenario when it comes toMotorcycle Travel. Carrying a health insurance policy along withyour motorcycle insurance will help you take care of any medicalemergencies with ease.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

Also carry the originals of your driving license, motorcyclepapers and motorcycle insurance with you at all times. Keep afew photo copies as spare in your backpacks to be doubly sure.

4. Route Planning

Plan your route thoroughly. Make sure you know the places inbetween where you can halt for the night, a place to get fuel,food etc. GPS and Google maps are extremely helpful whenthere is nobody else on the road to ask for directions. But a roadatlas map book works best and should be with you on yourmotorcycle at all times.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

Talk to your friends and family who have done the route before, makenotes. If you're finding it difficult to get information from social circle,search online. Reading blogs have always helped gather informationfrom other travelers without physically having to converse with them.

5. Take a Motorcycle Safety Course

Imagine yourself to be in the middle of the road and your bike hasbroken down. The first thing that comes to your mind is to find amechanic. But what if you are in a remote place where finding one isdifficult?

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

Probably the skills learned in the Motorcycle repair workshop willbecome a savior here. It is always good to know how to make smallquick repairs on your motorcycle. Take a 7 day class with anymechanic at least 2 months prior to your actual travel.

6. Wear your Life saver

The most basic and most important of all safety measures while riding,is wearing a helmet. It can be a deciding factor between "late" or the"late Mr."! Of course, wearing a helmet isn’t enough.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

Buying a good one is equally important. An ISI approved are thesafest bets those helmets are tested. Make sure your helmet fitsproperly. It shouldn’t be too tight or too loose. It shouldn’tobstruct your vision, but it should cover most of your heads.

7. Stay Visible and Predictable

It is best to ride between Sunrise to sunset. Most accidents inIndia occur at night. But if you are riding in the night anyway, thenuse the lights. Drivers are used to the patterns of other drivers, sodon’t weave in and out of traffic. The more predictably you ride,the safer you are.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

8. Leave Enough Space

One of the biggest mistakes motorcycle riders make is notleaving enough stopping distance behind another vehicle. Don’tfully depend on your emergency brakes.

9. Pay attention

You cannot afford to get distracted even for a second. Beingattentive is the key to getting the most out of the experienceand staying out of trouble. Get a full night’s sleep and stayproperly hydrated.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

10. Watch the Weather

Check the weather before going for the ride. If heavy rain or snow ispredicted, then do not take the risk. Be extra cautious when you areon your way. Also remember, when rain first hits the road, it makesthe road extremely slippery.

Even if the weather is supposed to be perfect, make sure you’reprepared for weather that isn’t. Waterproof equipment will make thehot parts cooler, wetter parts dryer, and the cold parts warmer.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

11. Carry your Food and Water

Don’t eat too heavy before riding, because big meals take a lot ofenergy to digest and will make you drowsy. That being said, don’tever ride on a empty stomach! Carry some readymade food withyou all the time.

Dry fruits, protein bars make excellent snacks and great source ofenergy. Easy to carry too, fit well in your pockets. Carry water andmake it a point to drink some every time you stop (even if you arenot thirsty). It is important to stay hydrated.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

12. Get the Right Gear

Not just the bike and the helmet, what you wear is also a part of yoursafety and protection while riding. There’s a reason a lot of bikers wearleather: it’s strong enough to protect you in crash.

Although Leathers are preferred, understanding the weather conditionin India, they can get cumbersome to wear all the time.

So, invest some money in a textile mesh armored jacket, gloves and apair of knee guards at least. NEVER RIDE IN SLIPPER OR FLOATERS.

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Planning For Your Bike Trip Take Care Of Safety Measures

Always use a good pair of sport shoes or riding shoes. Army bootsare good and cheap alternatives to riding boots.

13. First Aid Kit

It is good to remain well prepared. Carry a complete first aid kit.You will require the kit for minor accidents, if not major.

Trust your instincts, if you're going too fast or getting fatigued,slow down or exit and take a break.

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