Motorcycles are much easier to steal than many cars. There are no car doors or windows to get past and in most cases the motorcycle can be pushed onto the bed of an average sized truck and driven away. Nothing and nobody can ever guarantee that your bike will never be stolen, but following these simple tips will greatly increase the odds that you will never have to come back to a parking lot with an empty parking spot staring right back at you.

Road conditions change with the weather, and it can go from good to bad in a hurry without any notice. When the roads get slippery, it is easy to lose control of your vehicle and go into a skid – but sometimes it is just as easy to take control back and recover from the skid if you know what to do. First, a few prevention pointers, because it is usually much easier to avoid a skid than to recover from one.

Whether you’re planning a long-distance road trip or just tooling around town, prefer a stripped-down or beefed-up look, drive a classic or modern motorcycle, choosing the right motorcycle saddlebag is important. You need to consider looks, functionality, material, and your brand of motorcycle. Saddlebags give you storage for all the gear you need to carry, whether it’s a change of clothes, roadside repair equipment, or rain gear and extra layers in case you hit bad weather.

Backing out of a driveway or local grocery store parking space can be hazardous to a person’s health. In a hurry, drivers all over the country are hitting shopping carts, or worse, neighborhood children in a rush to quickly get to where they are going next. Avoiding back-up collisions can be achieved by following some simple steps and practicing defensive driving.

The wind whipping through your hair, the sun sparkling dazzlingly off the sleek, polished beast of a motorcycle below you, your hands wrapping tightly around the handlebars as you accelerate and whip through traffic like a gazelle through a herd of elephants… And then, a van attempts to make too hard of a left and, his attention too focused on the road, the driver doesn’t notice the “gazelle” until its too late. Trampled under the unrelenting wheels of van, crushed, perhaps never to ride again at all, but most definitely never to ride as you once did.