24 Hour Courier Service

Showing Tag: "weather" (Show all posts)

Riding your motorcycle in bad weather ( part three )

Posted by Howard Trott on Sunday, November 27, 2016, In : Motorcycle Riding Skills 
Riding on wet roads

Wet roads reduce tyre grip. Give yourself plenty of time and room for slowing down and stopping. Keep well back from other vehicles. On a wet road, you should allow at least double the braking distance for a dry road.



After a spell of dry weather, rain on the road can make the surface even more slippery. Take extra care, especially when cornering. Be aware that different road surfaces might affect the grip of your tyres.

Brakes

As well as reducing tyre grip water can also redu...
Continue reading ...
 

Riding your motorcycle in bad weather ( part two )

Posted by Howard Trott on Saturday, November 19, 2016, In : Motorcycle Riding Skills 
Keep your battery in good condition. In cold weather an electric starter places big demands on the battery.

Lights

Always keep your lights and indicators clean and check for faulty bulbs. Dirty lights can seriously reduce - how far you can see - how well other people can see you and your signals.



Weather and vision

The biggest single danger to any rider is being unable to see properly. You won't be able to make the right decisions if you can't see the road clearly.

Rain

Heavy rain on your visor or ...
Continue reading ...
 

Riding your motorcycle in bad weather ( part one )

Posted by Howard Trott on Monday, October 24, 2016, In : Motorcycle Riding Skills 
The weather in the British Isles is varied and uncertain. You can expect to encounter virtually all weather conditions at some time. The weather presents particular hazards for the motorcyclist.



You need to think about how you're going to - protect yourself from the elements - adapt your riding to suit the conditions.

Your motorcycle

Whatever the weather, make sure your motorcycle is in good condition and regularly checked and serviced. Contending with the elements can be difficult but having to...
Continue reading ...
 
« Back to posts
 

Categories

Tags

599cc 955i a about abroad accessories accidents advance advanced advice after air america american and antique articles as ashes asset at austrian bad barigo barry batteries battery becoming beryl best biker bikers blackbird blood blue bmw bonneville booking boots boss braking bridge british britten bsa buell building bulk business buying byway cam car care cash cb350 cbr cbt championship charging cheap checks cheshire choosing christmas cities city clean cleaning climber clinical clothing clubs commando company consignment consignments contract control cornering corporate cost country courier couriers courses coventry covers crash cremated cremation critical customer dash davidson day days daytona dealing dedicated defensive deliveries delivery desert destination diamond dispatch distance document documents dorset dot downhill dream drivers ducati duke electric emergency employed enfield england es escorts express fast fastest female first for forest fragile freight french from g45 gap gear geoff german get gl1500 goldwing good gps group gt guide guzzi hale hand harley harley-davidson head healthcare heath heavy helens helmet helmets heritage hesketh high hill hiring history home honda hospital hoss hour house how in incline india industry information instructor insurance international interstate italian italy items jacks japan japanese jewellery jobs jodie ktm l lab learning leathers legal leigh letter lifts liverpool loads local logistics london long maintenance manchester manufacturer mars matchless medical merseyside messenger messengers mike military minister mitchell mkiii models money moto motorbike motorbikes motorcycle motorcycles motorway motorways moving multi-drop nav navigation navs necklace new news next nhs night north northwich norton of off on online operations overnight own packages packaging packing papers parcel parking part parts passenger pennington personal petrol pick pillion planning plate poole prescot prescription price private protective r r60 racer racers rage rain rc30 rd250lc reliable remains removal residential retail retailer ride rider riders rides riding ring road roads rocket route royal rr1000 saddlebags safe safety sale salford same sameday sample samples sat satellite saturday saving scenic schedule second sector secure security self selling service services servicing severn sheene shipping skills slow solicitor spartan special specialist speed sps st starting staying stockton storage storing storm strange stunt sunlight superbike superbikes supplies suzuki swain t595 taking term test tests the time tips to tom toolkit tooth touring track training transit transport transportation transporting trial trike triple triumph types tyre tyres uk up uphill urgent used v1000 v7 valuable valuables value van vfr750 vintage wales warrington weather west why widnes wigan winsford winter with woman women work working world wrexham ww1 yamaha your zealand 3 24 750 850 851 916 1100
Copyright Spartan Motorcycle Couriers 2013

120 Hume Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 3QT, GB | 07874014305