IMPORTANT NOTICE: Ultimately, the safety of motorcycle riders and their passengers is their own responsibility. Nothing presented in the column supersedes, negates or relieves a motorcyclist and/or passenger from assumption of personal responsibility for their actions and safety. You’ve probably reached it at some point in your motorcycling career. It is that time in your [...]
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After The Crash
December 18th, 2011 
VersysRider (Ed. Note: This article was suggested by Becky DeShazo-Westly, who recently had a good friend involved in a single vehicle, motorcycle crash.) OK, so it has finally happened. One minute you were upright, having a great ride. The next moment, or at least the next one you can remember, you’re lying on your back on [...]
Posted in Florida, Safety 
Tags: Becky DeShazo-Westly, crash, Motorcycle Safety, Motorcycling, Riding 
No Comments »Member Profile: Charles Bishop
December 10th, 2011 VersysRider Hometown/State: Austin, Texas First Bike? I had an Indian Papoose (when I was four years old). My dad lowered the handlebars so that I could reach them. Favorite Bike? 1998 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Current Bike(s)? 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200T Years Riding? I’ve been riding motorcycles for 60 years. Joined MSTA (when)? I joined the [...]
Member Profile: Bob Hunt
November 25th, 2011 VersysRider Hometown/State? New Carlisle, Ohio First motorcycle? 1966 Suzuki X6 Hustler Current motorcycle(s)? 2007 BMW R1200RT, 2009 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Years riding? I’ve been riding motorcycles for more than 40 years. Joined MSTA (when)? I joined the club in May, 2010, when I registered for STAR 2010 (Taos, New Mexico). How did you hear about the [...]
QUICK TIPS: Should You Ride A Motorcycle?
November 25th, 2011 VersysRider Riding a motorcycle is a unique experience. Riding is fun and invigorating, yet the skills needed for safe riding, combined with the lack of car-like crash protection on a motorcycle, can cast doubts on whether a person should choose to ride a motorcycle. Some potential riders lack the ability to execute skilled and timely actions [...]
Member Profile: Thomas Murphy
November 25th, 2011 VersysRider Hometown/State? Hauppauge, New York First Motorcycle? 1973 Honda CB500 Four Current motorcycle(s)? 2002 Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Years Riding? I’ve been riding motorcycles for 38 years. Joined MSTA (when)? I joined the club way back in 1983, when it was called the Honda V4 Sport Touring Association. How did you hear about the MSTA? I [...]
Posted in Profiles Tags: Honda, Motorcycle, Motorcycles Honda, Motorcycling, Msta, Wife Barbara No Comments »Member Profile: Matt Robinson
November 24th, 2011 VersysRider Hometown/State? Davenport, Iowa First Motorcycle? 2001 Ducati 900 Supersport Current motorcycle(s)? 2001 Ducati 900 Supersport and 1998 Kawasaki KE100 Years Riding? I’ve been riding motorcycles for three years. Joined MSTA (when)? I joined the club in June, 2010. How did you hear about the MSTA? I really don’t recall.
Member Profile: Don Yarbrough
November 21st, 2011 VersysRider Hometown/State? Bettendorf, Iowa First Motorcycle? 1960′s Honda CB160 Current motorcycle(s)? 2006 BMW R1200RT All-time favorite motorcycle? BMW R1200RT
Do You Know Who You Are Riding With?
November 20th, 2011 VersysRider Safety articles spend a lot of time discussing solo and group riding. They discuss riding techniques when you’re on the road by yourself, and when you’re riding with a friend or group. But what happens when you join up with someone new; someone you haven’t ridden with before? How do you decide if you really [...]
Posted in Safety Tags: Basic Skills, Demonstration, Gear, Motorcycle, Motorcycling, Motorcyclists No Comments »
