Get your motorbike out of Winter storage and onto the roads safely, by following these 6 simple steps. My 2 cents apply to all motorbikes, generally speaking.
The first Spring outings are usually the ones with the highest rates of casualty, within the biker community. This is mainly due to poor maintenance, lack of common sense, and/or poor judgement. There is no such thing as bad luck. Be careful, take it easy, and don't forget that biking should be fun. Show your ride some love, service it regularly, and keep your gear in good shape.
Over the Winter months, we have lost our reflexes, and our senses have been numbed by being on four wheels instead of two. Keep this in mind at all times.
Make sure to get your intentions understood by other drivers, simply by making eye-contact and using your turn signals. It is better than just flicking drivers off. Car drivers have forgotten what bikes look like, and they too have lost reflexes with us not being around. If they didn't see you, you were not clear enough, or came out of nowhere too fast.
So be cautious, and make your first outing a short one. Firstly to get the mechanical side of things up to temperature in a gentle manner, and secondly to get some of your senses back. Get a feel for your bikes dynamics, the weight of it, the brakes, etc etc... Lastly, a short ride will show you how other drivers react, and remind them gently that we have come out of hibernation.
Make your first trip to the petrol station and back, for example. Give your bike some love by filling it up to the brim with the highest octane fuel that you can buy.
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