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  1. Essential Tips for Motorcycling Beginners

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    Bike riding is a thrilling experience, and it is pure freedom for many riders. However, bikers should also know that motorcycling is dangerous than driving a car, and that is why safety and attentiveness are important. If you are a new biker then you need to be very careful and a normal mistake can have a huge impact. Therefore, we have summarized some crucial tips for beginners who are new to bike riding.

    Basic: Learn to Ride

    Well, riding a bike is not that difficult, but riding safely is overlooked by most beginners. If you are new to biking, it is best to find out a mentor or a driving instructor with good experience. It should be noted that the driving instructor is also a private motorcyclist and has experience. In addition, don’t change the instructor one you have found the best one for you.

    Right Protective Gears

    This practical tip is essential for safe motorcycle riding. Those who are not adequately protected with gear endanger their health and also the risk of being seriously injured in an accident. The first requirement is obviously the helmet. There are various variants in helmet such as jet helmet, full-face helmet, and many more. You need to check the safety certification of the helmet, and it should be perfect for the size.

    Along with that, clothing for riding is also important. Jacket, shoes, knee pads, pants, gloves, and son. The protective clothing offers good protection against impacts in the event of a fall, and it also offers a certain amount of protection against other external circumstances, such as bad weather conditions. The clothes should be suitable for all weathers.

    Find A Perfect Place for Practice

    Another important factor to keep in mind is that the practice should not be stopped. You need to practice your braking, avoid hurdles, speed control, and such things. If you want to make a career in moto racing, then you have to work even harder. Motorcycling is one of the loved sports worldwide. It has fans all across the world, and many sports betting online platforms offer moto racing in their catalogue. Thus, it can be your best choice if you are good at it.

    It takes a lot of practice to perfect braking. Most riders make mistakes of braking with the front wheel, but a combination of both brakes makes sense. The anti-lock braking system is helpful for better braking. Dodging and speed control is also very important. This is how you can save yourself from accidents.

    Perfect Bike for You

    A new bike would always be good, but if you are totally new, then a used bike can be perfect for you for practice. However, it must be safe for biking. It should be given proper care after and before every tour and checked regularly. You need to check the brakes, lights, tires, and batteries. Any defect in these things can lead to problems in your journey.

    If you ride a bike at night, the lightings are also important. Your view should be perfect at night. Plus, the signal should be used properly so that other road users can identify your moves. Carrying hazard lights, warning triangles and warning lights as the equipment is not required by law for biking but can increase your safety standard for safe motorcycling.

    These tips can be very helpful for the new as well old riders. However, you need to understand that a certain level of risk is always there in motorcycling. Therefore, you should practice safe driving and avoid driving crazily.

     

     

     

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  2. FAUSTO’S DREAM CONTINUES...

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    Gresini Racing continues within the #GresiniFamily and, with immediate effect, will see the official involvement of Nadia Padovani – Fausto’s wife – as the new CEO of the Faenza-based company. Nadia takes over Fausto’s role completely, therefore getting both Team Owner and Team Principal titles.

    NADIA PADOVANI IS THE NEW GRESINI RACING TEAM OWNER

    This is not the only news, as their sons Lorenzo and Luca will also be protagonists, with the former who will be involved in the administrative part of the company, while the latter will have more of a sporting role and will already be present at Jerez with the team.

    With the whole family on board to give continuity to the company, Fausto’s secret wish to return to MotoGP as an independent team will become a reality from 2022, as expected by the contract signed with Dorna at the end of last season.

    NADIA PADOVANI – GRESINI RACING TEAM OWNER & TEAM PRINCIPAL

    “I would like to think that Fausto’s two families – ours and the racing one – have joined their efforts to bring forward everything he was planning, and especially the MotoGP. To have an independent team in the premier class is surely something very demanding, with a team to be built from scratch, but I know everyone in the company is giving their 110% to make his dream come true. Personally, I see it as a real mission, a challenge we will face – also and above all – thanks to the strength of Fausto, who is following us from above. We’re currently speaking with several manufacturers and in a matter of few weeks we will reveal the details of our MotoGP project.”


    #CiaoFausto❤️

  3. Who are Blood Bikers?

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    Blood Bikers might sound like a less than friendly motorcycle gang, but in reality, this is actually an organization that saves lives and makes a huge difference to healthcare. Essentially, blood bikers provide a professional rapid response medi-cal transport service to the NHS transporting things like blood, surgical instru-ments, human donor milk, medication and more recently COVID-19 serial testing.  The Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes

    A Noble Charity

    Run by unpaid volunteers, Blood Bikers have roots going back over 50 years with the rapid response motorcycle charity providing a highly valuable service to the NHS and public as a whole through delivering key medical products in the quick-est possible way. The group is constantly growing too, which means that they can provide a nationwide service and make a big difference to public health

    Life as a Blood Biker

    Motorbike insurance specialist Carole Nash supports Manchester Blood Bikes and looked into what a day in the life of this important role is like with Malcolm - a Blood Biker from Sunderland. Malcolm decided to join the cause after his sister was involved in a serious accident with her life being saved by the air ambulance. This led Malcolm to seek out ways to support them, which took him to the North-umbria Blood Bikes website. Malcolm described his best experience as a blood biker:

    “One time I got an urgent job for some blood to be taken to a hospital about 15 miles away. Because I was on a blood bike, I could cut through the traffic and ar-rived there very quickly before delivering the blood on time. The next day some-one posted a story about the lady we’d saved on Facebook. Apparently, this lady had cancer, and wouldn’t have survived without the blood transfusion she was able to have as a result of our work as Blood Bikers. That is one of the things that stands out for me. You never know who you are helping from one night to the next.”

    Blood Bikes Leinster

    Blood Bikes Leinster, which was established in 2013 and supports hospitals throughout Ireland. Fergus Lennon, Director of Blood Bikes Leinster, commented on the support offering by the Dublin-based motorbike insurance specialist:

    Blood Bikers do fantastic and noble work helping to transport vital medical supplies in times of need to save lives and make the work of NHS staff much easier. This is also a growing organization and one that deserves as much support and praise as possible.

    “We are truly grateful to Carole Nash who have sponsored us and provided our bike insurance for the fourth year running. Every penny adds up for our small charity and we are so appreciative of their support.”

    “We also take the Carole Nash Blood Bike teddy bear with us on our Blood Bike travels which has brought a smile on the face of many a poorly child.”

     

     

     

     

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  4. Fausto Gresini Tribute

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    FORMULA1 AND MOTOGP TOGETHER FOR A TRIBUTE TO FAUSTO GRESINI

    Imola, Portimao - 18 April 2021. The last farewell from the motorsport world to Fausto Gresini was a commemorative event done together by Formula1 and MotoGP.  FORMULA1 AND MOTOGP TOGETHER FOR A TRIBUTE TO FAUSTO GRESINI

    For the first time in history – and live worldwide – The Formula1 and MotoGP World Championship have joined together in the memory of Fausto Gresini by linking together the Portimao and Imola grids in what was a heartfelt goodbye to the Gresini Racing team principal.

    A big thank you goes to Stefano Domenicali (Formula1 CEO) and Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna Sports CEO) who advocated for this initiative that linked the two biggest worldwide motorsport series in the memory of Fausto.

    STEFANO DOMENICALI – CEO FORMULA1
    “To remember Fausto Gresini means to scroll through some of the most beautiful sporting pages of our hometown Imola. The passion for motors and motorsports has tied us together from an early age. Fausto not only has been a World Champion, but also an incredible scout of extraordinary talents, who left their mark into two-wheeled motorsport. He will never be forgot.”

    CARMELO EZPELETA – CEO DORNA SPORTS
    “Fausto has been, without a doubt, among those who most contributed in bringing MotoGP to the level it is now. He was first of all a good friend and one of those key figures of our paddock. With his charisma and smile, he built one of nicest and best equipped teams of the paddock, and my goal is to keep his memory alive. He left a great family both outside and inside the paddock and we will miss him a lot. We celebrated him in Qatar with a heartfelt minute of silence, and I think this shared event with Formula1 is the ultimate proof of how important his figure has been in the whole motorsport world.”

    NADIA PADOVANI – GRESINI RACING TEAM OWNER
    “On behalf of myself, my kids and the whole Gresini Racing, I would like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, Stefano Domenicali and Carmelo Ezpeleta for having united the motorsport world to commemorate Fausto, a great man both in life and in the sport. We are immensely grateful and moved for this wonderful and unexpected tribute.”

    #CiaoFausto❤️

  5. Motorcycle Man Documentary

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    6th May - 9th May 2021  - Motorcycle Man Documentary

    The British Motorcyclists Federation is delighted to announce that an exclusive virtual screening of the documentary Motorcycle Man will be available from May 6-9 2021.
    Following the story of Dave Roper, the legend in his own lifetime who won the Isle of Man TT in 1984, Motorcycle Man looks at his life, times, career and thoughts on a life spent on two wheels.

    The 32-minute documentary has won a string of awards on the festival circuit and this will be the first time it has ever been screened in the UK. Better yet, the screening will also include a live Q&A session on the evening of May 9 with Roper himself and director Daniel Lovering.

    venue: Virtual Event
    price: $10 (approx £7.50ish) includes film screening and live Q&A with Dave Roper and the film maker.
    tel: 0116 279 5112
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