Get back on the road by motorcycle with the Mutuelle des Motards
After having set up a solidarity network during the confinement, the Mutuelle des Motards deconfines itself and reopens the garage door! How to get out your motorcycle and ride safely? Handlebar recovery advice.
"Containment is not easy for anyone, but for a biker who is used to feeling the wind on his face on a daily basis, it is a passion that disappears and a frustration that sets in", notes the motorcycle insurer which has also just published its .
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The freedom regained on May 11, 2020 is "certainly still constrained" (the state of health emergency is for the moment extended until July XX), but "compared to what we have experienced in recent weeks it is is a welcome breath of fresh air ", rejoices the Mutual while stressing the importance of integrating the idea that" precautions must be taken and that we will not immediately find optimal traffic and safety conditions ".
This is why the motorcycle insurer has identified certain points of vigilance to get back in the saddle in the best conditions..
Precautions to be taken
Prepare your motorcycle
- Tire pressure
- Cleaning
- Draining and replacing the filter
- Checking the lights
- Chain lubrication and tension
- Checking the brake fluid level
Find your bearings
It is important to understand that you rode very little during this period. However, as driving is made up of conditioned reflexes and gestures, your body used to process a lot of information and manage its balance almost automatically. All these reflexes and habits may require several kilometers and several days of practice to restore their full effectiveness..
Beware of sharing the road
The motorists that you will meet will also have lost their conditioned gestures and their habits: be extra vigilant! Especially since with the fear of public transport, many novice urban cyclists will appear…
Beware of the state of the roads
Many sections (outside the city but not only, Editor’s note) have been very little used and poorly maintained over the past two months (or in recent years if we take the example of the streets of Paris, Editor’s note). It is therefore very likely to find gravel, branches, dirty or damaged aisles which are all traps for a motorized two-wheeler. Again, be vigilant and don’t take for granted the information you gathered during your many months of regular use of certain stretches. Surprises will not be rare !
Watch out for wild animals
Wildlife has sometimes regained its rights – including in the city – and this is even truer on the back roads! During the first days, some big game will keep their habits of human confinement and cross the traffic routes: vigilance is required to avoid bad encounters….
Let’s keep the right approach
Containment has shown it: when collectively we strive to behave respectfully and responsibly, we achieve results in terms of health security. Road safety is no exception to this rule: if we keep this approach in our relationship with the road and its users, everyone will come out a winner..
Pursue a united and benevolent approach, respect the rules and be careful: everything we have achieved while staying at home, continue to apply it on the roads !
Vigilance against theft
La Mutuelle recalls that kidnapping is the main form of motorcycle theft, far ahead of the others. When parking your two-wheeler, attach it securely by the frame or a fork tube to a fixed point with a quality anti-theft device ("certified NF recommended FFMC" or marked "SRA Class").
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