Showing posts with label riding safety gears. Show all posts
Showing posts with label riding safety gears. Show all posts
Monday, November 12, 2012

Begini seharusnya safety gear

Tanpa safety gear seorang biker bagai prajurit tanpa senjata yang berkeliaran di medan perang. Bisa anda bayangkan? ia sangat rentan terhadap resiko kecelakaan di jalan. Tanpa helm, jaket, sepatu, celana panjang, sarung tangan, ia bagai menantang maut.

High Secutiy Motowear RIFFEL ads
Sebuah "smart ads" (Iklan cerdas) milik produsen perlengkapan keselamatan bagi pengendara roda dua asal Brazil, Riffel, menggambarkan bagaimana safety gear secara umum akan melindungi si pengedara ketika terjadi kecelakaan. Lebih jauh lagi, (karena termasuk comercial ads) iklan tersebut menggambarkan apabila kita memakai safety gear buatan Riffel, saat kecelakaan motor kita bisa saja tamat (mati) tapi kita selamat. Sebuah iklan yang unik, lucu dan sedikit berlebihan. Dan yaa itulah kelebihan iklan ini sehingga dapat menarik perhatian. Meski sebagai commercial ads, iklan ini menunjukkan betapa penting peran safety gear dalam berkendara.

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The bad condition of public transportation has made bike as the first choice of Indonesian to support their daily activities. Bike is easy and simple to ride. It can easily go through road congestion. Unfortunately some motorist forget to check their bike whereas a continually use will affect to the performance. A routine check is needed to make sure the bike is in a good condition and safe to ride. 

Here they are we have to consider before start riding. Daily bike checkpoint: 

check in these points before riding

Check out the basic equipment for a road bike such as rearview mirrors, headlamp as well as taillamp, and also the turn signals. Those parts are essentially required to help you while you’re not alone in the road. There are also companion such as cars, buses, or trucks. Then look into brake part, make sure the function is good. Brake is one of the important parts in the bike. This part will help you handle the bike and control your speed. Still in a handling area, we continue to the tires, check the pressure make sure it’s good, no more or less. If it’s less you’ll difficult to control as the bike will be heavier and be tricky to handle cause doesn’t have the right position for the tire and if it’s over your tire will be very hard and affect to your comfort. Don’t forget to check also the chain tension. It’s related to the acceleration and deceleration. Good tension will give smooth acceleration. And the last is the most crucial part, check your fuel. Go to a fuel pump if it’s indicated in a lower stage. You don’t want to run out of gas in the middle of your journey don’t you? 

Are you finished in check out your bike? Don’t forget to give yourself best protection by using safety gear. Last words enjoy your ride and happy riding! :D

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Lifetime of Your Helmet

Helmet is one of the important gears for riding. To keep it works well you must pay attention about the condition of your helmet.


You know what? a helmet also has a expiry date. According to INDOBIKERMAGS.com, helmets like Arai, Shoei, Nolan can be used up to 4-5 years. More than that the helmet will not work properly. From R2 magazine, most of local helmet labeled SNI -Indonesian National Standarized- just can be used up to 2 years.

Also note if your helmet ever bumped something hard. The peformance of this helmet will decline.

Look back to your helmet, is it still safe to use? :D

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Riding Safety Gear


At least there are four gears that you need to protect yourself when you ride a bike. First is helmet, it will protect your heads from collisions. Then jacket, it can protect your body from wind guts. Next gloves, it helps your hand to grip the bar easily. Sweaty hands it’s not a problem when you wear a gloves. And the last is a pair of boots, it will protect your foot indeed. Boots protect your foot from gravel and anything that can hit your foot in the street. These are that you need to get safety when you ride.

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