I love motorbikes and everything about them, and I know I?m not the only one. But there are still plenty of people out there who are petrified at the thought of swinging their leg over a two-wheeled streak of lightning. And I can sort of see why, when the only time motorcycles feature in the ?normal? news, is for all the wrong reasons. It?s usually the news that someone else has crashed and broken their legs or been attacked by a hammer-wielding thug. That kind of stuff is frightening. So if we want to make motorcycling more appealing to the masses, perhaps we need to make it safer. And I don?t think it?s that difficult to do. So here are five ways that will, if you ask me, definitely have the potential to make motorcycling safer for a lot of people.
Get some better kit

This one might sound a little bit obvious but I feel like I?ve got to say it because there are still people riding about in seriously shoddy kit. I don?t know if it?s fashionable to ride round in your shorts, tee-shirt and trainers, but it?s a really stupid idea. Despite that, you still see plenty of people doing it. It tends to hurt when you crash with the proper gear on, so crashing when you?re not dressed properly is an act of the purest folly.

Wearing better kit isn?t necessarily going to reduce your chances of having an accident (although it could, in some instances), but it?ll certainly reduce the odds of you needing hospital treatment. So for the good of your health, and for the good ...