In my last article I addressed the importance of safety on the road and the responsibility that we have as operators of vehicles. We have great power when we are driving at high speeds. If we learned anything from the movie Spiderman then we know "with great power comes great responsibility." We need to be responsible on the road and that is why The Motorcycle Safety Foundation came up with a great acronym to quickly check out your bike before you hit the road. The acronym is T-CLOCS which stands for:
T - Tires & Wheels
C - Controls (This includes any levers, pedal, cables, hoses & your throttle)
L - Lights (headlights, turn signals, mirrors, battery and any other light your bike might have)
O - Oil (fluid levels)
C - Chassis (your frame, your suspension, your chain, etc.)
S - Stands (center stand and/or kickstand)
It is good to know this helpful acronym for motorcycle safety but we need to know the importance of each letter in this acronym for the safety of the road. I am going to address and explain the importance of Lights and Oil in this article. This is the second article in a three part series explaining the importance of T-CLOCS. Please take note on the importance of each of these because you and everyone on the road will benefit from you mastering these simple reminders.
Lights - Lights are there so that you can see where you are going, especially at night. Don't try to ride on the road without them. Keep in mind that you want to be seen by others as much as you want to see what is in front of you. Motorcycles are much smaller than cars and it is ESSENTIAL that you have bright lights. Seeing and being seen are the best ways to avoid any kind of accident on the road and being aware. Make sure to check your headlights, check high beam & low beam, check if your break lights work and then check your turn signals. Obviously headlights are very important at night but your brake lights and turns signals are crucial for you at all times of the day. The truth is that some drivers in cars don't know how to interact with motorcycles on the road so keep that in mind when you are checking your lights. If you need lights they are easily replaceable and your find motorcycle parts online very easy. Just search motorcycle parts house into a search engine and you should come up with great sites that will help you out with everything you need.
Also something that they encourage you to do when you check your lights is to check your horn. I know it doesn't really fit the whole lights theme but don't point your finger at me. I didn't make the acronym.
Oils/Fluids/Fuel - So if you've ever driven any kind of vehicle it should be natural for you to check the gas gauge but maybe you are new to motorcycles and you have realized that some don't have gas gauges. Make sure you check the level of gas in your tank. Check frequently if you can't remember. You don't want to run out of gas in the middle of ride. Just don't be "that guy" because then most likely you'll inconvenience someone else and that's never fun regardless how nice your friends are. Also, you really don't want to run out of oil. You want to check this before every ride to make sure that your bike is running properly. Oil can go a lot quicker in Motorcycles depending on how you ride and how frequently.
If you are looking for the rest of the explanation to T-CLOCS you'll have to check out the other articles in this three part series they are called "Motorcycle Beginning Saftey: Tires & Controls " & "Motorcycle Beginning Saftey: Chassis & Stands"
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