page_title: Motorcycle training
section_title: Mnemonics
hierarchical_section_title: Motorcycle training / Mnemonics
caption_attribution_description: English: Before the ride to Fredericksburg, Texas, Soldiers assigned in groups using the T-Clocs inspection checklist, inspect a motorcycle's tires and wheels, controls, lights, oil, chassis and stands.
context_page_description: Motorcycle training teaches motorcycle riders the skills for riding on public roads. It is the equivalent of driver's education for car drivers. Training beyond basic qualification and licensing is available to those whose duty includes motorcycle riding, such as police, and additional rider courses are offered for street riding refreshers, sport riding, off-road techniques, and developing competitive skills for the motorcycle racetrack.
context_section_description: Easy-to-remember acronyms and sayings have been added to various training curricula, or promoted by safety gurus, and have moved into common currency beyond the motorcycle safety classroom.  Among them are:
  ATGATT:  All the gear, all the time.  Shorthand for a philosophy that a full set of motorcycle safety gear should be worn at all times, and gear should not be reduced at times when the perceived risk is less.
  FINE-C:  Fuel, ignition, neutral, engine cut-off switch, choke and clutch.  A standardized series of controls to engage when starting a motorcycle.  Older motorcycles might not have an engine cut-off, and newer ones might not have a choke, and some types have no clutch, but remembering all 6 items, and skipping those that do not apply, is safe and effective.
  IPSGA Information, position, speed, gear, acceleration. Used by advanced motorcyclists in the UK as a reminder of the steps necessary when encountering any sort of hazard on the road. It was introduced as part of Roadcraft system, which is used for training police, in the book Motorcycle Roadcraft: The Police Rider's Handbook.
  POWER Petrol, oil, water, electrics, rubber. Used in the UK for pre-ride safety checks. Sometimes presented as POWDER, where the additional letter D stands for damage.
  SEE Search, evaluate, execute.  Used by the MSF to refer to a strategy for perceiving and reacting appropriately to the riding situation.
  T-CLOCS:  Tires, controls, lights, oil, chassis, stands.  These are the major parts of the motorcycle that should be checked before riding; each one has several sub-parts, such as tire pressure and tire tread. Claimed as a service mark and used in training materials distributed by the MSF.
  When the helmet drops, the bullshit stops.  Motorcycling author Dave Preston's mantra, which he recites to himself every time he rides, even having been riding since 1967.  It is a reminder to keep one's mind on riding and not to be distracted by other worries.
caption: T-CLOCS pre-ride inspection checklist
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