Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Overtaking

One of the many advantages of riding a motorbike is that you can make better progress than cars because you can overtake other vehicles easier. But overtakes are still not easy, even when you are on a bike, and they require a lot of skill, knowledge and attention to do them safely. We talked to Ryan Decarteret, National Operations Manager and Coach at Rapid rider training to get some tips on how to take our overtaking skills to the next level.

MSL: What makes overtaking so tricky?

Gathering information takes on a new level of complexity when overtaking as we take into account factors such as the driver of the overtaken vehicle, who may not be aware of our

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