Motorcycles are the perfect overtaking machine. Fast acceleration, combined with good visibilty and correct positioning gives bike riders a distinct advantage over other road users. But overtaking’s also the time a motorcyclist is most at danger

With the acceleration of a supercar and less than a quarter of the road profile, overtaking on a motorcycle is easy peasy. It's a way of motorcycling life: during an average car journey you'll be lucky to get a single overtaking opportunity; on a

The racing overtake"Racing is all about overtaking. And while overtaking on the road is about accelerating, on the track it's more often about braking," says Niall Mackenzie.We've looked at overtaking on the road, with safety top of the agenda

Before I attempt to write any of these riding features I always go for a ride to investigate my thought process and to analyze what actions I take, plus why I take them.This time, before riding, if you had asked me about overtaking I would have said

“What’s the best position to follow a vehicle through a right-hander I’m intending to overtake?” It varies according to the circumstances. You might think this will always be a position close to the left because that’s where you’d position if you

Motorcycles are the perfect overtaking machine. Fast acceleration, combined with good visibilty and correct positioning gives bike riders a distinct advantage over other road users. But overtaking’s also the time a motorcyclist is most at danger

lane of the M32. When police caught her there was a sign on the back of her car which read: "I do not drive fast, please overtake." Mrs Cole, who admitted driving without reasonable consideration, was also ordered to take another driving test. Mrs Cole

A HOSPITAL CONSULTANT has been told he faces a custodial sentence after he admitted his dangerous driving caused the death of a motorcyclist.Mark Meller, 36, of Beaufort Road, Exeter, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Simon Rutley-Frayne by dangerous driving, at Exeter Crown...

SHOULD Jorge Lorenzo finish on the podium at Assen he will overtake Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP record books for podium finishing rate.The factory Yamaha rider has taken 50 podium places in his 73 races in the premier class, giving him a

SPANISH SMURF Dani Pedrosa has said he's furious with Alex De Angelis' poor overtaking tactics, after the Repsol Honda rider was swiped in a passing manouevre mid-way through Monday's Qatar GP.Pedrosa, who's still recovering from a pre