![]() ![]() When it looks like it might be on, you move closer to the vehicle on the off-side – which is a slightly more dangerous position – ready. You need to anticipate the overtake from a safe following distance (roughly using the two-second rule). The rider should begin rolling off the throttle soon and returning to his cruising speed ![]() Also, if you’ve committed yourself late, you often find that the space you want to pull back into is beginning to close down, and you eat into other people’s braking distances – that’s when you see car brake lights come on.Ībove: Fully committed and accelerating past. But in fact they just committed themselves and couldn’t abort the overtake because they were travelling too fast to pull in. This kind of overtake often looks like a rider is being actively reckless. …which must look unhinged from the car driver’s perspective…Įxactly. But because they’re relying solely on the power of the machine to get them past and they’re in the wrong gear, by the time they eventually pass the vehicle they’re travelling at high speed and often have to brake hard to pull back in. Rather than planning, they see a gap, open the throttle, shout ‘wahey!’ and go. The one I see most is people starting too late, too far back and in too high a gear. What’s the most common overtaking mistake? You can book a course on road or track at or 07881 878989 You can just about make out the revs – about 6000rpm, which is about right for a torquey 1000cc bikeĬrispin d’Albertanson is a Nurburgring coach, senior IAM observer and ex-endurance racer who now works with the well-respected Hopp Rider Training. Above: The rider here has pulled out early to check for oncoming traffic. ![]()
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