Way More than I thought

Yeah. I didn't know the programming of electronic aids changed with every corner.

It's not very relevant to riding a bike on the road. While the old adage "Win on a Sunday, sell bikes on a Monday" may be true in the commercial world, anyone who buys a Honda or Ducati sports bike because they win MotoGP races may be deluding themselves that they're getting a similar package.
 
Dellortoman said:
Yeah. I didn't know the programming of electronic aids changed with every corner.

It's not very relevant to riding a bike on the road. While the old adage "Win on a Sunday, sell bikes on a Monday" may be true in the commercial world, anyone who buys a Honda or Ducati sports bike because they win MotoGP races may be deluding themselves that they're getting a similar package.
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Well, you don't get 7 engines a year to start with 🤣
 
How old is this video? I just saw it from here and it doesn´t have the date. I don't think that they have the GPS corner by corner changes with the spec Marelli ECU, I could be wrong though. Hayden had it get out of synch once and had to pull in. And they can't change the firing order mid race, they can change the ignition timing. There have been some fantastic articles on Motomatters regarding the electronics and how they are used and avoided. Vinales got stuffed around by the ECU when he had to wheel it back over the line when he was getting out onto the track and it when he did go out it thought he was back in the pits.
 
They use the timing loops under the track to work out where they are. Still very much programmed corner by corner but the electronic excesses of the c.2005-2015 era have been trimmed back. Most of the fiddling about with ride height devices is driven by the fact they are not allowed 'active' electronic suspension, but being passively triggered by the rider or a clever system of hydraulics (which seems to be where it's evolving to) has had a blind eye turned.
The Mandalika track looks like it'll be really good once it's properly finished. Only a 1.5hr flight from Darwin someone told me... might be worth a trip in a year or two.
Less than 3 weeks to round one! :)
 
Tippie said:
How old is this video? I just saw it from here and it doesn´t have the date. I don't think that they have the GPS corner by corner changes with the spec Marelli ECU, I could be wrong though. Hayden had it get out of synch once and had to pull in. And they can't change the firing order mid race, they can change the ignition timing. There have been some fantastic articles on Motomatters regarding the electronics and how they are used and avoided. Vinales got stuffed around by the ECU when he had to wheel it back over the line when he was getting out onto the track and it when he did go out it thought he was back in the pits
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Tippie the interview was done in 2019, it boggles the mind but yes practically everything adjustable on the bike can be adjusted on the fly dependent upon track position per GPS. There are restrictions on what can be adjusted per FIM rules, riders who can effectively communicate with the engineers, analysts, and data guys what the bike feels like, needs, or does not do are the ones with the good setups. It is a two-way street in that the engineers and analysts can see what the rider needs not what he says he needs, teamwork.
 
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