The Engineering SECRETS to How MotoGP Riders LEAN MORE

If like me you've ever watched Moto GP before, you're probably in absolute awe of how riders corner so fast and achieve over 60 degrees of lean angle.

Well, in this video, I'm going to show you exactly how riders achieve these insane lean angles and corners so fast without falling off at every corner.

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[jsmit]

I recently learned the side fairings of the bikes are even designed with ground effect when leaning in mind!

[qaywsxefb]

Sorry to bring the news, but your explanation as to why motogp riders lean (especially the body position which you specifically refer to) is basically wrong.
Of course you need to lean the rider-Bike package in order to turn the bike. But the body position has a completely different reason. Because technically you can lean your body out of the corner, it is not physically neccessary to lean your body into the corner.
Basically the Bike has a limited lean angle which results in a limited corner speed. In order to increase corner speed you need to move the center of mass into the inside of the corner without increasing the lean angle of the bike. Thats what you explained but you explained that it is neccessary to lean the body but its just optional.
But thats not it at all. Tire wear and grip is also taken into consideration of the body position because when you lean your body, the bike doesnt need to have as much lean angle which results in a bigger contact patch of the tire, due to that more grip is available, the tire slips less and it has less wear. Also the bike doesnt wheelie as much due to a lower center of mass.
There are probably even more benefits of leaning the body into the corner but i think these are the most important ones.

[sivanyamurayama]

these motogp bikes also seems to have slightly longer wheelbases compared to public sports and superbikes apart from the totally different appearence

[gerbil]

I race dirt bikes on the ice, we lean over our bikes to similar lean angles but we are on top of the bike. I like riding my KTM more than my dad’s Honda because it has an aluminum frame that is much stiffer so it doesn’t handle as well went dragging the foot peg.

[PeTroL]

MotoGP should let the teams manage their own ECU software again. It's obvious that the Japanese aren't big on aero while the Europeans are. MotoGP should let them diverge from here and let the Japanese use electronics to go faster and let the Europeans use aero to go faster and then the fans will see what's better.

[Mattsretiring]

5:24 I was right there at Honda corner when Cudlin got shot into orbit. Was blagging an entry into the VIP tent.
I gave myself away by shouting "F ME" as I was the only person actually watching the bikes.

[seanokeefe]

New race slicks feel like bubble gum under you fingernail if you poke your finger into them

[olivertoeknuckleiii]

Uhhh…. The answer is simple. Tires. Racers only ask for the maximum amount of lean angle and traction. Tires have improved immensely. Changes in riding style is directly related to grip.

[jkim]

Funny that a clip of Mick Doohan is shown . He used an exaggerated lean out (upper body) position during the Superbike and 500cc days.

[jjmaxx]

With all this technology, couldn’t they just add a couple more wheels?

[varanjitsingh]

f1 had some of its most sophisticated electronic systems in 1994 with the williams f1 teams, active suspension, traction control, the whole lot. It got banned pretty quickly and things got standardized from then on.

[karankaranrasu]

Very Informative Content.
Well done 👍

[anthonylove]

Yep they do it to help support the motorcycle in the corner. Because there is not much contact patch on the side of the tires when going through the corners at those extreme speeds and lean angles. Ex super bike racer back in the mid 1990s. Hello 👋 lol remember Colin Edward’s with Yamaha and Scott Russel for Kawasaki? Well that was my time when I raced. Those were the days of raw power and no traction control, no ABS braking. Just you and the bike that you trusted someone to tune your bike for you that you paid for or just yourself setting up the suspension, brakes and tires. more importantly is your own skills and experience that will minimize your injuries and incidents on the track but of course you can’t predict everything especially in a tight one two three race with 2 laps to go! Things happen fast.

[kengleetan]

The Race track owners are very please that Jorge and Fabio can clean their tracks so well after every race for them with their leathers!😆😆

[maartenvanderzwan]

Most lowside are created by rear tire grip pushing the front out.

Old bmw R80 really danced around corners having a plastic band frame. Do never dangerous or uncontrollable.
K100 first series on the other hand had little flex but would try to kick you off mid corner pushing it.

Yes a system must have some flex. But I think it's more for cadance then real flex.

And if you want to see real crazy lean angles go look up iceracing.

[anthonywilliams]

The mathematics of lean and grip is simple, the force on the tyres acts through the centre of gravity and the grip is directly related to the C of G. In other words, if the rider stays low on the seat, the polar moment of intertia makes it quicker to alternate between left and right hand turns. There will however, be no change in the grip from whatever position the rider takes, and that means that ninety nine percent of the riders antics on the seat is showmanship, nothing more and nothing less. Just watch the Isle of Man TT races and see who is fastest around the hundreds of bends, it is those who know that if they fall off the bike, they will die. Short circuit racing is all about television images, and showmanship which is why this subject is discussed and why almost NONE of the showmen riders ever race in the Isle of Man, to them motorcycle racing is a business NOT a sport, and their business model is to keep the showmanship going for the viewers.

[raykarena]

Great informative channel just subscribed...

[thebigd]

You can get a pretty nasty highside from adding to much throttle when having to much angle at the exit of a corner 😅

[ktkace]

Engineered flex, google yzr m1 frame rigidity. Btw it can be retrofitted into older bikes ...

[bramvermaat]

I really like your content. But I think you left out how hard motogp slicks are when cold, and only get grippy in a very high temperature range.