Moto GP Thread 2023
Discussion
520TORQUES said:
Aero has played a part in bike racing since day 1.
What you are referring to is downforce generating aero, the rules specify what can be done there.
Take the current drag inducing aero off the bikes and they will be going faster down the straights
Dustbin fairings were banned in the 50's or 60's for some reason I'm not sure of.What you are referring to is downforce generating aero, the rules specify what can be done there.
Take the current drag inducing aero off the bikes and they will be going faster down the straights
flatlandsman said:
My point here is that aero is a very recent thing in relative terms for bikes. Many things were tried over recent decades to try and change the aero styles and find an advantage, most might recall the weird front end Hopkins used in the Faster videos, that did not go very far, John Mockett and KR had several attempts to try and fine something none of which worked.
It seems that the higher speeds of modern bikes and the electronics have made it easier for far smaller aero stuff to make a considerable difference.
This will have no real impact on road riding at least not legal road riding.
Some of it has a very minor influence in cars and car design, but not really wings, so I do see the comparison.
But aero ion cars go more together I think, on bikes it is only really a part of bikes at very high speeds and when you are really truly pushing them very hard, aero in a car be it wind cheating bodies or certain wings can influence a car at legal speeds a little more. Plus it is also a design feature, and has been for 40 or more years, it really is not a part of bike design at all until very recently, other than with fairings.
Not really. At road legal speeds (UK) car aero is not really of any benefit. Aero has been around for decades on bikes. It seems that the higher speeds of modern bikes and the electronics have made it easier for far smaller aero stuff to make a considerable difference.
This will have no real impact on road riding at least not legal road riding.
Some of it has a very minor influence in cars and car design, but not really wings, so I do see the comparison.
But aero ion cars go more together I think, on bikes it is only really a part of bikes at very high speeds and when you are really truly pushing them very hard, aero in a car be it wind cheating bodies or certain wings can influence a car at legal speeds a little more. Plus it is also a design feature, and has been for 40 or more years, it really is not a part of bike design at all until very recently, other than with fairings.
tdm34 said:
A little off topic, but not much, my better half got me these books for Christmas, to anyone even remotely interested in older race bikes you need them, the one about the replica Honda sixes from the ‘60’s is amazing and the AMA Superbike one really shows just how far we’ve gone in the wrong direction.
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