10 Things MotoGP Racers do to go FASTER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2020
- What tricks do MotoGP riders use to go even faster?
I list 10 things MotoGP racers do to go faster and explain why they do them. Including the leg dangle, drifting, short shifting and more.
Spanish version of this video: • 10 Cosas que los pilot... - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Nice video 👍🏻 and a 10/10 on the prononciation 🤣 Just finished the edit for a new post “10 tips on How to ride like a Pro”. Your content is really interesting congrats.
Sylvain Guintoli wow nice to get a comment from a top pro 👍🏻. I’ll check out your channel.
Thanks Sylvain, looking forward to your new video!
I watched all your videos last week! You've got some amazing content! Thank you so much! Looking forward to your new video.
Yours and Mikes channel are my two favorite to watch at the moment. Keep it up both of you!
Wow the guintoli himself is here!
I am riding a 50cc scooter and foot positioning made a lot difference when cornering
How old are you?
Not to be weird or anything just wondering
@@sr_aron Old enough to drive a 50cc scooter.
@@madmartigan9720 so your around 16 or 17?
@@sr_aron 28
@@madmartigan9720 I want even close 😂😂😂
3:45
This slowmo WAS SICK
Your motorcycle stuff explained series are great!!! I look forward to more of these. They really answer so many questions for me and are so well explained. Thank you!
This stuff is so cool man, great video. Thanks for uploading and putting in the time for this entertainment. I really want to get some lessons on the track.
This channel is so underrated, it is the “engineering explained” of motorcycle dynamics. Love from India.
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Yes!! my good neighbor make the bike driving license, he is a beginner and i will demonstrate him this very good video, and help him (i have the bike license 40 years) to start to be a good driver! for this is the viedeo perfect!! warning: first you stop the bike, than get off the bike!😉 best wishes Reiner from Germany
This channel is much better than engineering explained.
Unfortunately half of what he says is wrong
@@maxgsracing how
Thanks to the Riding School of Greece, trick No2 saved my life in a road trip in Italy, Summer 2019. I was in an open wide turn (over 100km/h) when a bag that I had tied on the back-sit of my bike fell and got stucked between my chain and my wheel. The bike responded like if I suddenly pressed the rear brake but without ABS. It all of a sudden lifted its self and started drawing "snakes" with the rear tyre. The only thing that instantly remembered was my training. "Let the bike stabilize itself and keep your eyes to the point you want to go". And I did. I stayed calm. I focused my eyes in the borderline so that I was less likely hit by a car either from my line or the other line of the road and literally hold the handle bar with just two of my fingers, smoothly. After just a few seconds the bike stabilized itself and I started braking gently. I was safe. In the middle of the borderline but safe. It needs tons of nerve to go against your nature and listen to the voice of the instructors in your head. The instict says "Do something, save the bike, save yourself". The truth is "Let it wobble". Great video as always Mike.
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@@dream_cruiser Riding School μόνο αδερφέ. Ό,τι καλύτερο έχω κάνει στη ζωή μου. Ο Χούντρας και η ομάδα του έχουν δημιουργήσει κάτι εξωπραγματικό (ειδικά για τα ελληνικά δεδομένα) που μόνο αν το δοκιμάσεις θα το καταλάβεις. Μόλις τελειώσει η καραντίνα, βάλε προτεραιότητα και πήγαινε να κάνεις έστω το 1ο lvl (εγώ έκανα και τα 3). Θα είναι η πιο χρήσιμη επένδυση της ζωής σου, όπως ήταν και για εμένα!
@@Panos_Chatzi φχαριστω φίλε να σαι καλά. Οπωσδήποτε χρειάζεται κάτι παραπάνω γιατί όπως και εσύ εγραψες ποτέ δεν ξέρεις πότε και τι θα σου χρειαστεί
nah
The correct action to stop a wobble asap is to put your chest on the gas tank
I love your content very much explaining how motogp riders do what they do. I've been following and watching all your videos from Tyre traction to motorcycle geometry. Am a motorcycle addict with no motorcycle
Quality content. Technically accurate, spot on with the physics...and explained beautifully.
Reminds me of things I know plus new insight and questions.
👍🙏
Liked and subbed. Looking forward to more.
What's with this overload of content!? I'm loving it! Thank you so much Mike! And Sylvain Guintoli oh my.
You're just constantly fueling my passion for motorcycle dynamics!
Probably because everyone is quarantined at home.. lots of time in hand
Subscribed a while ago, not watched many of your videos till today. Wow, what great content! Learning so much, thanks!
Hi there Mike, that was really interesting to watch, thank you for your great video 's & talks,behind the skills these riders have thank you friend 🙂🙂🙂
Thanks for all your time, i am an amateur racer and love techincal explination, you do it good, good voice, no clutter, great clips. Have a good day.
again excellent content ...good work Mike..makes one really appreciate the skill top riders have worked on through practice and commitment.. like all masters of one's craft whatever it is..thank you and stay healthy & well during these,challenging times ...having your videos to watch while being house bound more or less is far better than watching the news and the doom & gloom they present day in and day out...I am going to get out for a ride today...a little medicine for the soul.. have a good day
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I love your content very much... speaking of me, I am an automotive enthusiast, I am interested in driving/riding/operating more, than anything related to automobiles (that's why I don't like autonomous cars LOL!!!)I don't even bother about the specs of a vehicle at first when I gets into one... what bothers me the most is, how is it to drive like, or how well can I drive it ..!!! after that only I'll get into other things......
I think there is only a few channels talking about that, and you explain the dynamics and riding techniques of motorcycles very well.... thank you...keep going...!!!
Excellent video quality. Perhaps the best on TH-cam. Cheers, Kirb.
That's a really great explanation and right to the point. The clips you have chosen are really good as well. Waiting for the MotoGP season. Cheers :)
Thanks!
Finally my questions are answered!! Phew! Thanks for the clear explanations.
Great video; just subbed. The slow motion really shows the skill and commitment of these riders.
Man, this was awesome. So much great info verified by video. Thanks a million and GREAT WORK!
Interesting to listen and watch. Keep up the good work 💪 thank you, Mike!
Thanks!
I’m a casual fan/rider who maybe makes it to the track 10 times a year and I find all of these videos amazing. Keep it up Mike!
These slow motion shots have my mind blow it’s so beautiful!
1st vid I‘ve watched learned more than in driving school cheers from Germany
The reason I keep coming back to this channel is the way you explain it with the physics involved which makes it so simple to understand
Missing MotoGP so much right now! God forbid this virus get's any worse. That said, thanks a lot for providing quality quartatine content!
Yes!!! now there make "internet race" all drivers play with "Playstion 4" "Servus Tv Austria send it on Tv. Oh no for Kids?? thats not for me! a hope the world wide horror show"C-19"
stops!! all people in the world go grazy!! i dont belive this! i pray thats stop! and moto gp start next week!!!!!! best wishes Reiner from Germany
I'm not missing it.
It's been lame for years thanks to marquez. He sucks. So boring.
@ki0ng assume and you make an ASS out of U and ME
@@frankburdodrums8984 I can,t understand somebody days that. MGP IS wonderull
It HAS ALWAYS BEEN
Wow... Really good content! The signs of a good product.
Learned a few things today and refreshed a couple more.
Liked the music at the end, reminds me of this Canadian guy who also have pretty good music on his videos.
Damn, TH-cam recommendations finally showing me some awesome stuff, great video Mike!
I found the gearing differences based on tyre contact really interesting, it makes so much sense just had never thought about it before.
Yeah, that was the best takeaway from this video for me!
Same
The motocross style leg forward on corners is to move your center of mass forward to get front wheel grip in the corners. You show it once at the end on the dual sport bikes really clearly. It's not quite the same thing as what they are doing on the GP bikes since you corner differently. Your upper body is more upright on an MX bike so the leg really helps get some bite on the front tire.
No its to put weight towards the rear and act like a parachute like the video says.
Damn. I learned so much in this video that i had to sub. Great content man 👍
Extraordinary details you gave to practice in so many ways...thankyou...
I'm almost 40 years driving in Chennai India and we have a bad roads with no lanes as well as poor traffic mannesmann...my passion is riding only and we have to do what we got only...let see how I going to maintain the same level of a driving & learning to upgrade next level...
Thankyou
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Hi man, there’s also traction control that helps not going on wheelie while maintaining maximum acceleration that enables you to push beyond that one G, like the computers lower the power to a level that we can’t feel so that we get max accel and traction force. It calculates the spinning speed of both wheels like multiple times every ms.
Same with stoppies, there’s like an inertial command unit that controls the force of braking so you can get the max force braking output without flipping over the bike. Also rear braking shifts some weight on the bike. Personally I always initiate emergency braking by gradually applying force on the rear brake then the front. Getting upright is like something we learn when going downhill on a mtb as kids, if not then we have a nice scar on our chin lol.
These techniques + the electronic gives like a looooot of gain in performance when combined.
Once a gp rider got his traction control cut off by the disks of someone in his tail, exiting the corner he goes full gas : the bike launched itself into a backflip at least 1meter and a half in the air.
3:45 is the sexiest thing I've ever seen
Lol same dude. I even took a screen shot of it to put as background image
@@ThatGuy-eq9mz same made sure to get the most of the backfire 😁👌🏼
This is a great video, it gives me legitimate reasons to all the things I did that subconsciously felt right. Awesome content.
Very cool video Mike! Keep up the good work. I will start following you from now. 😃
Another one: Jorge Lorenzo noticed when he saw the telemetry of Valentino, was that he starts to press the rear brake before cutting the gas, to load the rear suspension and consequently brake harder! Greetings from Argentina, your channel is great!!!
But how they press the rear brake with the foot hanging out on the right corners?
@@KamenKachev They don't all braking is done in. Straight line
@@prtheid They do brake before the turn in the streight yes, but the foot is hang outside also before the turn in the braking zone...
That's why they call VR...The Doctor !!!
@@KamenKachev During heavy braking the rearbrake isn't used at all !!! They only use the frontbrake and bodypositioning during heavy braking...because the rearwheel lifts off the ground.The rearbrake is absolutely useless when the rearwheel isn't even touching the ground.That's why you see them dangling their leg off the bike when they brake very hard...It provides the riders with more stability going into the corner and it gives them a little bit more surface area that causes drag to slow them down faster.When you learn to ride a motorcycle in order to obtain your motorcycle license...your instructor will tell you that 2/3 of your braking power comes from the frontbrakes and 1/3 from the rearbrake.And that's correct...if you are riding your bike on public roads like a normal person.But in Moto GP...those rules change.A rearwheel that's not even touching the ground doesn't provide any braking power at all.When the rear lifts...all power to decelerate fast comes from the frontbrakes and bodypositioning on the bike.
THANK YOU BRO NOW I CAN GET BACK TO MY GAME THIS HELPS ME IUT ALOT 😂
This video needs more views! Thank you 🙏 this helped me improve my riding.
Im learnin alot from this channel...thanks n good work
Wow, I had no idea the max grip was during slippage. As a person who only Sim races in cars, the idea of gaining speed while basically scrubbing is crazy. Awesome.
Hey Mike, love your content! Did you go to school for engineering? Your explanations are so good!
He did he went to google
@@pat9112 😂😂
He's an idiot, like you? Engineers know Trig mostly. This is High School Physics.
@@heatmoon wtf
Thanks for taking your time and tell about this things to us
Very interesting and knowledgeable video that...nice 1 buddy 😀👍
I found a lot of what you are showing is illustrated in a couple of 30 year old biking books called Twist of the wrist.
Beat thing I’ve read that really made me faster and a must for any budding racers
Another ancient book that's never gonna change is "speed and how to obtain it"
There's stuff in there from the 30s(maybe earlier) on how to get the most from your powerplant.
Here's a link
(says our of stock but it shows the cover)
www.amazon.com/Speed-How-Obtain-Motor-Cycle/dp/059208082X
Apparently, that's where he's borrowing his insight from, including Keith Code's obsession with reducing the bike's angle (let's see what Marc Marquez has to say on this...)
That book got me on the podium my first race back in 99 at the big Willow track. No engineering degree needed, just a ton of practice up there with the Palomar mtn mafia dragging knee on Sunday mornings 🤘
A few corrections/additions worth including imo
1. Bikes aren't necessarily limited to 1G in braking. The tendency of toppling is based on the angle between the line connecting the contact patch and cg, and ground. That's why despite having harder compound tyres, cruisers stop quicker than supersports.
5. While hanging off with the bike a little less leaned may not improve corner speed in an ideal world, it helps the suspension do its job. Otherwise, when leaned, the chassis must absorb the bumps partially by flexing, and they are lots stiffer than suspensions, the reason of crashes due to smallest of bumps at high lean angles.
Tanmay Chhatbar wtf happened to 2,3, and 4
@@moistwienor4572 that's all you kid!
Cruzers stop quicker than sports bikes? I don't think so!!
Yeah man, maybe it's cause cruisers are never going that fast in the first place, so it seems that way.
@@djshaunreed8215 They do. German magazine MOTORRAD tests every bike and records the brake path. Cruisers do have shorter brake paths on average.
thank you for this nice video! Ride safe bud
Amazing science of serious motorcycle racing & riding explained. Thanks.
I tried doing a fast lap around my neighborhood and now I'm rewatching this from the E.R
What happened?
@@generalbob4510 banter
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Lol
The violin goes so well with the intro.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I've been watching Motoamerica and noticed that they would stick their legs out at the turns and I wondered why. Now I know. I learned a lot from this 👍👍
This really nice video dude
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More proof that professional athletes are actually pretty damn smart... Very well done video!
professional? half the gp riders not that smart - they are just gifted in how to ride a bike bloody fast and genetically their balls are bigger than their brains
They're clever on what they do, but doesn't mean they're clever on anything else. Just like many football or basketball players.
2:13 watch that in 0.5 speed
the way his head jerks when it hits the ground is terrifying
Nice video, nice speaking rythme, including thinking pauses, highly appreciated, as well as the quality filming.. You got my subscription ! (y)
What’s the intro song??
This video is very interesting for some one like me, who knows nothing about how bikes perform. I enjoyed watching it and in fact watched it a few times. Thank you 🙂 Well done!!!
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This is assuming that the motorcycle and rider's combined center of gravity is at a 45° angle from the front tyre's contact patch. The higher that angle, the lower braking force is possible before the rear wheel comes off the ground.
It is roughly 45° in a moto gp bike. Trying to reduce the angle from front tire will increase the angle from rear tire, which makes the bike wheelie at very low accelerations. They balanced it where the angle from from and rear are both roughly 45°.
One way of decreasing both would be increasing wheel base, which decreases the agility of the bike. Drag racers often stretch their rear axle to allow for much higher accelerations.
awesome video. i must admit, your the only person ive ever heard pronouncing the p in pneumatic LOL
Very well explained ! thanks for this video!
This is a very detailed video and educational one at that, you just gained a sub!
You can only brake at 1g if the center of mass is at a 45 degree angle of the front contact patch, because the braking force is equal to gravity then the total angle of forces equals 45 degrees. Many vehicles can brake at higher than 1g without using wind resistance due to center of mass being lower and further back keeping them below the line of the total direction of force starting from the front contact patch (the angle of the ground and center of mass is less than 45 degrees at the front tire patch).
The wobble also has nothing to do with rake, and trail doesn't technically cause it but will amplify it and make it happen easier. Any bike, even with no rake, or reverse rake will wobble when the front wheel comes out of line from the rear wheel's path.
Carl Holcomb this guy has so many mistakes it what he says its embarrassing.
hear hear!
So basically I've accidentally been acting like a MotoGP rider by sitting up straight when I'm going to be braking hard
Yep, but if you're not doing the leg dangle, you don't qualify.
Everyone does it. No one stays in tuck position when braking...
Very informative video. The tip that might end up being the most useful for me on the short term is the one about twisting the outside foot too increase body control over the bike.
I actually do some of these while cycling on my road bike! 😃 I enjoyed this video thank you! 👍
I did not know that leaving the bike Wobbling was a good idea.
Thank you for your work !
Wobble/tank slappers only cause crashes when riders try to aggressively prevent it. It's almost like a seizure, you can't stop and have to let it go through it's phase.
If you're really confident? the best way out of a 'Tankslapper' is a small wheelie and briefly get that front wheel of the floor.
Motogp riders have a screw loose… they’re like “what if we tried to take high speed turns on a vehicle that is no good at turning and launchs us off if we mess up”
This video blows my mind. Very good explanation. Thanks
Great video as always. 🤙🏽
2:31 didnt know valteri bottas drove a bike?
LMAO xD
lol
Loool
It's James
Valteri, it’s james
Car guy here, this is really interesting. The drifting in cornering reminds me of rwd sports car dynamics.
I too watched Initial D once
@@detectivebloor4011 Never seen it, am not a drift guy.
Loss of traction is not drifting. Using a vehicle's power to intentionally slide the rear wheel(s) is not drifting. What uneducated people typically call drifting is actually power sliding or just spinning donuts. I've seen idiots call pulling a brodie (e brake slide) drifting.
I wish there were so many fucking morons in this world, why do the stupid people have to corrupt and co-opt everything?
@@rivermcratt3683 - you can't comment on the definition of drifting. There isn't really one. Even drifters would not be so toxic as that. Keep drifting fun, they say. Just let the people keep doing what they are doing if they are having fun.
@@Salpeteroxid - we do the same thing in FWD time attack, actually. My Civic time attack car (footage on the Falcon Autosport TH-cam channel) has a reasonable amount of a slip angle on corner entry, let's say about 9° of slip angle. Sometimes, it gets so much oversteer on corner entry, I have to gently correct it, so it will look like this bike thing. It works well in all cars, not just RWD sports cars! 😁
Thank you so much for the spanish subtitles!
Excellent video! Frequently, I have wondered why racers do some of the things they do. Thanks! Liked and subscribed.
3:44
Nice flames btw
Btwe
I learned a few tips thru my grandad as hes done this sort of stuff decades ago rip grandad 🙏👍
Dad (77yo) just got a ktm rc390 last year and I ride his old Yamaha wr250.
I've been riding dirt forever , and got my permit last year finally.
I was always spooked by the road and idiots on it , but we had a blast last summer.
Can't wait to go ripping around this year, and I'm kicking myself saying I should have done this years ago.
Quality time with pops , an old flattrack racer from the 60s that I don't have a prayer of keeping up with if he wants to run and hide.
He bombs those corners like I've never seen someone do on the street.
If I can pick up 10% of his skills I'll be a good rider.
Dang he lost the gulag
Really good video, interesting facts for sure :)
Fantastic video! Really enjoyed it
Wow, the whole leg dangle thing I've done that for years on bicycles, gives me more control
Mike you need to watch Syvain Guintoli latest video on leg dangle, you can compare that video with your previous video on the subject.
He referenced that video at 8:32
Hey bro blessing man and hope alls well.great vedio and vedios as always. You be safe now
Nice video man, I love the content and the information I'm moving back to Europe after all this virus stuff but I'm having hard time letting my baby my fz6n go I wanted to take it with but anyway, nice work
I used to stick my leg out when I'd race my friends on my push bike about 15 years ago. Ahead of the curve, me. I used to think it helped me balance and move the bike better. I was right.
It's just instinct, I do it too on my sportbike if I'm cornering hard
Yea haha my buddies are like : what is this MotoGP?
I'm climbing all over the darn thing and it's an Enduro but somehow I keep up with the quicker guys in a ride.
It corners pretty darned good for what it is but ya gotta throw your weight around to keep it planted.
Haha it's like the stadium truck races on asphalt 😂
I bet you weren't thinking about physics when you were doing it.
Pseudo effect. It does nothing. They do it because it feels better. Rossi did a couple laps doing the dangle and no dangle. They were negligible.
Same here. I would race my subbings on push bikes and it was ligit intense. And we used alot of the tricks shown in the video. And yeah it just comes naturally.
i do a bit of trackriding ( check my vids) and although im not very talented i think almost everything you explained comes natural for any rider as he moves up slowly in pace
In mountain bike racing we do tend to move or bodies to suit how much we are braking or do something similar with our outside foot while cornering too . Great video
Really informative and cool vid!
Another part for #9 - If you watch pro riders come out of a corner, many times you will see them finish the corner then directly go to the other side of the track, basically extending the turn; this is to keep the bike on the smaller part of the wheel longer while accelerating so they can apply more power while keeping the front on the ground.
“but what are they actually doing, and why?” “here are 10 things...... to go faster” you already gave the answer
Fantástic video !! And thanks for the subtitules ! Bay from Argentina
This video blew my mind! Thanks!
2:58.. one problem, I don’t have a bike 😂
Are you Swedish? You've got some clear accent.
5:45 You have opened my eyes so much bro, thanks so much, I will start to ride motorcycles soon, that tip will save my life for sure
love ur content dude i learn so many things so here is my subs
How do MotoGP Riders use their Rear Brakes when they are sliding into a Right corner, doing something like the Doctor's Dangle?
Amateur PetrolHead they dont use the rear brakes. they would imedeatly slide.
They have a button on the handlebar that controls the rear brake
Could be 1 of 2 things, some MotoGP bikes, if not all have the ability to have the rear brake automatically activate a certain percentage upon application to the front brake. This tech can be found on 2015 and up R1's and other high end super bikes, Ducati BMW Aprilia etc... Having that technology on their bikes is a preference so explanation #2 could be some racers would rather just use the front brake and engine braking to slow the bike, thus transferring weight to the front tire, de-weighting the rear tire forcing a controlled slide.
Hope this helps!
@@SebF99 oh, okay
@@009Daft600 I couldn't find much on this online😅 that's why asked.
Could you give more information. Like which side of the handlebar is it located & can it modulate the braking ?
Just a wild guess: the narrator/person behind this is from sweden? Just something with the accent :) Helsning fra Norge!
Perkele
First word I was like aaah yeah a swedish dude. Hälsningar från en svensk jävel.
Me too... heard an familiar tune in there :)
Superb video and these men are warriors of the tarmac hats off gentlemen another fine example of Motorsport At it’s best
Very nice video! Thanks for posting
Ohk .. now sign me for MotoGP race .. I know how to race
I think you went through the Trail braking too quick, its one of the most important skill right now which helps riders could brake later and accelerate more quickly
How do you relate trail braking to acceleration? That's two different phases in cornering, entering and exiting.
Curve Ahead trail braking will help you to brake more later, dont misunderstand with the sliding, when you doing the trail braking basicly the bike will turn more easier and quicker. In the past, lots of riders they braking on the straight, then using the engine to harm the bike during 1/2 or 2/3 of the corner, that takes time. So years later riders’ve change their braking style, thanks for the good front shock, tyres, and electric controllers, they could brake in the corner more smoother and easier, so usually they will brake to the 1/2 or 2/3 of the corner depend on riders and once they finished the braking they will go full throattle to exit the corner or even doing it combine! So insane
Nice video. You are on point on what to do with body position and such. And Yup. Never fight the wobble. Like you said, the bike will stabilize itself cause it wants to go in a straight line. Have had my scary WTF wobble moments.
Awesome video bruh... much respect