Finding motorcycle lean angle (or roll angle) using AiM hardware isn’t quite as straight-forward as we might want it to be. Starting with AiM’s Race Studio Analysis 3 (aka RS3A), there is a built-in math channel for computing lean angle. The downside is that it’s based on simply GPS Gyro and GPS Speed. While this …
Data is big for me, and as mentioned before, having trusted source reference data is huge. A couple of weeks ago I was at Buttonwillow (config #13) with a trusted source instructor and he took my bike out for a few laps and got to a respectable pace pretty quickly. I’ve just spent over an …
Read more “2023-02-18 Data Comparison, Buttonwillow #13, Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory, Two Riders”
I went down to Buttonwillow to ride configuration 13 (the most common for motorcycle events) on February 9-10, 2023 with the Tuono with Track Daz. I took the Tuono because I wanted to try it on track and the Daytona is still getting its suspension work and tune. Day 1 was a low-headcount event with …
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I’ve got my first track dates scheduled at Buttonwillow on 2/9-2/10. Since the Daytona is still with MC Tech for its tune and suspension upgrade, I’ll be bringing my Ninja 400 and the Tuono. When I bought the Tuono, I was hoping the existing RSV4 AiM ECU profile would work the same as it does …
As mentioned in an earlier post, I traded in my 2018 Triumph Street Triple 765 RS on a new Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory in late October. This is the model that has the Ohlins semi-active suspension, which is particularly of interest to me since my back road surfaces are so varied and it gives me …