A lot of modern bikes have electronics and these are huge advents in safety. These electronics often include ABS, riding modes that cover traction control (TC), engine maps, etc. As far as track riding is concerned, it’s also a very effective way to build confidence in the bike and your own application of technique. I … Read more
It never fails to amaze me that people believe that you need slicks for track days, regardless of pace. To be clear, slicks do offer greater grip most anywhere, but that requires a few things be met:* Yes, you should use warmers. If you’re diligent and restrained, you can warm them up with a couple … Read more
One of my favorite things about the AiM dashes and lap timers (Solo 2 DL version) is the ability to connect to the vehicle ECU to collect whatever information is available. This typically includes throttle position, engine RPM, gear selection, and sometimes, if you’re really fortunate, IMU data, brake pressure, front & rear wheel speed, … Read more
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 … Read more
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