MotoGP was created as the 21st-century pinnacle of motorcycle racing. The intention was to create the most powerful and fastest motorcycles ever made, to develop the technologies needed to win, and to use those technologies to improve the motorcycles we see on the road every day.
The bikes are all prototypes, developed for one purpose, lapping the Grand Prix circuits of the world as fast as possible.
MotoGP commands the best factories, engineers and riders. There are now six factories on the grid. Each has its own views of how a winning bike should be designed.
The first paragon of MotoGP was Honda’s visionary five-cylinder RC211V. Then came Yamaha’s innovative response, made to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a MotoGP world championship.
These two giants have been joined at the top by the red Italian Ducatis. Suzuki and Aprilia are strong challengers. And now in 2017 the KTM factory has also joined the grid.
This book provides new insight into the design of these prototype racing motorcycles, including:
• A review of all the factories that have scored a point in the last 10 years.
• The technologies and skill they have had to master
• How the dynamics of riding are translated into engineering
• Analysis of the sophisticated electronics of racing
• Recent developments in chassis design and aerodynamics.
• Examination of how riders like Rossi and Marquez require different technical responses
• Easy-to-follow graphs and tables showing the science of machine development at the summit of motorcycle sport
If you want to understand what goes on under the skin of a racing motorcycle and what makes them work the way they do, there is no better starting point than this third edition of MotoGP Technology by Neil Spalding - an officially licenced MotoGP product.
Available from: MotoGPTechnology.com
Technical specifications:
£39.95
A4
304 pages
More than 650 colour photos and illustrations
Hardback
