tech Archives | Inside Motorcycles Magazine

June/July issue ON SALE NOW!

IM Admin — Wed, 10 May 2017 20:22:44 +0000

The June/July issue of Inside Motorcycles features a little bit of something for absolutely everyone on the motorcycle radar. We start with our cover bike, the stunning new Triumph Bonneville Bobber, the most authentic retro-custom production bike we’ve ever seen. Then we have two polar opposites on the riding spectrum: the KTM 1290 Super Adventure […]

Trevitt’s Blog: Cornering ABS and using the rear brake

Andrew Trevitt — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:53:37 +0000

One rider aid that is available on an increasing number of new motorcycles is cornering ABS, sometimes incorporated into a stability control package. In its basic form, a cornering ABS function takes into account the motorcycle’s lean angle to adjust brake pressure, increasing the ABS effectiveness beyond a simple straight-line stop. However, as I outlined […]

Trevitt’s Blog: Anti-Squat in Theory and Practice

Andrew Trevitt — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:25:40 +0000

In previous blogs, and in the print version of the magazine, I have discussed anti-squat and how it relates to chassis setup. Anti-squat is a very important tool in making a motorcycle lap quickly at the racetrack, especially a powerful superbike, but at the same time it’s one of the least understood setup parameters. Some […]

Trevitt’s blog: Ducati’s MotoGP wings

Andrew Trevitt — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 03:21:31 +0000

Over the past several seasons of MotoGP, Ducati has occasionally experimented with wings on the side of the Desmosedici to influence its aerodynamic characteristics. Yamaha also used wings in the latter part of last season on the M1, and wings have sporadically appeared on other bikes in the past. Until late last year the wings in use have been quite small, but during testing this year the Ducatis have sprouted two very large wings on each side.