MotoGP Downforce?

[Jugend]

I have a question for you who knows about MotoGP.

Are the bikes constructed to create downforce? Windtunneltests for low resistance sure, but is there any use for a slight downforce on a motorbike at high speeds?

/D

 

[vat_man]

No - they're simply designed to be as slippery as possible in a straight line. Bikes generate enormous pitch changes under braking and acceleration, so any subtle downforce you might be able to generate with such a small frontal area would disappear the moment the rider hit the brakes or the throttle.

 

[Jugend]

Ok thanks vat_man for that!

/D

 

[TsLeng]

MotoGP bikes are crazy. The new Ducati hit 330km/h recently at the Italian GP.