![]() ![]() Though this can be managed with electronics, we don’t want to cut power immediately, we want maximum drive off the line and to limit power later on when we have speed. Turns out the sweet spot is (0) as even at (1) the bike wheelies immediately. Continue splitting the difference between too high and too low until you find the sweet spot. (10) is too high, (0) too low so we try (5) which gives the same result as (10), i.e., unusable. But at 1st Gear (0) the bike bogs a bit down low. Contrast that with a 1st Gear (10) which flips the bike before 40 km/hr. The bike wheelies ever so slightly and eventually will flip at around 100 km/hr. Since Final Drive (8) is quite high I set 1st Gear (0) and then go on track and practice starts with TCS & AWS (0) with PWR (2). We can use Anti-Wheelie to keep the shiny side up, however, it cuts power, which is not how we want to prevent our wheelie. It is quite possible that you may never enter first after the start so our goal is to maximize acceleration without flipping the bike. Set 1st Gear to Allow a Good Launch with Minimal Wheelie Since this is an Aprilia and I probably won’t be passing anyone, I keep it for now, but moving down to Final Drive (7) and tweaking 6th gear could be an option depending on individual gear ratios. So I set 6th Gear (0), which is borderline suitable depending on how wide I need to swing to pass. ![]() At Losail, the speed is too low so I bump down Final Drive to (9), which is close, so I try (8), which is near perfect, though I’ll hit the limiter if any lean is introduced on the straight (say to pass someone). I always start with Final Drive (10) and 6th Gear (10), which is the lowest top speed in 6th gear possible and the snappiest acceleration. To start, I figure out my top speed on the longest straight and adjust my 6th gear and final drive so that I top out at (or just past) the braking marker at the end of the straight. Any power used to lift the front is not used to push the bike forward and is wasted.ĭetermine Final Drive and 6th Gear based on Top Speed Proper gearing can also reduce the bike’s tendency to wheelie or spin the wheel. Gears are there to keep you in the power band, which is generally the top third of the rev range. You don’t want to have an unreachable top speed as that is wasted engine potential but at the same time you don’t want to have a second gear that you never reach once you’re off the starting line. They also affect the acceleration of the bike. Gear ratios are the first thing I set and are important as they determine the speed that can be achieved in each gear. Set the other gears so the tach light illuminates at the corresponding interval.Set 1st gear to allow a good launch with minimal wheelie. ![]() Determine Final Drive and 6th Gear based on top speed.Once you know the basic details the summary may prove to be enough for you on any subsequent visits to this guide. In each section I provide a section summary before going into detail. Career bikes are quite different from the Time Trials so if you are using an Aprilia in career you may not be able to follow along 1:1 but this is more about the process as I already advised against simply using this setup. ![]() Throughout this guide I will be using the Aprilia RS-GP in Time Trial at Losail. This guide is more geared towards those who don’t have any idea what the various setup tweaks will do. If you’ve followed MotoGP for any length of time you will know that two riders can have very different styles while both still going very fast around a track (e.g., Stoner and Lorenzo would never have the same setup but both are multiple time world champions). I do not simply recommend taking this setup and using it. This guide is intended to assist you with creating your own setups. A guide to get started setting up your bike in MotoGP 20. ![]()
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