Sport Rider Tech Articles

Ask the Geek: Sportbike Nakedness, Chains and Bearings

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal more

Ask The Geek: Brake Vibrations/Noise, Master Cylinder Ratio

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal more

Ask The Geek: Carbon Fiber Wheels And Pneumatic Valves

Curious why race teams use magnesium wheels and not carbon fiber? Read more to find out. more

Ask The Geek: Dry Weight And Motorcycle Tire Lifespan

The Geek answers questions regarding dry weight and the lifespan of motorcycle tires. more

High-Frequency Headshake And Synthetic Oil Problems

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal more

Ask The Geek: Thrust, Horsepower And Rear Tire Handling

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal. more

Aftermarket Wheels, Overheating And Oil Changing

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal. more

Using Data Acquisition

Part 3: Analyzing Throttle Position. more

Street Tires, Clutch, And Cylinders - Questions And Answers - Ask The Geek

Tire Questions, clutch switches, cylinders, etc. more

Using Data Acquisition Part 2 - RPM Analysis

Learn about data acquisition, speed, rpm channels, and more... more

Ask The Geek: Altering Chassis Geometry, Noisy Clutch, Tapered Steering Head Bearings

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal. more

Using Data Acquisition

Part 4: Analyzing G-Forces more

Ask The Geek: Shock, Forks And Horsepower

Check out SR's suggestions on shock, forks, horsepower problems, and more. more

Race Tech Suspension And Metzeler Roadtec

Product Evaluations By The Staff Of Sport Rider Magazine more

Suggested Suspension Settings

Sport Rider's setup recommendations for every bike tested from 1997 more

Center Of Gravity Numbers, And Bike Chain - Ask The Geek

Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal more

Velocity Racing's '08 Turbo 'Busa

The New 'Busa In AMA Prostar Pro Street Dragracing Guise. more

800CC Racebikes - Motogp Tech

With the new era of 800cc MotoGP well underway, our spies in the paddock have managed to snap some pictures of the new bikes. Here is a sampling from the first few races of '07. more

Technicalities: Compression Damping

Beyond Nuts and Bolts. more

Art & Science: Fooling the Dyno

From the June 2004 issue of Sport Rider Magazine more

Traction Control

And other electronic trickery used in MotoGP more

Michelin's MotoGP Qualifying Tires

All You Need To Know About Qualifying Tires more

Fooling the Dyno

We've known for some time now that repeatable, consistent dyno readings depend on a number of factors, and one anomaly that crops up now and again is tire selection and wear. The scenario can play out in a number of ways, but here are the two we most commonly more

More Fun With Geometry

Using swingarm angle, chain pull and antisquat to maximize traction. more

Hoop It Up Extras

Resources and links for each wheel: more