wtf is he blipping the throttle?!

alex.s · March 6th, 2013, 07:48 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...g2C16Kc#t=606s

video of lorenzo going around a corner. it looks like he is hammering the **** out of the throttle repeatedly... with no effect seemingly... electronic throttle control testing??? is he seriously downshifting that far over? wtf is going on here!

mfresh · March 6th, 2013, 08:23 PM

Man racing at the MotoGP level looks like insanity...

No idea wtf he is doing though. Looks like blipping but that doesn't really make sense during a turn...

rojoracing53 · March 6th, 2013, 08:33 PM

I can't seem to load the video but from my understanding the Moto GP bike are all have an auto blip feature. It like our electronic Dinojet shifts but it works in both detections and is much more highly advanced. If he's hammering the throttle and its not during a race then it most likely test of electronic controls which nowadays could be anything on the bike.

Auto blip is an odd feature that I didn't like because it removed yet another connection to the bike. The bikes are starting to get numb with everything being assisted.

alex.s · March 6th, 2013, 08:51 PM

the engine sounds smooth as butter, its clearly not shifting. but he snaps the throttle to WOT and back 3 or 4 times while close to full tilt going into a long corner... i never realized those bikes had THAT MUCH electronic input damping.

choneofakind · March 6th, 2013, 09:07 PM

I've read about the auto-blipping on a Kawasaki WSBK bike in an edition of Motorcyclist. It was a cool read. Basically he said that between the quick-shifter and the auto-blipper, the only time he uses the clutch is in the pits.

That's wild!! Jason, how fancy was traction control on your bumblebee bike? If Lorenzo was really going to WOT with blips like alex thinks (and from watching it, I think that looks about right) while leaned that far, he's got some really really impressive electronics going on there.

krolinked · March 6th, 2013, 09:40 PM

Sounds Like A Cheater Bike!

rojoracing53 · March 6th, 2013, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by choneofakind

I've read about the auto-blipping on a Kawasaki WSBK bike in an edition of Motorcyclist. It was a cool read. Basically he said that between the quick-shifter and the auto-blipper, the only time he uses the clutch is in the pits.

That's wild!! Jason, how fancy was traction control on your bumblebee bike? If Lorenzo was really going to WOT with blips like alex thinks (and from watching it, I think that looks about right) while leaned that far, he's got some really really impressive electronics going on there.

My last year of racing the factory bike were using it but it was impossibly expensive or simply impossible to get your hands on it. Without the right technician behind it I'd never want to mess around with it and If given a choice ill never use it. My riding style is just to intergrated into the controls and feedback from the bike that I'd have to relearn how to ride. It's funny but in 6 short years of racing I went from young gun to old school

Electronics are all adjustable to the point that on a max setting you could just snap the throttle back and forth with no spin because it isn't just reading wheel spin but also lean angle and G-force as while. With a basic traction control setup I don't believe it has the required number of sensors and proccessors to cope with what you see in the video.

Alex · March 6th, 2013, 11:12 PM

I think he's downshifting late. You can't really hear the engine note in the video until he starts accelerating, and at that point he isn't shifting anymore. Either way, shifting that late while that leaned over, shows incredible faith in both his own skills and the smoothness of the shifting electronics.

choneofakind · March 7th, 2013, 09:06 AM

werd Alex, werd.

CC Cowboy · March 7th, 2013, 10:33 AM

It's a new (top secret) rear brake control.

March 6th, 2013, 07:48 PM	#1
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	wtf is he blipping the throttle?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...g2C16Kc#t=606s video of lorenzo going around a corner. it looks like he is hammering the **** out of the throttle repeatedly... with no effect seemingly... electronic throttle control testing??? is he seriously downshifting that far over? wtf is going on here! __________________________________________________

March 6th, 2013, 08:23 PM	#2
mfresh Knee-dragger in Training Name: Manny Location: Buford, GA Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R (Sunbeam Red) Posts: 319	Man racing at the MotoGP level looks like insanity... No idea wtf he is doing though. Looks like blipping but that doesn't really make sense during a turn... __________________________________________________ North GA Riders

March 6th, 2013, 08:51 PM	#4
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	the engine sounds smooth as butter, its clearly not shifting. but he snaps the throttle to WOT and back 3 or 4 times while close to full tilt going into a long corner... i never realized those bikes had THAT MUCH electronic input damping. __________________________________________________

March 6th, 2013, 09:40 PM	#6
krolinked Nerd Name: Chris Location: Tujunga Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672	Sounds Like A Cheater Bike! __________________________________________________ It doesn't LOOK that steep. But you can go first...

March 6th, 2013, 11:12 PM	#8
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I think he's downshifting late. You can't really hear the engine note in the video until he starts accelerating, and at that point he isn't shifting anymore. Either way, shifting that late while that leaned over, shows incredible faith in both his own skills and the smoothness of the shifting electronics. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 6th, 2013, 08:33 PM	#3
rojoracing53 Fast-Guy wannabe Name: Jason Location: Brentwood, Ca Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja250, 2011 RM-Z250, 2004 NSR50, Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '13	I can't seem to load the video but from my understanding the Moto GP bike are all have an auto blip feature. It like our electronic Dinojet shifts but it works in both detections and is much more highly advanced. If he's hammering the throttle and its not during a race then it most likely test of electronic controls which nowadays could be anything on the bike. Auto blip is an odd feature that I didn't like because it removed yet another connection to the bike. The bikes are starting to get numb with everything being assisted.

March 6th, 2013, 09:07 PM	#5
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I've read about the auto-blipping on a Kawasaki WSBK bike in an edition of Motorcyclist. It was a cool read. Basically he said that between the quick-shifter and the auto-blipper, the only time he uses the clutch is in the pits. That's wild!! Jason, how fancy was traction control on your bumblebee bike? If Lorenzo was really going to WOT with blips like alex thinks (and from watching it, I think that looks about right) while leaned that far, he's got some really really impressive electronics going on there.

March 7th, 2013, 09:06 AM	#9
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	werd Alex, werd.

March 7th, 2013, 10:33 AM	#10
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	It's a new (top secret) rear brake control. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!
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