Quote from: Hawk on May 01, 2018, 12:11:26 AM
Great to hear someone is actually interested in racing the 2 stroke GP500 bikes! As everyone knows, I'm a big 2 stroke fan, so I'd definitely be interested!
Only trouble is that beta 13 isn't working for me and I haven't been able to sort it out, so I'm waiting on beta 14 release; hopefully then I'll be able to get back into racing GPB online again.
There certainly doesn't seem to be many if anyone putting up 2 stroke GP500 class servers right now(Shame cause they are great bikes to ride)..... Maybe because it takes greater skill sets to ride the 2 stroke GP500 bikes fast and the modern 4 stroke riders here can't hack it these days...... We have to forgive them, they get very lazy with using all the modern electronic rider aids these days! Lol!
Hah! I'm glad I'm not the only one.
I am a huge 90s and early 2000s 2-stroke fan. Used to be a huge Microprose GP500 fan for the same reasons. 2-stroke 500s were my jam up until the interim season where they ran side-by-side with the 4-stroke 1000s (Barros vs Rossi @ Assen comes to mind). So, I have a massive soft spot. That being said, I won't pretend to be a GP Bikes rider of any calibre, but just as an arbitrary yardstick, if I had to choose between Moto 2 and GP500s, it wouldn't even be a contest. I enjoy the latter way more, and might actually be somewhat proficient at it. The bike pack is exceptionally made IMO. Throttle response, tires, suspension, I love it. It's the reason I've been aching to actually race these. Sucks to hear about your Beta 13 issue... Any chance I could ask what it is? (I swear, I won't start armchair troubleshooting stuff you've done 1000 times already)
Quote from: Tosteetos on May 01, 2018, 12:27:23 AM
I find these bikes a whole lotta fun. I can't stay on them for the life of me, but would definitely join you and anyone else who's interested
I'd like to know if anyone has any tips or setups on how to ride these things... My biggest issue with these is they run wide on exit. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I don't recall who posted it, but there was a really cool post I encountered some time ago about how to handle a lot of these bikes. Bikes in general don't like coasting when cornering, nor do you want to be trail braking on your front brake, as the torque will keep you upright. So in general, but especially for these things as far as I know (and trust me, I'm no expert here) you have to:
A. Get done with your heavy braking mostly in a straight line, trail brake with your rear brake to fine-tune your line mid-corner.
B. Always keep a tiny bit of throttle on as you're riding over the apex.
C. Tires tend to perform best when actually slipping a bit, so the ideal exit attitude is a little bit of a slide as you're powering out of the corner, bearing in mind the sneaky torque curve of the 2-strokes, so you don't want to mindlessly hammer the throttle as you're going into the torque band.
Trial and error after that, but eventually you'll feel the rear when you have enough confidence to give it the beans coming out of a corner, it's quite satisfying actually, and it really helps rotate these bikes instead of washing out wide.
(Anyone who actually knows what they're talking about, please feel free to chime in)