And then I watched my replay from the pit wall..haha

I posted a 2:04.30 at WE National on the GP125 today in 3 laps. Still more speed to be found though.

That was fun! We got into the 2:06's and 2:07's on the lil GP125. Thanks for the push, NENE87!

Quote from NENE87 :

The 125 is the best motorbikes for me, i'm trying to beat you ^^ I use a XBOX360 controller with my vr cockpit vivew, it's so sensatioonnal!

2:16.82...damn...haha

I was going to try a controller as well...good idea.

I see people popping in the sever, jumping on the 650RR (or 650RR-T), crashing every 3rd corner then leaving in frustration (its some-what comical). The 650RR is not the bike to start on. Compared to the GP125 and 250, the 650RR is heavy, and handles like a fridge.

Select your gear for the turn, and be smooth on the gas, dont blip the throttle through the corner as it upsets the bikes balance (sorry mouse/keyboard users).

On the GP125, here's my gear selection for Westhill National:
corner 1 - 4th
corner 2 - 3rd/4th
corner 3 - 3rd/4th
corner 4 - 3rd
corner 5/6 - 2nd/3rd
corner 7 - 3rd/4th
corner 8 - 2nd
corner 9 - 3rd
corner 10 - 3rd
corner 11 - 3rd/4th
corner 12 - 4th

Not an expert here, just trying to help out.

Post your findings!

Best lap on the GP125 was 2:17.030. Still more speed to find, but felt good.

Live now doing laps on the 125GP.

Back to Westhill National circuit.

Track changed to Rockingham national.

Quote from englishlord :

Just do it, the whole point of the series is there is no lower entry limit and you get better by taking part.

Yes, me lord, should next seasons schedule (girlfriend) permit me to.

Quote from nikopdr :

It's actually not as bad as you might think I've had a lot of fun driving the GP125 and GP250 around many tracks with my wheel. dunno how many kilometers i've driven already, but i can keep the bike going without falling over once in a few laps so i guess i've got the hang of them

Yes, thats why I picked Westhill National for the server, as its a smaller track with the easiest amount of corners to get those laps in and familiarize yourself with the layout and the bike. Im having fun!

Quote from Flotch :

I made few attempts with bikes in LFS, but clearly not very fun ! Scavier needs to associate with Piboso to have GPBikes physics

Ive thought that many years ago, and PiBoso looks to have done well with the GP Bikes. I had a license but the community was lacking for races so I havent touched it for ages.

Yes, riding on 2 wheels with a steering is very wrong, but on a sim, its better that trying to understand the counter steering physics of a real bike if you have never rode before, or getting those physics correct in sim.

To start, I adjusted the steering for the TSR500.

In the 'steering' settings, reduce the amount of movement in your wheel, with front max lock at 10% so the wheel is 45 degrees lock to lock. I left parallel steering at 0%.

Under Controls, I went with:
Wheel turn: 90%
Wheel turn compensation: 0
Force Strength: 100+ (this was important for me to feel the bike and its handling)

But the biggest thing was how and where I was looking going through the corners. Most other bike sims would tilt your view so your eyes stay flat with the horizon, and although they thought this was how the sim needed to be setup, I disagree and usually turn this feature off. It feels funny, but you have to tilt your head through the corners, like a dog being asked if its wants a cookie. Still feels funny but works well.

If anyone is having more success with their setups, please share. This is just what Ive come up with after about an hour of testing.

Hello,

I have launched a motorcycle test and tune server for the motorcycles mods called "LFSportbikes Test and Tune". Link: lfs://join=LFSportbikes%20Test%20and%20Tune

Use the server as intended, to test and tune, share setups, and start the conversations.

2 wheels are new to LFS, and I have been waiting for them to arrive for years. Bikes are hard to learn, very different from cars, but very rewarding when you get it right.

Cheers.

Last edited by Motordirex, Thu, 6 Jan 2022 18:38.

Wicked last race for the series! Loved watching the replays, maybe I'll race next time (if I get fast enough).

Anyone get this error: Sound Error (Play:B -2004352254)

I know im doing something wrong, just dont know what.

Any help would be coolio.

Sweet! Can we pin this thread?

Hello,

I am looking for a skin for the XRR.

This is a paid job as I appreciate your time, so please post samples of work and I'll select the best designer, so make sure you have Paypal.

Details about the skin will be given to the chosen designer.

PM me if interested.

Cheers.

Quote from bobloblaw :

Would love to race with a low ping. We have HoF servers which seem to be on the west coast.

Dates, times, cars, tracks, etc?

"repeat83 servers"...I have no idea what that means. haha

All the servers are for cruisers or drift; does no body race anymore?

If there are people or a league in north america (Im in Canada) please let me know so we can do some proper racing.

A tad disapointed.

This would be ideal for STCC broadcasts(if we will see anymore) because all the pre race intros and stuff can be done while the drivers are doing the warm-up lap.

Dark Elite - it is too much of a real aspect to miss...thats why I dont get why we havent seen it implimented until now, and on a bike sim to boot! By the way, whats the N-word? haha

In GP-Bikes, you dont have to do the sighting lap, only the warm-up lap if need be.

This may be a new feature or not, I havent seen it on any sim...until now. Yes we all know what takes place in a sighting and warm-up lap but its very cool to do in a sim.

GP Bikes by PiBoSo has this feature in the sim and the feature is really neat and adds a new kind of drama to the racing.

For the sighting lap everyone leaves from pit-lane and has 5 mins to get around the track and find their qualifying position on the track. This is indicated by an big red arrow pointing to your start box. Once everyone is present in their starting spots then you do the warm-up lap around the track(in the given time limit) and roll up to your spot as indicated in the sighting lap.

I would like to see this in LFS if not for everyday server use but for leagues to use. Its kinda cool!

Why am I posting in the CTRA section and not the general LFS area...cuz CTRA is all I race in LFS so it should be used here first!

This would have to be done by LFS, but those nasty grooved sand traps that will rip the front splitter off, "F" your car up pretty good and send you sailing into the air. That'll fix their wagons!

Quote from NetDemon01 :

EDIT: I don't wanna make it seem like I'm completely dogging the game. It is extremely fun so far and I do enjoy it. I'm just trying to state my assumption that it doesn't feel like the steering is natural. It pretty much feels like a version of MotoGP 3 that I had installed on my computer for a few years.

MotoGP 3 was a finished game, this is just the beginning remember. This will improve(hopefully) with better physics, graphics and online play. Id love to try a 10 bike grid now if we could...Im excited about this!