Comments on: Yamaha Is Testing Motorcycle Power Steering on Dirt Bikes

By: donniebaker

donniebaker — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 07:44:22 +0000

possibly a joke to you … there are no pencil neck liberal tree hugging wimps who buy dirt bikes or bikes in general ..maybe you might see one on a peddle bicycle ..profession motorcycle competitors pay out as much as $700 for steering dampers .its gotten to the point in scrambles and GNCC racing if you dont have a steering damper you are not going to win ..imagine no more surprise high speed death wobbles on your rice rocket cafe racer touring bike bagger curiser scrambler or a dirt bike where stability is everything between you and the checkered flag…and if you owned or rode motorcycles you would already know all of these facts wouldnt you ? now run along little boy and finish your video game of GTA – 5 or WoW if you try world of tanks and you dont buy a tank dont take a fast tank with a little gun or you will quickly find out you have become a slow moving target and the.. gun wont be powerful enough to take out the bigger tanks ..like the other team who all paid $60 bucks and more for modern tanks of today ,,

By: Craig Hoffman

Craig Hoffman — Tue, 24 May 2022 19:35:25 +0000

In reply to Contumacious. Heated grips and cruise are the best thing ever to happen to to street motorcycles. Considering heated grips on my dirt bike too - LOL

By: Stinky Wizzleteats

Stinky Wizzleteats — Mon, 09 May 2022 09:51:39 +0000

In reply to Draganee Racing. Why must people politicize EVERYTHING? There is no environmental impact with this.

By: Draganee Racing

Draganee Racing — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:46:41 +0000

is this a joke?…. what kind of pencil neck liberal tree hugging wimp needs ps on a dirtbike?

By: Contumacious

Contumacious — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:15:39 +0000

In reply to MikeD. And proud of it. Until I turn on the heated grips.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:42:42 +0000

In reply to Our_Man_In_Bangkok.

Regular death gripper here.
I can attest to having a light grip on the bar makes a marked difference on how I end a ride. Have to keep telling myself thru the ride to “RELAX, MAN !”
And that’s only tarmac, BTW.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:40:15 +0000

In reply to Contumacious. Retro Grouch.

By: Our_Man_In_Bangkok

Our_Man_In_Bangkok — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 22:18:25 +0000

In reply to imtoomuch.

I respect your view point and reply….
In my experience, it’s the ‘death grip’ that many have on the bars which leads to arm pump and fatigue…. both greatly reduced with a lighter grip. It’s a dance, not a murder… a lighter grip can be used and that can be achieved from a stabiliser and/or enough strength and stamina (hours in the saddle help here). Steering inputs off-road are simply not a big factor…. certainly not big enough to warrant an assist motor.
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By: imtoomuch

imtoomuch — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 01:27:38 +0000

In reply to Our_Man_In_Bangkok. I'd say you're wrong. Any steering assist will reduce some rider fatigue and/or arm pump. That's not a bad thing.

By: Contumacious

Contumacious — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:56:33 +0000

In reply to Our_Man_In_Bangkok.

I would agree but I didn’t like ABS or cruise control until I my most recent bike.

It’s quite difficult to maintain my determined Retro Grouch status.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:38:22 +0000

In reply to Our_Man_In_Bangkok.

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By: MikeD

MikeD — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:34:04 +0000

F-off, Yamaha and all the others OEM’s.
All these stupid gizmos it’s the reason shet keeps getting more and more expensive and harder to fix.
And then they have the nerve to complain and whine about how their sales number are in the gutter.

By: Our_Man_In_Bangkok

Our_Man_In_Bangkok — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:35:00 +0000

Imagine a day where you have to pay an ongoing subscription to ride the motorcycle you own (or possibly don’t even have an ownership option for)…. and then steering, motor, brakes can all be locked out remotely at the whim of the brand/ leasing company or authorities.
It might possibly initially sold into the masses as ‘autonomous assist’ or ‘anti-theft’ tech.
That day seems to be coming nearer.
(I must get a new tin-hat by then)

By: Stinky Wizzleteats

Stinky Wizzleteats — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:34:58 +0000

Didn’t Moto Guzzi do something like that with their bagger?

By: n/a

n/a — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:04:53 +0000

In reply to Adrian M. Lol

By: Adrian M

Adrian M — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:07:27 +0000

In reply to Our_Man_In_Bangkok. I see it as a legal "go around". Not to be confused with a legal "reach around". LOL! They don't wanna get sued by the big H so they call it EPS. My ESP tells me this is meant to be a self balancer for all the dumb iBikes we're about to see in the near future. Say hello to the age of pedestrian motorcycling and say farewell to the age of macho, greasy, outlaw biking.

By: n/a

n/a — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:08:54 +0000

From a mechanical perspective, interesting. From the average dude who rides a motorcycle perspective, somewhat scary.

By: Jack Meoph

Jack Meoph — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:12:03 +0000

Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should do something.

By: 安藤龍

安藤龍 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:17:22 +0000

Correction, they’ve got experience with the sensor on their e-bikes. There’s no EPS system for them. Yamaha SxS and snowmobiles have had EPS for a while now, though.

By: Our_Man_In_Bangkok

Our_Man_In_Bangkok — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:44:41 +0000

As a stabiliser… OK. Although the current hydraulic units work fine with less mass and less parts.
As a ‘steering assist’ for dirt bikes. Frankly, there is no need. There is not a situation where bars are difficult to turn. Mud, deep sand, rocks… even with larger, heavier bikes it’s all relatively easy at lower speeds (and the stabiliser function is more important in these circumstances). To be honest, anything that reduces direct feedback would be a detriment rather than a benefit and extra parts are something to go wrong.
No thanks.