#ICYMI - Motorcycle Racing: Physics on 2-Wheels
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The Evolution of Motorcycle Tyre Technology
A motorcycle tyre is rounded and not flat like a slick for an F1 car. Technology has now enabled you to overcome some of the physics, but utilize it to your own advantage. A motorbike will never go through a curve as fast as a Formula One car because motorcycles only have two wheels. There's that limits the amount of rubber that's on the rotor getting in one time.
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