As a (retired) racer I can remember the clashes out of the corner, heading to be the first arriving to the next one. Boy, did I treat bad my gearbox changing gears up without hitting the clutch in attempt to keep up the torque. Still, you need to flip the throttle a bit and your acceleration is not constant.
This year in MotoGP Honda’s bikes seem to get out of the corner quicker than their rivals. Is it all about electronics? That would be strange, all teams are quite advanced in that field.
Maybe they have a mechanical solution like this unbelievable Zeroshift transmission from Zeroshift Ltd. As the below video illustrates, with just a five moving parts on a single power shaft three different speeds can be obtained without loosing the torque during the gear change. Now let’s see, how to fit that in my Ducati 350 MkIIID classic racer’s close ratio gearbox…
