Technological advancements of the last decade.

[sickpup]

So what do people think are the best technological advancements in motorcycles of the last decade?

For me its carbon fibre element heated clothing.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Interesting thread.

Bolt on anti spin, fuel/ignition mapping (you can also swap to another map on the fly) and quickshifter for £600 odd (Bazzaz unit)? That gets my vote.
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Traction control.
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[stinkwheel]

It seems to me that performance and practicality is largely going backwards while complexity and cost increases.

Umm. Better fuel efficiency from smarter injection systems is a bonus.
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Not sure when the first one came out, but wasn't on my radar until a few years ago, I'll go with helmets with internal sun visor.
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[Fladdem]

Leather airbag suits or whatever they're called.
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[Rogerborg]

Are we conflating bike technology with bike-adjacent technology?

Heated gear can be used in a car (I've built and owned a Lotus 7 replica).

Airbag gear was designed for horsists.

My GS is a far, far more competent bike than my Enfield. Lovely smooth FI, ABS, start and just go.

I far, far prefer the Enfield.
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[mentalboy]

The ongoing improvements in tyre developments (obviously longer than a decade but the range of tyres available to us now is far better than ever before, unfortunately with an ever increasing price tag!)
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[binge]

Tyre development is my too.

Couldn't really give a shit about ABS, Anti-Spin, launch control etc... They all take the good bits out of riding a bike.

[Llama-Farmer]

Tyre development imo.

The fact you can do a track day on the latest sports touring tyre and it gives you more grip than the best sports tyre from 10 years ago... whilst still giving you the wet grip and tyre life you'd expect from a touring tyre...

2 seconds a lap quicker round Anglesey I think the ST tyre was, if I recall the recent MCN test correctly.


If development continues at this rate we'll all have the perfect tyre sometime in the near-ish future.
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[wristjob]

rear facing average speed cameras
ok not the best but way up there as most significant

[mentalboy]

[wristjob]

oh and of course the anpr cameras that track peoples movement around the country without anyone agreeing to it

[Drax]

[stonesie]

Either Tyre or engine development.

I'm still surprised by how much better on fuel my STR is compared to the Daytona 650, despite having a bigger engine, worse aerodynamics, more usable power and being ridden more spiritedly it goes about 40 miles further on a tank... Tanks smaller too

[c-m]

Tyres don't feel any gripper to me.

The Michelin pilot sport were just as good if not better then the dunlop qualifier 2, or the pilot road 2ct.

Is there any evidence pointing to tyres offering more traction?

[Old Git Racing]

Got to be advancements in fuel injection/ECU technology in addition to improved lighter engine and chassis components.

OGR
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[mentalboy]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[Llama-Farmer]

[mentalboy]

[j00pY]

I had 10 years off. When I came back Pinlocks and internal visors blew me away.

[Rogerborg]

Herrow.

[stevo as b4]

I don't see for road rider's how 190-200bhp 1000cc engines that have to rev to 14000rpm, and make the same torque as 140-150bhp 1000cc engines is a forwards step? I should stop harping on about this, but litre bikes used to pull like bastards at 3-4000rpm, not so anymore!

Tyre development has been much more amazing than anything else so far, but I suppose bikes finally getting as clean as cars without having the performance severely impaired is a good step forward.

Big piston forks?

compact bike suitable ABS?

Performance, and styling and the showcasing/willy waving of trick expensive to build and well made special sportsbikes has gone very backwards though!

I don't believe that Honda could build a bike as good as the RC30/45 again if they tried for example!