MotoGP bikes are the fastest two-wheeled vehicles on the planet, and today we will talk to you about their acceleration. Here are the details.
The great MotoGP spectacle enchanted everyone during the last weekend, that of the Spanish Grand Prix held in Jerez de la Frontera. The Sprint Race was a real chaos due to the rain that fell in the morning, which left the track damp, with many riders slipping to the ground. The Sunday race was characterized by the duel between Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquezwho challenged each other with no holds barred.
In the end, Pecco prevailed Ducati official, but it must be said that Marquez, on the private one of Gresini Racing and already a year old, he truly created a masterpiece. In the next lines, we are going to analyze an interesting aspect regarding today’s MotoGP, relating to the acceleration of these jewels. In fact, it really takes the blink of an eye to reach 100 km/h from a standstill.
MotoGP, here is their acceleration
MotoGP bikes cannot be compared to F1 cars in terms of cornering and braking speeds, but this is also normal given the large difference in terms of aerodynamic load. However, on the acceleration front the gap is smaller, considering that these prototypes only need 2 seconds to reach 100 km/h starting from stop. Some talk about 2.5 seconds, but looking at the data of recent years, the threshold is increasingly lower.
The strong points are their extremely low weight and increasingly powerful engines, with their maximum thrust that can even reach 280-300 horsepower. An aspect in which MotoGP bikes have nothing to envy of F1 cars is that of the maximum speeds, on which we are also deciding to put a stop. Last year, at Mugello, the KTM Of Brad Binder it reached 366.1 km/h, an impressive figure, which gives a good idea of the great courage these guys have when they get on their motorbikes.
The performances, although not comparable to cars, today they are also exceptional when braking and cornering, with the arrival of fins, fins and the great technological evolution that transformed motorbikes into real projectiles. We’ll see if the 2027 regulation will be able to put a stop to this exceptional development, or if the engineers will still be able to do their best.
