Yet another sim

[Splitpin]

This is super real graphics-wise.... RIDE 3.... Screens from last year.

[Naki]

Wow ..that's realistic!

[cowpatz]

What's the platform it's used on SP?
Are the physics any good?

[Splitpin]

Cheers Gents,
It's a multi-platform thing, but best suited to PS3 or 4 from what I've read.
The bike sim team doesn't rate the physics that well in most of the reviews I've seen.
To be honest, I just got it for the graphics, I can't really "ride" properly without a hand controller, so I just start a race or hot lap ....fall off and let the AI bots do their thing. Replay the whole thing and grab screens.

The graphics engine is Unreal Engine ... https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/solutions/simulation, which looks amazing.

[jpreou]

In my humble opinion, no 'simulator' has ever captured bike physics, or frankly ever will. Riding a bike, especially at speed is so much about 'seat of the pants feeling', even more especially cornering and hard acceleration on exit, no way will a computer sim *ever* be able to do that. Some good memories of rounding corners at AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH miles per hour with my knee slider kissing the asphalt on the back roads somewhere in New Zealand!

[Splitpin]

Jeff, the only thing I ever felt " kissing the asphalt on the back roads" was my backside ...nothing worse than hitting a corner knowing it was all going to go wrong...too fast, the wrong line ....repair bill, all racing through my mind.
But I agree...very hard if at all, to simulate the motorcycle experience.
Did you ever get a bee in your helmet, or down your jacket?

[Fozzer]

As a keen motorcyclist for the past 70+ years, (and still riding at 88!), motorcycle road racing was/is never my cup of Tea!
Far too scary for me!
I can't even watch it on TV or YouTube!
At least motor car racing drivers have some protection built around them!
A motorcyclist only has a thin skin of animal leather protecting themselves at the best of times!
My daredevil antics are now restricted to gentle cruising around the English and Welsh countryside on my latest; "cruiser" motorcycle!
Playing "Grand Prix" on my 1983 Sinclair Spectrum computer was the nearest I ever got to road racing!
(Note: I've still go bedrooms full of Computers, and computer games, dating from 1975!...JOY!).
The constant thought of pain and death has always modified my use of all my various motorcycles since 1950!
At least with a computer game... "it's all in the mind"...LOL... ...!
Take care all, and drive/ride safely!.... ...!

Paul...>>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp5lKG ... 9JA/videos

P.S...Bike it...you'll like it!... ...!

P.P.S...my cup of tea...(plus Cream Sherry!)...>>> https://www.youtube.com/user/butyetilive/videos

[jpreou]

Yeah, I couldn't ride like that any more, and I know I would want to, and probably try to, with inevitable consequences.
One of the reasons I'm not getting another bike (and returning to flying).
No, I never got a bee in my helmet - I hit a Pukeko at 165kh/hr once - luckily hit the fairing slider and not my leg; made a big mess I can tell you!
My little 600 could make 275Ks on the back straight at Pukekohe and other than a dynojet kit and Arrow exhaust, was generally 'road trim'.
I did fall off a couple of times, to be fair. Ironically, ... you'll like this ... I highsided my GSX-R600 on the way from Hamilton to Auckland while we were riding up there to protest the increased ACC charges for motorcyclists! Pretty battered, but nothing broken - bike was written off though.
Scary stuff indeed ... but exciting too