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China's QJ Motor has filed a patent for a winglet with variable angle. The move appears aimed at bringing variable aerodynamics, honed in Formula 1, to production superbikes. From an unexpected source, motorcycles' aero arms race is entering a new phase.
You can feel in your body whether aero is working or not from corner entry to exit. If it's variable and can be engaged only when needed, lap times will definitely change. But if it breaks, that's scary - that's the honest gut feeling on the ground.
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I'd love to actually see the variable wing move in action, if it makes production I'd be thrilled.
Reminds me of when Honda brought F1 tech down to motorcycles, 'variable' just triggers that memory.
A Chinese maker getting ahead on aero patents, times have really changed.
Surprised QJ Motor grabbed the patent first. What were the big manufacturers doing?
Variable winglets add weight and complexity, does that actually make sense for a production bike?
Active aero on a street bike is completely overkill, who needs that.
Wouldn't it be terrifying if the mechanism failed and folded up at high speed? Reliability there is the whole key.
