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So I don't know if many (or any) of you have played or tried GPBikes. It's a motorcycle racing "simulator" currently in beta and it has been...for a long time. Having said this it is still alive. I shrugged off the idea of a motorcycle sim at first thinking the Ride series was as good as it could be considering how difficult it would be to simulate something like this. Then I tried it, they won me over the second I realised the gearing was set correctly and it was 1 down 5 up, as standard.
Anyway, I was experimenting with controls and I settled for using a USB controller with the right analogue stick mapped to throttle, hold down to open, push up to close, left analogue stick to lean/steer and shoulder buttons and trickers set to front brake, rear brake (right side), clutch (left side).
I did some searching for a more capable controller for the sim and unfortunately there are only a few options, a latin startup offering a fulls size motorbike sim controller which is awesome! but this is very expensive AND it only takes the input from rider leaning, not steering with the bars. Next up I saw some handle bars that take input on 2 axis and look very nice but they just mount to a desk.
So I got thinking would it be possible to use a cheap 90 degree force feedback wheel to control the lean and make the rest from other products. I have access to motorcycle frames and the equipment needed.
There are yamaha USB handlebars that could be modified to fit on a frame and handle steering input, simple switches could be connected to existing gear and brake levers.
Obviously supports would be placed in a ....well, more supporting manner.
Is it possible?
Anyway, I was experimenting with controls and I settled for using a USB controller with the right analogue stick mapped to throttle, hold down to open, push up to close, left analogue stick to lean/steer and shoulder buttons and trickers set to front brake, rear brake (right side), clutch (left side).
I did some searching for a more capable controller for the sim and unfortunately there are only a few options, a latin startup offering a fulls size motorbike sim controller which is awesome! but this is very expensive AND it only takes the input from rider leaning, not steering with the bars. Next up I saw some handle bars that take input on 2 axis and look very nice but they just mount to a desk.
So I got thinking would it be possible to use a cheap 90 degree force feedback wheel to control the lean and make the rest from other products. I have access to motorcycle frames and the equipment needed.
There are yamaha USB handlebars that could be modified to fit on a frame and handle steering input, simple switches could be connected to existing gear and brake levers.
Obviously supports would be placed in a ....well, more supporting manner.
Is it possible?
