Backwards to go forwards
Modern bikes are all about electronics. Not just glitzy stuff like traction control and cornering whatsits, but engine management: with ever-increasing torque and surging power we need whizzbang engine control just to make the damn things rideable. Things are different if you’re a sickeningly talented Moto2 jockey, mind. Despite access to all-singing black boxes, over half the teams on the grid have reverted to old-fashioned throttle cables to give the riders better feel and control over slides. But this also means some old-fashioned issues. Brit hero Jake Dixon is one of several riders who have been sidelined by a snapped cable...