How to ride in Motorcycle Speed without crashing
To ride well in Motorcycle Speed, you brake before a bend, lean gently into it and keep away from the rail and the cars. The bike leans like a real motorbike: you can't turn sharply at full speed, and too much brake at high speed lifts the back wheel. There are five kinds of crash, and each one has an easy fix.
A crash is never a big deal. You see "A little tumble!", a tip about what went wrong, and Ride again. You keep all your stars and cash.
Speed, power and gears
You hold Go, and the bike speeds up. It has six gears that change by themselves, so you only think about Go and Brake. The small line at the bottom of the screen shows your gear and engine speed, like "Gear 4 · 9200 RPM".
| Bike | Top speed | Feels like |
|---|---|---|
| Street 600 | 225 km/h | A steady all-rounder |
| Sport 1000 | 255 km/h | More power, quicker lean |
Engine upgrades in the Garage add 8 km/h of top speed per level. Hills matter too: the bike slows a little going uphill.
When you let go of Go, the engine slows you down a bit by itself. You don't always need the brake for a gentle bend.
Leaning and steering
You steer by leaning, like a real rider.
- Lean into the bend. Lean left for a left bend and right for a right bend.
- Short taps work well. Small, calm changes keep the bike steady.
- Let go to straighten. The bike comes back upright slowly. It keeps going the way it points, so you steer all the way through the bend and back out.
- Slow means less lean. At walking speed the bike hardly leans. At high speed it can lean far, but at the very top speeds it won't lean quite as far again. Hidden number: the most lean is about 55 degrees, at medium speed.
Leaning uses grip. The more you lean, the less grip is left for braking. That is why you brake before the bend, while the bike is still upright.
Braking
Brake to slow down before bends and cars. The game has a clever helper: the brakes never lock the wheels on a straight road. But there are two things to watch:
- Hard braking at speed lifts the back wheel. The bike tips onto its front wheel. The game warns you with Easy on the brake! Let go of the brake, or brake more gently, and the back wheel comes down again.
- Braking while leaning far uses up your grip. The tyres can slip, and you tumble.
The Brakes upgrade gives stronger brakes and better rear-lift control: the back wheel lifts less.
Tucking
Hold Tuck (Shift, A on a controller) to duck behind the windscreen. There is less wind against you, so you reach a higher speed and speed up faster at the top end. But the bike leans more slowly. Tuck on long straight parts, and sit up before the bends.
The five kinds of crash, and how to stop them
When you crash, the result screen tells you why. Here is each message and the fix.
| What happened | The game says | How to stop it |
|---|---|---|
| Too much brake at speed | "Too much brake! When you go fast, squeeze the brake gently." | Brake gently and earlier. Let go when you see Easy on the brake! |
| The tyres lost grip in a bend | "The tyres slipped. Lean a little less, or slow down before the bend." | Slow down before the bend, then lean. Take care in the rain. |
| You hit the guardrail | "You hit the rail. Lean a little earlier into the bend." | Start leaning sooner, and stay away from the road's edge. |
| You hit a car or truck hard | "Bump! Give the cars a bit more space." | Pass with more room, and watch for blinking cars. |
| A bad landing after a ramp | "Land with the bike upright, then chase the next boost!" | Don't lean far while you are in the air. |
Bumps are not always crashes
If you touch a car gently, at nearly the same speed, it is only a bump. You slow down and lose your combo, but you keep riding. If you hit a car much faster than it is going (more than 30 km/h faster, a hidden number), you tumble. A shield saves you from one hit. Read more in traffic, close calls and combos and boosts, turbo, shields and ramps.
Riding in the rain
On a wet road the tyres have much less grip: hidden number, about half the grip of a dry road. That means:
- Brake earlier and more gently.
- Lean less, and go slower into the bends.
- The Tyres upgrade helps most of all here.
You get a wet road when you pick Coastal rain · slippery road as the weather, or turn on Wet road practice. Both are in Comfort settings.
See also
- Tips for new riders: the short version of this page.
- Advanced tips: faster lines and smarter braking.
- Controls
- Play Motorcycle Speed and try a clean ride.
