Hafizh Syahrin Akan Dapat Swingarm Karbon Pada Perlumbaan Jerman

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khabarnya Hafizh Syahrin akan menggunakan swingarm karbon untuk perlumbaan MotoGP Jerman nanti. Kawan-kawan KTM-nya telah menggunakan swingarm karbon tersebut dan mula menampakkan kemajuan. Jika kawan-kawan tak tahu, penunggang motosikal jenama KTM bergelut untuk mendapatkan mata pada musim ini. Salah satu puncanya dikatakan rangka motosikal KTM ni keras dan tak sesuai untuk ambil selekoh. Diharapkan penggunaan swingarm karbon ni akan membantu penunggang motosikal KTM mengambil selekoh dengan lebih baik sekaligus membantu mereka mendapatkan mata kemenangan.
Hafizh Syahrin will be the next recipient of the carbon fibre swingarm for his KTM RC16. The change will take place at the German MotoGP round in Sachsenring. 
 It’s no secret that Hafizh is finding it difficult to adapt to the KTM after his Tech 3 team switched over from Yamaha to the Austrian manufacturer. Hafizh is not alone in his suffering, though. His ex-teammate and two-time Moto2 champion Johann Zarco is also facing a difficult prospect


However, the carbon swingarm seems to yield better results for the other three KTM riders, namely, Pol Espargaro, Johann Zarco and Miguel Oliveira. Oliveira, Hafizh’s Red Bull KTM Tech 3 Racing teammate had gone well in the early parts of this season, but has now dropped down the order. He finished just ahead of Hafizh in succession in the past number of races. 
Hafizh, meanwhile, has finished in the points twice thus far. The carbon fibre swingarm is both strong and light at the same time. More importantly, however, is the amount of tuned flexure especially when the bike is leaned over into corners. 
A bike’s suspension works best when it’s straight up, but its performance starts to drop off until about 45 degrees off vertical. MotoGP riders, on the other hand, constantly lean more than 50 degrees. Something has to give in order to absorb the bumps in midcorner. Engineers will need to “tune” the frame and chassis for this. It is believed that the RC16’s steel-lattice framework is too stiff, hence riders like Hafizh and Johann find it difficult to turn the bike. 
 Let’s hope to see Hafizh improve on his results throughout the year.

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