Handlebars for motorbike games. (2024)

Hi, does anybody make handle bars for motorbike games on PS3 or PS4 or PC ?.

Nath.

Not from what I'm aware of. Mainly because it would be so extremely difficult to simulate. The rider's body plays a big part in riding, the handlebars of the sim equipment would need to take into account lean angle and steering input. And riding is usually done mostly through feel, and that feel would be lost more so than with a gaming steering wheel. Though it is possible to do, it would still be sort of ridiculous.

The only way I could see it working was with something similar to those motorbike arcade games that have a full size plastic motorbike, though by that point you could just buy a real motorbike, so why would you?

There were some for the PS2 I remember, dunno if you could pick them up second hand somewhere.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00006LT0B/?tag=gtplanetuk-20

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/p14gamhw.htm#bars

The Thrustmaster handlebars look good.

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Skython

Not from what I'm aware of. Mainly because it would be so extremely difficult to simulate. The rider's body plays a big part in riding, the handlebars of the sim equipment would need to take into account lean angle and steering input. And riding is usually done mostly through feel, and that feel would be lost more so than with a gaming steering wheel. Though it is possible to do, it would still be sort of ridiculous.

The only way I could see it working was with something similar to those motorbike arcade games that have a full size plastic motorbike, though by that point you could just buy a real motorbike, so why would you?

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Basically all of that.

I can't ever remember using the steering on a sportbike apart from turning in the opposite direction to make the bike fall into the corner. The steering hardly moves either, it's only a few degrees, but it's extremely stiff.

A special controller would be less immersive than a plain controller.

I used to have a slew of ATV, snowmobile, and motorcycle racing games (Tourist Trophy by PD) for PS2 and this is what I used.

They seemed to work very well and added additional realism to each game I used them on. They worked very well on Tourist Trophy. I haven't seen anything for PS3 though.

Big time necro, but anyone in 2018 doing a Google search for handlebar controllers for PS4 Ride 2 (and hopefully the upcoming Isle Of Man TT game) on the PS4, yes you can use them. Get a Game Elements Yamaha MS-1 handlebar controller for the PS2 and a Brook Game Controller Super Converter (PS2 to PS3/PS4). Here's a quick video I just made. I'll record it again with better lighting and audio. It was $30 for the Brook Converter (Amazon) and the MS-1 was $15 (eBay, but most are about $30-$45).

***Update: the handlebars work great with Isle Of Man TT: Ride on the Edge on the PS4. I think it will also work on any bike game that allows you to assign buttons/controls.***

Thanks Mike. I sound like a tool (more than usual) in the video and the quality of it sucks, but it gets the point across. I was just excited to get it all working properly. Everyone said it wouldn't work (PS2 handlebars on a PS4), but I think that was before Brook put out their PS2-->to-->PS3/4 adapter. Hopefully it will work properly with IOM TT and as good as it does on Ride 2. Steve and I have been trading emails on building motorcycle sim rigs. I'm currently modding an old PS4 Dualshock controller to use as the basis for the bike rig control, then I can also use it for a foot-shifter and footbrake too. In this video I was using the PS4 and TV screen from my flight rig to test out Ride 2. The flight rig (HOTAS 4, Thrustmaster MFD panels & TFRP rudder pedals and other control panels I made and wired up via Rasberry Pi and Arduino) work great on War Thunder and I even have an "Rii i7 mini" gyro/air mouse hooked up to it for head tracking. You can use the PS4 camera, but it's sketchy (imprecise) as hell and the Rii is cheap at about $15-$20.

See you tonight in the race lobby. Can't wait to run that Ferrari!

Hi, does anybody make handle bars for motorbike games on PS3 or PS4 or PC ?.

Nath.

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Apart from low speed maneuvers such as parking or a turn in the road, you don't turn the handle bars to turn a bike - you apply pressure in the opposite direction to the turn, but the bars do not turn in any real sense - so I'm not sure what a handlebar controller would bring to the table - other than be even less immersive than using a standard controller.

Tilt control is probably the most sensible control method for bike games - perhaps,

More than just handlebars.

To start with the Cruden is gonna cost you a fortune but at least its a real simulator. The LeanGP has hardly any controls and the thing cant control the bike as it should in a game. The other thing is purely and excersize machine that has no controls at all you just follow a video!!!

Heres my Hs3 PRO-HE in TT IOM

And Ride 3

More videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/IASystemsComputerControls

And my new website: http://iasystems.tk

Just working on a new sit on frame design and upgrades for DOF Reality motion system. I desperately need to start a Kickstarter campaign lol

DD

GUTTERBOY3007

Big time necro, but anyone in 2018 doing a Google search for handlebar controllers for PS4 Ride 2 (and hopefully the upcoming Isle Of Man TT game) on the PS4, yes you can use them. Get a Game Elements Yamaha MS-1 handlebar controller for the PS2 and a Brook Game Controller Super Converter (PS2 to PS3/PS4). Here's a quick video I just made. I'll record it again with better lighting and audio. It was $30 for the Brook Converter (Amazon) and the MS-1 was $15 (eBay, but most are about $30-$45).

***Update: the handlebars work great with Isle Of Man TT: Ride on the Edge on the PS4. I think it will also work on any bike game that allows you to assign buttons/controls.***

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If anyone is after a brand new one of these, there's this guy selling them on eBay US for $50. 21 sold & over 10 still available.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3705488522...&_trksid=p2045573.c100667.m2042&ul_noapp=true