Introducing the MotoGP 2009 mod. The third year of the 800cc machines, and the first year of the unique tyre supplier Bridgestone. The mod aims to faithfully recreate the distinct handling characteristics of each bike and get as many details as possible such as main parameters and sounds. The mod is recommended for intermediate-advanced players. Please note it might take some time to get used to, so please be patient.
Immerse yourself in the true spirit of MotoGP 2009.
The Mod includes the manufacturers Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki, with 11 teams in total:
– Repsol Honda Team – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Scot Racing Team – LCR Honda – Fiat Yamaha – Tech3 Yamaha – Rizla Suzuki – Hayate Racing – Ducati Marlboro Factory Team – Pramac Racing – Grupo Francisco Hernando (retired since US Grand Prix)
Useful bike information:
Honda: The satellite bike’s RPM was limited to 18200rpm to increase engine longevity. San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias was given the factory bike.
Chassis: Every bike has its own chassis stiffness parameters, inertia and characteristics. The development is based on feedbacks and interviews, as well as academic studies.
Engine: Every bike has its own engine specifications with 3 Selectable engine maps to choose from:
Mapping 1: standard; most powerful
Mapping 2: slightly less powerful than Mapping 1
Mapping 3: least powerful.
ECU: All the bikes have the same ECU parameters.
Gearing: All the bikes have the same gearing and gearbox physics. 4 gear sets are available for each gear
Suspensions: The only difference between the suspensions of each bike is the diameter of the forks.
Geometry: Main geometry parameters (rake, trail, wheelbase, etc.) are matched to real-life specs.
The mod also includes all of the Helmets used in the season: (templates available) – AGV – Airoh – Arai (includes a model with a transparent visor) – Nolan – Shoei – Shark – Soumy – Vemar – X Lite
I want to thank Bunta Fujiwara and Adrmelandri who converted the suits and the Testers who helped with the development
Tyres info:
– Soft A: Standard soft tyre. The softest carcass/compound, ideal for lower temperatures and smooth tracks – Soft B: Variation of Soft A; Carcass is slightly harder, slightly larger operating window compared to Soft A, ideal for lower temperatures
– Medium A: Standard medium tyre. The carcass is harder; ideal for mid-temperatures. Better on bumpy sections than Softs tyres – Medium B: Variation of Medium A; Carcass is slightly harder, slightly larger operating window compared to Medium A ideal for mid-high temperatures. – Medium C: Hardest Carcass. Ideal for high temperatures and heavy loads.
– Rain Medium: Ideal for wet conditions
– Asymmetric: There are 2 variations to cover tracks that are more intense on one side of the tyre than the other (e.g. Philip Island, Mugello)
v2.1: - Fine Tuned Virtual Rider parameters - Lowered UpShift time - Fine Tuned TC and AW - Fine Tuned Front tyres lateral grip - Fine tuned chassis inertia (specifically Yaw moment) - Adjusted Yamaha sounds
07/14/2026
v2.0: - Reworked engine brake curves - Reworked Gear Ratios, now featuring Gear sets to avoid over lapping wrong ratios in garage - Adjusted downshift clutch behaviour - Adjusted Chassis Rigidity and Inertia for all bikes - Adjusted Steering inertia - Adjusted Virtual Rider parameters - Adjusted Front Suspensions inertia and its settings - Adjusted Swingarm inertia - Adjusted Front Tyre profile - Tuned tyres parameters, stiffness and size
06/21/2025
v1.2b: - slightly tuned downshift behaviour
05/02/2025
v1.2: - tuned all tyres - adjusted brakes pressure - adjusted rider mass position on all bikes - adjusted Yamaha chassis rigidity - adjusted downshift behaviour - adjusted Ducati, Honda and Yamaha power curves - slightly tuned TCS - new Ducati onboard sound
v1.1: -reworked all engines power curves -slightly tuned gearbox and adjusted gear ratios -adjusted engine inertias -fine-tuned rear and front tyres working temperature window and carcass characteristics -adjusted some onboard and external sounds of some bikes -adjusted geometry for Ducati EVO -adjusted engine maps -Ducati forks changed from 48mm to 42mm -other minor fixes and improvements -added skins from Boyd for Ducati EVO -improved tyres textures
07/05/2024
v1.0: -new Ducati with updated fairings and aluminum swingarm -tuned fuel consumption ratio -tuned gearbox settings -reduced the number of TC and AW settings to 4 -increased Yamaha rev limiter to 19000rpm -improved Yamaha model -updated Ducati on-board sounds -improved tyres wear textures
03/29/2024
v0.8: -new 2D dash -graphics improvements -tuned steering damper and vr -tuned front tyre for a better feeling and more feedback when trail braking -tuned the physical release time of the clutch when downshifting -tuned Yamaha engine power curve -Added Factory San Carlo test livery
02/22/2024
v0.7: -added asymmetric tyres -fixed rain tyres -tuned virtual rider -tuned steering damper -minor tweaks to chassis parameters of Honda -minor tweaks to geometry of Kawasaki -improved Ducati external sounds -improved tear off model for AGV, Arai and Shoei
02/05/2024
v0.6a: -added the remaining suits -tried to improve onboard sounds for Ducati -minor fixes
01/28/2024
v0.6: -added Ducati Desmosedici GP9 -remade helmet's visor textures -reduced and remade gear ratios -improved windshield shaders -tuned TC and EB for a more realistic behavior -tuned virtual rider -tuned gearbox -fixed minor issues -adjusted sound volumes when spectating
01/11/2024
v0.5: -added Kawasaki ZX-RR -added the remaining helmets -enhanced sounds for Yamaha and Honda with accurate samples -fine-tuned virtual rider -minor fixes
01/03/2024
v0.4: -new Yamaha sounds -added more tyre choices -added more braking settings -tuned tyres -finetuned virtual rider -tuned engines -tuned chassis -fine-tuned geometries -tuned front suspension -tuned gearbox -Improved cable bending and exhausts textures -fixed minor bugs
08/29/2023
v0.3b: -new tyres wear textures -fine-tuned all bikes geometry -fine-tuned virtual rider -tuned rear and front tyres -tuned Factory Honda engine -edited Factory Honda rider camera
08/13/2023
v0.3: -Added Suzuki GSV-R XRG1 -Added Soumy helmet -Added Givi and PlayBoy skins made by Bunta Fujiwara -Fine tuned Yamaha geometry -Tuned Yamaha front suspension to reflect the 46mm forks instead of 48mm -Tuned tyres heating factors -Tuned front tyre to make it more sensitive when braking hard (70ish% or more brake pressure) -Tuned rear tyre to make it more predictable when losing grip -Slightly tuned Anti-Wheelie to make it more efficient -Engine inertia is different between inline-4 and V4 bikes -Slightly increased rear brake pressure -Improved tyres textures -Replaced Yamaha launch control sound
v0.1c: -tuned bump settings -tuned AW parameters -fine-tuned geometry -improved idle sounds -tank slapper issue improved, not completely fixed.
07/16/2023
v0.1b: -increased heating factors of both tyres -slightly improved feeling with rear tyre -tuned steering damper -tuned rebound values -fixed a bug with bump settings -slightly improved onboard sound
