That’s a wrap on WREX 2023…what a wild ride! The most recent headcount indicates there were 1,268 recons in attendance, making this the largest conference by a long shot. I learned so much and met so many excellent people. I’m still processing all the info and will trickle out some of the big lessons learned over the weeks to come. For now…

Data I'm excited to analyze

Several papers over the years have shown the impact speed of a motorcycle can be estimated via wheelbase reduction and max crush to the target vehicle. While USD forks have become more and more popular, the foundational equations for estimating speed from damage are founded on tests performed with traditional-forked motorcycles. On Tuesday, our motorcycle crash test team (led by Ed Fatzinger), crashed three USD-forked motorcycles. Here’s a video of Test 23 captured by Karl Shuman. Check out that airtime!

Jason Arst scanned all the motorcycles with the recently-discussed Artec Leo. The image below shows the post-impact wheelbase of the involved Kawasaki. Beauty.

I’m excited to analyze these USD-crashes to see if the current wheelbase reduction methodology provides solid speed estimates.

Thanks for being here, I hope you have a relaxing weekend!

Lou Peck
​Lightpoint | Axiom​

P.S. Presenting a keynote at this conference was an absolute honor, and a highlight of my career. The intro to the presentation can be seen here.