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The switch from KTM to Yamaha for Jack Miller has also meant a return to the old-school throttle cable. A "leap backwards" into the increasingly technological world of MotoGP, which for the Australian rider was not only a painless, but also pleasant experience.
"It felt good immediately. It feels like home. You can't replicate cables going through the sheath. There's just something about it, It's what you've grown up with for the past 30 years," he told Crash.net, commenting on the engineers' attempts to mould the current electronics in a way that allows those on the bike to recapture the same sensations of the past.
One of the solutions is the use of springs and mechanisms that can mimic the grip and strength of a common cable. "You do the best you can with the free play and everything on an electronic throttle, but it's just not the same," he said.
Also of the same opinion was Miguel Oliveira, who was coming from the Trackhouse team's RS-GP. "I had cables also last year with the Aprilia, but I think they changed it this year. But then I changed, only because I hated the free play that the throttle had. After a couple of races, analyzing some data, they kind of pushed me to get back to the cable with the free play, but it's a hard thing! This Yamaha one is good," the Portuguese pointed out.
