// Component lab · Phase 4

Signature components

Jargon tooltip

Down the straights, riders tuck in tight behind one another in the of the rider ahead to save speed. Tap the term to open its tooltip; tap anywhere else, or press Escape, to close it. Only one tooltip is open at a time. A second term — — confirms each instance is independent and defaults to closed.

Lean-angle explainer

To change direction at speed, a bike has to lean. The faster the corner and the tighter the turn, the further it must lean. MotoGP riders routinely pass 60° from vertical — far enough to drag an elbow along the tarmac. Drag the slider to see what different lean angles look like; the grip figure shows roughly how much of the tyre's grip is being used.

Lean Angle / Interactive Drag to explore
FRONT VIEW · INTO CORNER
Lean angle 52°
Grip used81%

The explanation above stays in plain text on the page so search engines and AI answer engines can read it — the interactive widget augments the words, it never replaces them. A second instance below keeps its own independent state:

Lean Angle / Interactive Drag to explore
FRONT VIEW · INTO CORNER
Lean angle 20°
Grip used31%