$24.99GP Bikes Every tenth is yours to find
Set up your bike, study the telemetry and shave lap times, or race other riders online in a simulator where lean and throttle decide everything.
Is GP Bikes worth it?
GP Bikes is worth it if…
- you want motorcycle physics above everything else, and accept that graphics come second
- you enjoy a steep learning curve and the satisfaction of a personal best finally landing
- you like tinkering with setup sheets and reading telemetry after a session
- you are happy finding community mods and Discord leagues to get the most out of it
- you have a VR headset and want to feel lean angle with your whole head
Screenshots
Physics that make you earn the corner
The bike is simulated from the tyres up: an industry-standard tyre model, chassis flex, and steering and rider lean as two separate actions. That split is the heart of it. At walking pace you can lean opposite to the steering to keep the bike upright through a tight turn, exactly as a real rider would. The rear will step out and you will learn why. Early on you may not finish a lap without a crash, or without inching along at a crawl.
Setup, telemetry and a track that changes under you
Every adjustment matters, and the game gives you the numbers to prove it. Tyre wear, a rubber groove building up on the racing line, marbles collecting off line, a wet surface that dries dynamically: the track is a living surface you read lap after lap. Tyres even pick up grass and dirt when you run wide, and grip pays for it. After a session you can export CSV telemetry and study where the lap went wrong, and a plugin interface streams live data to external tools. Some riders have taken what they learned here to real-world bike setup. When you are happy with the machine, paint the bike, helmet and suit to match.
What should you know before starting?
How hard is it to learn?
Very, at first. Expect crashes and crawl-speed laps before things click, because the physics demand smooth, careful inputs on throttle and both brakes. The upside is that every mistake teaches something specific, and the game is forgiving about crashing while you learn. Riders who stick with it describe a flow state where laps run together and time disappears. If you have real track experience, that knowledge transfers.
Can you race other people online?
Yes. You can host and join online races, including over LAN, and a dedicated server is available. Events collect data and produce statistics so riders can compare themselves. One honest note: joining casual hosted servers can be finicky, and the most reliable racing happens through community leagues, which organize regular championships open to everyone.
Does it support VR and head tracking?
Yes, natively. GP Bikes works with Oculus Rift and SteamVR headsets like the HTC Vive and Valve Index, plus TrackIR, FreeTrack and EDTracker. In VR the sense of lean angle and speed is the standout, and first-person view is genuinely playable once you are comfortable on the bike, not just a novelty camera.
