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- Questions and
Answers
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- McMillan Handlebar Simulator
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- -- YOU
NEED HANDLEBARS FOR THIS GAME!
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- It's a Motorbike Game!
- ( Motorcycles
don't have wheels and joysticks )
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- Why did you build it?
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- -- I built the "McMillan Handlebar
Simulator" to get the most fun out of racing the T T Isle
of Man, Ride on the Edge 1
- -- A great Motorcycle Race Game!
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- -- I made it to Tenth Place!
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- Thanks for visiting:
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- Questions and Information
Below:
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- What were the objectives
for building the "McMillan Handlebar Simulator" unit?
- -- 100%
Fun ( 4,000 miles RND first and second
unit combined. Still enjoy riding and racing the T T #1 )
- -- 100%
Reliable ( 2,000 miles this year, no changes
to unit. Minor cable adjustments and lube )
- -- 100%
Competative ( Time Attack, Fastest Lap
15:18, #29 on Steam Leaderboard ) ( Tourist Trophy, Six Laps
95:30, #10 0n Steam Leaderboard )
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- What is the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator"?
- -- The "McMillan Handlebar Simulator"
unit is designed for racing the "T T Isle of Man "Ride
on the Edge" #1, a
- Video Motorbike Racing Game. ( Works with
TT 1, TT 2, and TT 3 )
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- How does the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" work?
- -- The "McMillan Handlebar Simulator"
holds and operates a PS4 Controller and is Plug and Play for
the Playstation 4 or the PC.
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- How well does the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" work for racing the Six-Lap "TOURIST
TROPHY" Race?
- -- Tenth Place in the World on the TT 1,
Six-Lap "Tourist Trophy" as shown on the "ONLINE
LEADERBOARD" below.
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- Top Ten Leaderboards!
- Snaefell Mountain
Course / Tourist Trophy
- mcmillan #10
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- How well does the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" work for racing a One-Lap "TIME
ATTACK" Race?
- -- Twenty-Ninth Place in the world on the
TT 1, one-Lap "Time Attack" as shown on the "ONLINE
LEADERBOARD" below.
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- Time Attack Leaderboards
- mcmillan #29
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- To best enjoy the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" in action I have provided YOUTUBE links
below,
- -- McMillan Handlebar Simulator / ps4 Controller
for racing the TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge #1 Go
to Youtube Video Link
- -- McMillan Handlebar Simulator / Assembly
Video Go to youtube
Video Link
- -- McMillan Handlebar Simulator / Time Attack,
15:40 my 2nd best Lap Time Go
to Youyube Video Link
- -- McMillan Handlebar Simulator / Tourist
Trophy, start in Last place and pass 9 Riders in 1 Lap 16:03
Go to Youtube Video
Link
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- Is the "McMillan Handlebar
Simulator" a prototype?
- -- Yes the unit shown is a Prototype and
as such it has a much wider range of adjustment than is necessary
in order to establish the best locations for all the various
parts. And to see where to greatly simplify the machining steps
and reduce the number of parts required on future units.
- -- Unit shown has 2;000 hours use on Steam,,,,,
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- How many "McMillan Handlebar
Simulator" units have been made?
- -- One prototype
- -- Four ( 4 copies ) Production Units have
been made.
- -- All units are copies of the prototype
and retain more than adaquate ajustment range, such as from a
1/4 in to 1/2 inch of Throttle Rotation adjustment, Lever Pressure
Feel, and Reach adjustments for Front and Back Brakes ( unit
is fully adjustable but not overkill )
- -- Hopefully the "McMillan Handlebar
Simulator" will be produced and made availabe for all you
Motorbike Game Racers who deserve handlebars.
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- How were the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" units made?
- -- Prototype was Machined and Fabricated
by hand by Paul McMillan.
- -- Lathe, Mill, tooling, and Cut-off saw
and know-how required.
- -- I produced four Units. Four parts each
per Machining / Fabrication set up. Assembly Video Go
to youtube Video Link
- -- A design such as this should and could
be simplified for any production quantities,,,,
- -- Yes, they are also Awsome Functual
Art in their own right! Quality, Beauty, and Function.
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- When were the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" units made?
- -- Prototype was first designed and built
during Covid 19.
- -- Finished Prototype mid 2022.
- -- Jan. 1 to June 2023 finished 4 Units.
- -- July 2023 moved to Boise ID updated this
site 02/14/23 Thanks for visiting, Best regards, Paul McMillan,,,,,,
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- -- YOU NEED HANDLEBARS FOR RACING MOTORBIKE GAMES!
- It's a Motorbike
Game!
- ( motorcycles don't have wheels and joysticks )
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- How many miles are on the
Prototype "McMillan Handlebar Simulator" unit shown
above?
- -- Several thousand at this time,
- -- I.E. over a years use without changing
the position of anything,
- -- Minor cable adjustments and lube pivots.
- -- DURABLE! ( Extremely! ) High Quality adjustable
Mountian Bike / Motorcycle Components.....
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- How does the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" work ?
- -- The unit has Front and Rear Brakes and
a Throttle,
- -- TT #1 has Combined or Seperate brakes
in Options, I use Seperate )
- -- Brakes are Lever operated. Left Lever
is Rear Brake, and Right Lever is Front Brake.
- -- Lever Pressure Feel, and Reach adjustments
for Front and Rear Brakes.
- -- 1/4 in to 1/2 inch of Throttle Rotation
adjustment,
- -- Unit is fully adjustable but not overkill
)
- -- Three Springs on each side attenuate a
Mechanical Forced Feedback feel. Start, Middle, and Full turn
are adjustable.
- -- Handlebars are self centering ( due to
the 3 springs )
- -- A Stoker Stem is used to raise and lower
the bars. Higher the bars the slower the steering, the lower
the quicker the steering.
- -- Stoker Stem is in effect an adjustable
length Joystick, ( I.E. the handlebars do turn the PS4 Controller
Joystick left and right.)
- -- This unit Holds and Operates a PS4 Controller
and has Stops to prevent damage to the PS4 Controller.
- -- 100 % compatable with a Playstation or
PC.
- -- For a better understanding visit my Assembly
Video Go to youtube
Video Link
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- Is the "McMillan Handlebar
Simulator" unit compatable with TT 2 AND TT 3?
- -- TT 1 is my favorite, the T T #1 Game Settings
are a "Snap to Set-Up" in the Gameplay. Plug and
Play!!!!!!!
- -- TT 2 requires unit Mechanical throttle
adjustment for a proper set up, I have less than 10 hours on
the TT 2.
- -- TT 2 the settings are more complicated
and the bikes handle differently.
- -- I love the TT 3, it is a must have from
its "Out of this World Graphics" to a "Free Range
Ride" around the Isle of Man island and more. Set up and
get to racing is pretty darn good. TT 3 bikes handle a bit simular
to TT 1.
- -- I am happy to report that the "McMillan
Handlebar Simulator" works perfectly on TT 1 and TT 3 and
needs no adjustments at all when switching from TT 1 to TT 3
games.
- -- I look forward to racing the TT3.
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- Is the "McMillan Handlebar
Simulator" unit compatable a Playstation 4, or 5 Console
or a PC?
- -- Yes, 100%
compatable with Playstation 4 which is
my all around favorite for the Unit / TT 1. Reasonably priced,
Always works!
- -- Yes, 100%
compatable with Playstation 4 Pro but the PS Pro version does
not play a PS4 TT 1 disk the same?
- -- Yes, 100%
compatable with Playstation 5 faster loading
SSD, better graphic. Ps5
doesn't play Ps4 games same as a Playstation 4.
- -- Yes, 100%
compatable with a PC which offer the Max
in CPU speed, Graphic GPU speed, and Memory etc.
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- -- Reccomendation: use a
gaming PC to play / race the TT 1, and I am a Steam user!
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