riding the Kawasaki too but it is really annoying getting blown away on the
straights.
> Eric, glad you got it working! 800x600 is the max unfortunately but
> there
> is a way to get the graphics better. Set the slider at custom and then go
> turn everything up to the max with the slider bars.
> With the controllers the only way you can change the sensitivity is if
> you
> are using a digital input. With wheels or other analogue devices it defaults
> to fastest sensitivity.
> There is also a custom setup for realism and you can then turn on or off
> all the help aids you want if one of the preset ones aren't to your liking.
> There are slight differences between the bikes, here is what I have
> found
> out from my experiences. Honda fastest, most HP, but also much harder to
> setup at difficult tracks as you keep blowing off the tires in the corners
> also
> increasing tire wear for when you run full length races. Ducati is the best
> handling
> but also the slowest speed wise. But the on some tracks one negates the
> other.
> Also its power band is much lower so different gearing is also needed.
> Suzuki
> appears it may have slightly better brakes than the rest which may suit your
> driving
> style. Yamaha seems to have have a nice blend of all characteristics.
> Kawasaki
> is second most nimble of the bikes after Ducati but is down on power.
> Key to going fast is the braking, and then the throttle points!
> Hope this is of some help to get you started.
> Pete
> P.S. I just remembered for those of you that have to uninstall the game
> because of
> lockups because of Voodoo card enabled when you wanted to run TNT you have
> to manually delete the folder because it saves some kind of config in there.
> There
> also may be a registry setting as well, but I will check on that.
> > Few things I've found, I can't go at 1024x768, only at 800x600, under
> either
> > vy SLI V2 cards or TNT card, you have the option from the game to switch
> video
> > cards..
> > Also in the CONTROLLER menu, I can't change the sensibility zone,
> everything is
> > full, that's strange...
> > Anyhow, now that I've told you, I'll go and learn the bike, I chose Neil
> Hodgson
> > Ducati, when he falls off the bike, after few tumbles, he runs back to the
> bike,
> > lift it with great difficulty, these motorcycle are way less than 400
> lbs... I
> > think he needs
> > a good gym training... I use to own a Suzuki RG500 (2 stroke smoker/4
> cylinder)
> > and it was so light to lift it... (hey, i was not suppose to fall, don't I
> ?)
> > ohh yes... the graphics are SUPERB !!
> > Good luck, and tell me if POWER MANAGEMENT is the trouble..
> > Cheers, Eric
> > > Eric,
> > > I've got the same problem, and have tried pretty much the same things
> you
> > > have. I posted a message a while back and got a couple of e-mail
> responses
> > > I'll pass along. One didn't work. One I haven't tried yet.
> > > My system is:
> > > Abit BH6
> > > PC100 (128) RAM
> > > Guillemot 12 meg SLI
> > > Stealth V2100 4meg
> > > SB 16
> > > US Robotics 33.6
> > > Here's one of the e-mail responses I got:
> > > Mike,
> > > I had the exact same problem. I uninstalled and re-installed the game.
> The
> > > second time it ran fine.
> > > I have Norton Anti-virus running in the background, this has caused
> problems
> > > while installing other games. I disabled Norton before re-installing the
> > > game.
> > > So you might want to check the applications you have running to see if
> they
> > > are
> > > causing a conflict with the installation.
> > > Also make sure the program is completely un-installed, I used the
> programs
> > > uninstall and there were several files that it left that I had to remove
> > > with
> > > Norton Un-install.
> > > Hope this helps.
> > > Brian
> > > [I've tried installing with NOTHING running in the background, and with
> > > everything running in the background.]
> > > Here's the other (I haven't tried yet. I'm loath to start fooling with
> my
> > > video drivers now that everything but SBK is working great, but let me
> know
> > > if it works for you, and I'll try it :-)):
> > > Check it out. I gave it one last try before returning it and I got it
> (my
> > > system is different than yours, but it may work).
> > > I changed the video driver to plain 'ol SVGA (use the display
> > > properties/advanced button) - right click on desktop to get it.
> > > Rebooted and installed DirectX
> > > Ran SBWC - it worked!
> > > Then, I re-installed my OLD DRIVER (I have RivaTNT)
> > > Now it works OK - but I can't seem to get over 640 X 320 and I KNOW my
> > > system will do it.
> > > Hope this helps. Let me know. I'm dying to try SBK but am getting
> pretty
> > > frustrated.
> > > -Mike