Up 2 Date Super Bikes

[18aprilia]

i know with cars you can get all sorts of tranction control and shit like that, but what sort of stuff do you get with up2 date bikes? one of my mates was telling me that on most bikes u can have a feature where if one wheel is sunddle loses grip the other wheel automacly reprogames the best way to even at the speed, is that true??

im not sure if i got that all right but it was something like that.
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Sounds like bollocks. Quite a few (non-supersports) bikes are having an ABS option now though.

[G]

You get a right hand.

You can program this device to 'learn' the best method to achieve best traction. The usual method is repeated use.



That's one of the reasons I like bikes, you get a very good feeling of 'oneness' with what you are controlling.
Due to the nature of bikes, traction control to prevent a sliding front would be very difficult at the moment.
A sliding rear can be controlled, but I would just let your right hand device learn, you'll have much more fun that way and it's a whole load cheaper.

[8316]

the ducati gp1 bike has a system that cuts out one of the cylinders to avoid over-spinning, but i havent heard of the new 999r with that yet...
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[18aprilia]

oh cool, i think that was my m8 was talking about, i thought it was aload of bullshit i guess not.
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[JonB]

As someone else said a lot of non supersports bikes are coming loaded with ABS now, personally this is even more important for bikes because if that front wheel locks up = instant binning.
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[Silver]

Sounds like you're talking about a slipper clutch, which stops the back wheel locking up under hard gear downchanges when braking. Sort of

[Mr.Everready]

[tintin]

There is no sort of traction control on any road bike, Moto GP bikes have a system.
My Aprilia Tuno has a slipper clutch as standard. This stops you locking the back wheel if you change down to far at too high revs. Some Ducati's also have this.

ABS - most bike journalists have consistently said that you can outbrake an ABS system and retain more feeling on the brakes. I not convinced they are the answer, more like an answer for the Marketing man...
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