Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

Fren Tubo

y 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 has ABS, and a fine anti-lock braking system it is. Thanks to its five-axis Bosch IMU, the wheels won’t lock up, even when the bike is leaned way over, and the ABS’s cycling rate is high enough that pulsing the lever or pedal is hardly noticeable. I did an engineering thesis in the early ’80s on the burgeoning motorcycle anti-lock technology and sophisticated systems such as the V-Strom’s are the fulfillment of those promises of

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