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Automated stability control
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BMW will offer Automatic Stability Control (ASC), a.k.a. traction control, as an option on touring models in its K and Boxer Series motorcycles in 2007, according to a press release issued by the German motorcycle manufacturer.
"Automatic Stability Control prevents the rear wheel from spinning uncontrolled when accelerating all-out and thus avoids any loss of side forces and stability which otherwise would make the rear wheel swerve out of control," BMW stated in the release. "Lift-off detection and intervention serves furthermore to prevent the front wheel from moving up [wheelying] when accelerating under full power. Acting together, these two functions enhance riding stability and thus help to ensure a higher standard of safety on the road."
Let's hope this results in fewer accidents. It will certainly result in fewer idiots I see on the main drag doing wheelies and then biting the asphalt.
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