08-01-2016, 12:53 AM
Good question, sir.
Hard to really know just where it would activate; go ride on a dirt road and test the system. Then you'll be able to see if it works.
The only ABS bike I have pulses although the brake(s) need to be applied pretty firmly before that happens.
I usually turn it off.
The other indicator is, did your tires skid? If not, either you were not to the threshold or it worked in a seamless, transparent way.
Regarding the article on Rideapart, it made statements in a broad sense about improvements in motorcycle ABS but didn't specify whether that technology was used in a particular motorcycle. ABS systems still vary widely.
The type of ABS discussed is used for some models of the CBR1000RR. Honda does not state anywhere that other models use it.
Here's a link to the article published by Honda about [url=http://world.honda.com/motorcycle-picturebook/eCBS/]Electronically Controlled Combined ABS.
ECC ABS is a "brake-by-wire" system which works just as a RbW system works. The brake lever is simply attached to a transducer that conveys to the braking ECU the kind of pressure the rider has applied. The actually pressure to the master cylinder(s) is applied by a type of servo-motor. There is no direct connection between the rider and the brakes. I am fairly certain no other model than the CBR1000RR has this system. In fact, I think it is not even available in the United States.
[url=http://ashonbikes.com/content/honda-c-abs]Another great article on ECC ABS by Kevin Ash.
[url=http://www.throttlequest.com/2011/02/hondas-combined-abs.html]And yet another very good article discussing the drawbacks of ABS and why certain types of ABS are not used on certain kinds of motorcycles.
Hard to really know just where it would activate; go ride on a dirt road and test the system. Then you'll be able to see if it works.
The only ABS bike I have pulses although the brake(s) need to be applied pretty firmly before that happens.
I usually turn it off.
The other indicator is, did your tires skid? If not, either you were not to the threshold or it worked in a seamless, transparent way.
Regarding the article on Rideapart, it made statements in a broad sense about improvements in motorcycle ABS but didn't specify whether that technology was used in a particular motorcycle. ABS systems still vary widely.
The type of ABS discussed is used for some models of the CBR1000RR. Honda does not state anywhere that other models use it.
Here's a link to the article published by Honda about [url=http://world.honda.com/motorcycle-picturebook/eCBS/]Electronically Controlled Combined ABS.
ECC ABS is a "brake-by-wire" system which works just as a RbW system works. The brake lever is simply attached to a transducer that conveys to the braking ECU the kind of pressure the rider has applied. The actually pressure to the master cylinder(s) is applied by a type of servo-motor. There is no direct connection between the rider and the brakes. I am fairly certain no other model than the CBR1000RR has this system. In fact, I think it is not even available in the United States.
[url=http://ashonbikes.com/content/honda-c-abs]Another great article on ECC ABS by Kevin Ash.
[url=http://www.throttlequest.com/2011/02/hondas-combined-abs.html]And yet another very good article discussing the drawbacks of ABS and why certain types of ABS are not used on certain kinds of motorcycles.