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Maintaining stability is one of the first things motorcycle instructors teach new riders, and for good reason: Unlike driving a car, where all four wheels maintain constant contact with the road without any effort, a motorcycle rider actively prevents his bike from falling over. Although steering dampers, shock absorbers and quality tires help, sometimes they’re not enough to prevent the bike from skidding when faced with adverse weather and terrain.
Bosch Stability control promises to make these concerns a thing of the past. Similar to a ride-by-wire system, motorcycle stability control is run by a computer that monitors several sensors; if it notices a loss of traction, the computer automatically applies both the disc and engine brakes to regain control regardless of what the rider was doing. Stability control is especially useful when taking on winding roads and riding on unconventional terrain that has sand, gravel or rocks — so much so that motorcycle journalist Sean MacDonald has dubbed the technology as making “crashing near impossible.”
CORRECTION: This story previously described electronic throttle control incorrectly as a cable-driven mechanism.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/futuristic-motorcycle-technologies-make-riding-a-breeze_n_9099086
