Brake-by-Wire Race Bikes

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The words Combined-ABS hardly conjure sexy images of racetracks and extreme riding So what was Honda thinking when it added these road safety enhancers to its latest sportsbikes? I took the CBR600RR all the way to Spain's GP circuit Jerez to find out.

Combined-ABS systems have been fitted to road bikes for year, but superbikes are built for riding so hard on a racetrack that braking forces lift the rear wheel.

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Brake-by-Wire Race Bikes

This means any amount of rear brake pressure locks the wheel, hence track riders only use the front brake.

This also makes conventional ABS obsolete on a racetrack as the systems aren't clever enough to deal with ...

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