We motorcyclists are a hoary old lot. Oh, we revel in the latest outrageous designs and, my God, some of the graphics on helmets these days are worthy of George Clinton, funk impresario extraordinaire and the most outrageously coiffed man of the ’70s. Deep down, though, we are suspicious of anything new.
Especially if it’s safety-related. Doubly paranoid, in fact, if it’s a safety device that’s electronically activated. Some decry the loss of freedom. Others simply fear that sensors and the ECU won’t be reliable. More still — especially in these anti-science days — don’t actually believe that anything computer-controlled can actually improve their safety. Whatever the reason, we’re generally pretty slow on the uptake.
For instance, I rode my first ABSequipped bike in 1988 — an ice-white BMW K100RS sporting, as…
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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024