If you were always a little iffy about riding a motorbike because you were afraid of it crashing and pinning you down, those fears could soon be alleviated thanks to Ducati. The motorcycle manufacturer has recently unveiled a new stability system made by Bosch that the folks at WIRED got to take for a test drive.
Amazingly enough during their tests, it seems that the Ducati bikes they rode did not crash when pitted against a variety of scenarios, such as accelerating over wet surfaces and turning sharp corners and braking suddenly, all of which are situations which would have otherwise resulted in the bike crashing.
So how does this work? Well Bosch’s stability system comes with a handful of sensors on board that will be used to monitor the difference in speed in the front and in the back wheels. There will be also accelerometers to help determine the angle that the bike is leaning. So when the system detects that more brake is applied than the traction can handle, it will scale it back just enough to give it its maximum braking force at any given angle.
This means that if you’re the type that is prone to just squeezing the brakes with all your might, this system should correct it automatically. Sounds like a pretty awesome system and if you were wondering which Ducati bikes have the feature, it will be the 2016 Multistrada and the 1299 Panigale, but hopefully this is a system we will see other bike manufacturers include in the future.
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