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- It’s What We Do
- Cape York
- The Adventure Challenge
- Mongolia
- Industry Players: Andy Strapz
- VSM DRZ400S
- Gear With A Story
- Reader’s Pic
- Motohansa R1200GS
- Ol’ Mate
- Kawasaki KLR650
- Triumph 1200 Explorer
- KTM 700RR
- Wish You Were Here
- Girl’s Talk with Karen Ramsay
- Packing For Adventure with Robin Box
- Suspension with Nick Dole
- How To Ride with Miles Davis
- Rules To Ride By with John Hudson
- Reader’s Ride: The Flinders Ranges, SA
- 20 Things You Should Know About: KTM’s 950/990
- 10 Minutes With: Sam Sunderland
- Reader’s Bike: Steve Evans’ HP2
- Checkout
I don’t know whether I’m getting soft or smart.Lately I’ve been riding a few bikes with anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and traction control, and I find more and more I’m expecting those rider aids to work, and work well. I’m a little at sixes and sevens as to how I feel about that.
It seems like only a few years ago early ABS was a primitive hammering under the boot that caused so much distraction it just wasn’t worth having. It felt like riding over nasty corrugations. Traction control is newer in adventure bikes, and it seems as though it’s hit consumer bikes in a far more refined state than ABS did, but it can still be an unwanted limiting factor in certain situations.
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