Honda announces ‘brake by wire’
You might probably know from my other site dedicated to the Honda CBF600s that I’m one of these guys that think a bike should be an engine on a frame and 2 wheels and nothing more and like a bike with carburetors, classic instruments and naked look.
I see now that major motorcycle manufacturers and including Honda are implementing systems that are supposed to improve handling and security like the Combined Braking System (CBS) that distributes the braking power between the front and the back wheel even if just one lever is used. The thing that bothers me now is that they announced “brake by wire” - a system that combines ABS with CBS and applies brakes electronically, as decided by a computer.
With the latest reports of hordes of people getting on motorcycle to cut on fuel costs I’m sure it sounds good for certain part of the demographic that are just looking for a (safer) way of transportation. But what will happen with the rest of us that are really looking to feel like riding a “real bike”?
I just hope that motorcycles will still remain the “tools” of a “rebel kind”, real man and woman, and motorcycling will not start to look like riding a bigger scooter.
Here is the rest of the article on the new features motorcycle makers are looking to develop.
