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World’s first electronically-controlled ABS

16 June 2008
News image Honda has revealed the world’s first electronically-controlled ‘Combined ABS’ for Super Sport bikes.

Honda launched the first motorcycle series disc brake on the CB750 Four in 1969. Since then, the application of Advanced Brake Systems has been extended over nearly the whole line-up.

Honda president Takeo Fukui has confirmed Honda’s commitment to offering these state-of-the-art brake systems on almost every model of 250cc displacement and over, by 2010.

In line with this strategy, Honda has announced a completely new electronically-controlled Combined ABS specially developed for Super Sport bikes.

The fundamental ABS advantage of wheel lock avoidance and the basic CBS advantages of easier control and higher stability are already well known. In this new system, these functions are supplemented with special characteristics required by Super Sport motorcycles.

Due to its short wheelbase, a Sportsbike tends to pitch. The new advanced combined ‘brake by wire control’ system overcomes this, providing superb stability and controllability as well as excellent stopping power.

Tests on the first production CBR600RR models fitted with Combined ABS are underway at a test facility in Germany.

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