Another forum based Casey Stoner...........I might just give up riding, I'm obviously not worthy of sharing the roads with some people
Question was "is traction control needed?" The answer is "not if you can ride properly" - on the road of course.
I thought the correct answer would be "depends on the bike - can be handy on very powerful ones if ridden as intended".
A better answer is......."no matter what size engine and power, not necessary if you ride in straight lines"........ .........like wot I do.........
Which of course is wrong. Public roads are a minefield sometimes, with diesel spills, gravel patched, pot holes, wet patches under trees etc. I would say that it's a useful safety addition. What about disc brakes and tubeless tyres?, not needed if you "can ride properly"? Of course reading some posts on here, you'd think some perople ride like legends, backing their bikes sideways into corners and laying down big darkies while power sliding out of the other side. Funny how I never see that when I'm out, just tend to hear it in the pub or on the net. By the way, try reading this. Looking at few posts you have left today, you may want to take note. Self-righteousness From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "Holier-than-thou" redirects here. For other uses, see Holier-than-thou (disambiguation). "Sanctimony" redirects here. For the 2000 film, see Sanctimony (film). Self-righteousness (also called sanctimoniousness, sententiousness, and holier-than-thou attitudes[SUP][1][/SUP]) is a feeling or display of (usually smug) moral superiority[SUP][2][/SUP] derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the average person.
came in handy last week at appin's twisty bits roads good, warm didnt think i was going any harder than normal. all rider aids are good.
Can't see a point where I'll ever need traction control on the road. Sure the roads are a mess and sure I've had a few slides, but I've managed okay so far. ABS is a different matter though; since the inception of some pretty awful ABS on beemers, it's come on a long way and is very much a desirable option. I'd definitely have that.
I find the action of ABS on cars disturbing...... .....I accept it works, but the feel and the noise is enough to make me take my foot of the brake pedal.........which I would do anyway, if I managed to lock up........ AL
The Multistrada is the first bike I've ridden that has traction control and I wouldn't even know if it had ever kicked in. Is it needed? If it does its job properly and is unobtrusive I'll never know but anyone who tries to get the tyre to spin up and slide on the road is an idiot. Off road is a different matter and though I'm used to sliding my 250 I tried it on the MTS a couple of weeks ago on a gravel track and I nearly shat myself
If approaching a corner I make a balls of the braking, the ABS helps me out; if I overdo the down changing, the slipper clutch comes in handy; and if I overcook the throttle on the way out, the traction control earns its keep. When I do everything perfectly, the modern aids are superfluous - which means they have actually saved my neck many times over. I managed to ride without them for 40 years, but do I wish to do without them now? Not on your life.
Yeah..........I took great delight with my ZZR1100 on damp road in whacking the throttle open at about 70mph in second gear, wheelspinning through third into fourth when it finally stood up almost vertical just before I dropped it into fifth......... ............traction control......Huh! All in a straight line, you understand.........:wink: AL. PS..........Wasn't that young either............in fact I would probably do it now given half a chance..............
I had an old FZ750 I could wheelie and wheelspin at the same time. That was about as trick as I ever got:frown:
