Application of existing cars technology in motorcycle

Motorcycle technological development is like a car. Every second there will be new science innovations by its engineers.

However, the technological developments about safety and comfort are the main thing. Some things that will be discussed below will make you amazed!

Like a car, motorcycle now also has a technology that puts the safety and convenience sector. In fact, it seems technology in a four-wheel vehicle applied in a two-wheel vehicle. It’s amazing!

For example is the convenience of driving the Honda DN-01 which uses a CVT transmission. In these transmissions, this can be used as a CVT in general, or with the Manual Mode, 7 Acceleration, as in the previous Honda Jazz. Want to relax? Let the automatic transmission work, would be more responsive, just move it to M, then feel pleasure. Safety factors were also developed as applied to the Suzuki GSX with the S-DMS (Suzuki-Drive Mode Selector), work similarly to the existing traction control. S-DMS has a new thing, namely the selection of personnel from the rider’s discretion.

There are three choices: full power, then a second suit limited by the time when it has not reached the third gear position, and when reaching third gear or above, the power channeled entirely. Finally, it is for riders who do not want to feel over a jump.

 

The traction control is not only attached to the car, now and in the future would be enough motorbikes that use a lot of those anti-slippage devices. One of them is BMW, using a computer to adjust the throttle opening and the supply of fuel and ignition.

 

When symptoms of slippage occurred, it will inform conditions of the rear wheel, front wheels and the position of the gears, then the computer will calculate this condition, it would skid based on calculation, then the engine will be ‘on hold’ automatically.

We know that the car has an airbag SRS and the car body is able to absorb impact, aka crumple zone, and the surprise is…all of them are available in the motorbike. Honda with VFR1200T already is implementing such devices. Airbags on motorcycles first used on Honda Goldwing, but on its position VFR1200T placed at a lower position.

This position makes the rider will be propped up by the airbag faster, when the rider thrown to the front, during an impact. And, the collision would not have received any rider hit too hard, because the chassis has been designed to have crumple zones that absorb impact from the front, like a car chassis. Wow! Driving motor will be much safer in the future.