THE #1 MOTORCYCLE PART (IS NOT THE NIFTIEST GIFT)
There’s a lot to like about motorcycles.
Although, to me, the RIDING has always been the defining element of the experience, it’s hard not to get swept up in the various performance and/or aesthetic aspects of a motorbike.
But what would be the MOST important part of the machine itself?
Many would focus on the MOTORCYCLE ENGINE and related parts.
Others would highlight the MOTORCYCLE SUSPENSION.
And there are many other aspects of a bike that are going to have greater or lesses degrees of importance to …

MOTORCYCLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS
Motorcycle Anti-Lock Braking Systems are similar to the same braking systems that have been use on those 4-wheel vehicles that get in your way on the road.  Like on a car, motorcycle ABS incorporates computerized sensors to determine when a motorbike wheel is on the verge of locking-up.  And right at that instant the computer shoots instructions to the brakes to release and re-apply braking pressure (pumping) a whole bunch of times per second, while you are steadily engaging the brakes.  (Think of a machine gun shooting …