Laguna Seca, November 2018....and my rant on Electronic Motorcycles
A rant on the evolving electronic revolution of sensor intervention motorcycle behavior.
What prompted this was is a track day spent in 2018 on a 2005 Suzuki non-electronic throttle by Hand Control, brakes by no ABS, no Nannies, just holding on for dear life and entering the gray area between Traction and Sliding with nothing but life in the Throttle amongst a group of adequate riders on the latest and greats of new sportbikes.
In a nut shell Nannies make mediocre riders appear to be good riders who have lost touch with the art of motorcycle control.
The end is near for great riders and great riding when machines do the thinking and behaving for us. To hell with Nanny Technology! Full speed ahead, a Blaze of Glory to man made Control. Death to the nannies!
Anyone with a check book can collect lap times there is no skill there. Rather than collecting those lap times riders should be learning to love riding for it's physical meaning not what a electronic sensor decides what is best and prudent! They are giving credibility and motive to developing Autonomous Cars into a brainless, lifeless experience.
What prompted this was is a track day spent in 2018 on a 2005 Suzuki non-electronic throttle by Hand Control, brakes by no ABS, no Nannies, just holding on for dear life and entering the gray area between Traction and Sliding with nothing but life in the Throttle amongst a group of adequate riders on the latest and greats of new sportbikes.
In a nut shell Nannies make mediocre riders appear to be good riders who have lost touch with the art of motorcycle control.
The end is near for great riders and great riding when machines do the thinking and behaving for us. To hell with Nanny Technology! Full speed ahead, a Blaze of Glory to man made Control. Death to the nannies!
Anyone with a check book can collect lap times there is no skill there. Rather than collecting those lap times riders should be learning to love riding for it's physical meaning not what a electronic sensor decides what is best and prudent! They are giving credibility and motive to developing Autonomous Cars into a brainless, lifeless experience.