Harley Develops New Brake Tech

[Jack Klarich]

Read here, https://www.rideapart.com/news/485936/harley-davidson-patents-autonomous-braking-system/

 

[Zammy]

Interesting but for me, Nope, Nope, and Nope. So you're on a nice long sweeper on your 2 wheeler and at a 10-15 degree lean angle and something goes wrong with the system, you are 100% screwed.

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Harley is notorious for having issues with all their "new" technology took them 3 years to come up with a band aid fix for oil migration. So a BIG NEGATORY GHOST RIDER.

 

[rhino 2]

Harley is notorious for having issues with all their "new" technology took them 3 years to come up with a band aid fix for oil migration. So a BIG NEGATORY GHOST RIDER.

Like i said in a previous post about Harleys new technology.....Who wants to be the first one to do the 'Free' Research and Development for Harley......

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Like i said in a previous post about Harleys new technology.....Who wants to be the first one to do the 'Free' Research and Development for Harley......

Talking with a friend who has worked for two different HD shops in service and parts about Harleys R&D. I asked if they still have test riders that would take the newly developed bikes out and beat them up to see how they would hold up. He said not near to the extent that they used to, they let the consumer do the R&D and it is showing in the slump in sales. Not just from the demographics aging but from potential buyers going to Indian, among other changes such as millennials being afraid the wind will mess up their man bun.

 

[ultrafxr]

No, no and no I say. I got a new Audi Q5 a little over a year ago and it has adaptive cruise control It is great on the interstate once out of the metro area but not so much locally. There is one specific overpass I cross under and it invariably thinks there is some hazard when there is not and aggressively applies the brakes. First time it happened it scared the crap out of me because we were in fairly heavy traffic and suddenly I was slowing for no reason. I'm more comfortable with it now and really like it but it is not fool proof and you have to be alert. Not for me on a motorcycle or trike.

 

[cScjhb]

I previously owned a CanAm Spyder that had a computer controlled Vehicle Stability System (The Nanny). If nanny didn't like the way the bike was being ridden she would take "corrective action". That could include braking, reduced throttle, or both. I didn't like it. I wonder how the HD braking system would react to a rider standing up on foot pegs or taking hands off of the handle grips. (I do both often). Not something I would invest in or even want..... Jim