BMW S 1000 RR - 2010, Rider'S Manual

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the throttle must be turned
back,
the brake levers may not be
actuated,
the clutch must be actuated.
First the desired driving mode
is preselected. The switchover
does not take place until the
affected systems are in the re-
quired state.
The selection menu does not
disappear in the display until the
driving mode has been switched
over.
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS
with BMW Motorrad Race
ABS
OE
Partially integral brake
Your motorcycle is equipped with
a partially integral brake configu-
ration. Both front and rear brakes
are applied simultaneously when
you pull the handbrake lever.
The footbrake lever acts only on
the rear brake.
Spinning of the rear wheel
with the front brake pulled
(burn out) is made consider-
ably more difficult by the inte-
gral function. The result may be
damage to the rear wheel brake
and the clutch.
Burn-outs may be carried out
with the ABS function switched
off only.
How does ABS work?
The maximum braking force that
can be transferred to the road
surface is partially dependent on
the friction coefficient of the road
surface. Gravel, ice, snow and
wet roads offer a considerably
poorer friction coefficient than a
dry, clean asphalt surface. The
poorer the friction coefficient of
the road surface is, the longer
the braking distance will be.
If the maximum transferrable
braking force is exceeded when
the driver increases the brake
pressure, the wheels begin to
block and driving stability is lost,
and a fall can result. Before this
situation occurs, ABS intervenes
and adjusts the brake pressure
to the maximum transferrable
braking force. This enables the
wheels to continue to turn and
maintains driving stability regard-
less of the road surface condi-
tion.
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