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Tips on how to select the sensitivity level
Warning
The levels of the ABS system your motorcycle is
equipped with were calibrated with original
equipment tyres. The use of tyres of different size and
characteristics to the original tyres may alter the
operating characteristics of the system thus making it
unsafe. It is recommended not to install tyres of
different size than the ones approved for your vehicle.
Motorcycle original equipment:
(front 120/70ZR17 - rear 180/55ZR17).
- Pirelli Diablo Rosso III;
The use of tyres of different size and characteristics to
the original tyres may alter the operating
characteristics of the system thus making it unsafe. It
is recommended not to install tyres of different size
than the ones approved for your vehicle.
Selecting level 3, the ABS will intervene to ensure a
very stable braking, good lift-up control, the
motorcycle keeps a good alignment during the whole
braking.
Settings between level 3 and level 1 privilege more
and more the braking power rather than stability and
lift-up control; level 1 provides no lift-up control.
The choice of the correct level mainly depends on the
following parameters:
1) The tyre/asphalt grip (type of tyre, amount of tyre
wear, the road/track surface, weather conditions,
etc.).
2) The rider's experience and sensitivity: expert
riders can tackle a lift-up in trying to reduce the
stopping distance to a minimum, while less
expert riders are recommended to use settings 2
and 3, that will help them keeping the motorcycle
more stable even in emergency braking.
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