General Notes; Antilock Braking System; (Abs); Antilock Braking System (Abs) - BMW S 1000RR Rider's Manual

General notes

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Antilock Braking
System (ABS)
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.
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ATTENTION
Attempt at a burn-out de-
spite integral function
Damage to rear-wheel brake and
clutch
A Burn-out may only take
place from a vehicle standstill.
A Burn-out is not within the
scope of the vehicle's intended
use, and can therefore result in
fault messages.
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 transferable brak-
ing force is exceeded when the
rider increases the brake pres-
sure, the wheels begin to lock
and driving stability is lost, and a
fall can result. Before this situa-
tion occurs, ABS intervenes and
adjusts the brake pressure to the
maximum transferable braking
force. This enables the wheels
to continue to turn and maintains
driving stability regardless of the
road surface condition.
What happens when
rough roads are
encountered?
Bumpy or rough roads can briefly
lead to a loss of contact between
the tires and the road surface,
until the transferable braking
force is reduced to zero. If the
brakes are applied in this sit-
uation, the ABS must reduce
the brake pressure to ensure
driving stability when contact
to the road is restored. At this
point, the BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS must assume extremely low
friction coefficients (gravel, ice,
snow) so that the road wheels
turn in every imaginable case and
the driving stability is ensured.
After detecting the actual con-