Another forum I use has a topic about the pitfalls of traction control.
The overall consensus seems to be that a TC system will get you into as much bother as it will help avoid.
This is the video that caused the conversation.
BMW S1000RR Huge Tank Slapper at Knockhill
The feeling is that without TC the rider would simply have powered through this. The belief seems to be that the DTC retarded the ignition and as such placed more weight upon the front wheel and in doing so exagerated a slight head shake into a tank slapper.
My thoughts were that the BMW electronics actually saved the bike. I cannot see the rider react in anyway during the tank slapper, even when the video is slowed down. What I do clearly see is a very clear drop in revs on the counter just before the bike sorts itself out.
What are your thoughts on TC?
Do you use it?
How many of you ride with it switched off?
The overall consensus seems to be that a TC system will get you into as much bother as it will help avoid.
This is the video that caused the conversation.
BMW S1000RR Huge Tank Slapper at Knockhill
The feeling is that without TC the rider would simply have powered through this. The belief seems to be that the DTC retarded the ignition and as such placed more weight upon the front wheel and in doing so exagerated a slight head shake into a tank slapper.
My thoughts were that the BMW electronics actually saved the bike. I cannot see the rider react in anyway during the tank slapper, even when the video is slowed down. What I do clearly see is a very clear drop in revs on the counter just before the bike sorts itself out.
What are your thoughts on TC?
Do you use it?
How many of you ride with it switched off?