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1 Million BMW with ABS
BMW Motorrad touched the milestone of 1 Million motorcycles equipped with ABS
On August 31st 2009, a BMW K 1300 R left the production halls in Berlin-Spandau as the one-millionth BMW motorcycle to be fitted with the innovative BMW Motorrad Integral ABS.
In 2004 the 500,000th BMW motorcycle with ABS came off the assembly line - a BMW R 1100 RT fitted for the Red Cross : now, five years later, BMW Motorrad can look back on twice that number of motorcycles manufactured with ABS. This clearly illustrates that this technology, introduced by BMW Motorrad 21 years ago, enjoys a high level of acceptance among customers. 90 per cent of BMW motorcycles are now supplied ex works with the safety bonus of ABS.
21 years ago, BMW Motorrad was the first motorcycle manufacturer in the world to fit its motorcycles with the anti-lock system ABS, setting a milestone in the field of active motorcycling safety at the time.
Today the entire BMW Motorrad model range - except for the competition enduro bike G 450 X - is either fitted with ABS as standard or offers it as an option. In the case of the new BMW S 1000 RR, the system was further developed to meet the needs of supersports riders in the form of Race ABS, combined with the traction control system DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) - a new high point of technological development.
First appearing in 1988 the K series models such as the K 100 and K1 as an optional extra at an additional price of DM 1,980.-, ABS soon took off on its victory lap to the flat twin “boxer” series and later to the F models.
While the first generation of BMW Motorrad ABS already offered a significant safety bonus by maintaining directional control on straightline braking manoeuvres, on slippery surfaces or in the case of abrupt changes in friction, BMW ABS II introduced in autumn 1993 did everything that bit better. At the time, a whole new construction of the BMW flat twin engine was brought out to mark the 70th anniversary of this longstanding construction principle: the new model was the BMW R 1100 RS and with it came the second stage in ABS innovation. The more finely tuned regulation in particular was a major technological advance here.
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