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It was mentioned by "Flynbulldog" in another post that he couldn't do wheelies with the Traction Control on. I thought it might be interesting to see if anyone else knew this or what other effects the Traction Control might have that we didn't realize.
As I understand it, the bike is not designed to NOT wheelie but the system measures the difference in wheel speed between the front and rear to detect "wheel spin." In effect, when the front wheel lifts its speed slows compared to the back which is accelerating and the traction control thinks the back is "slipping" and retards the timing. This is an interesting finding and something I hadn't thought of. It is also kind of a bummer, depending on what kind of riding your doing. I can't think of a work around for this.
Now I know why my buddy on his 1198s was always pulling just small wheel lifts under hard acceleration, I thought he was just really consistent. Ha Ha now I know its just the bike pulling the wheel back down! It does, however, make for some very strong acceleration without worrying about wheelies when you don't want them.
As I understand it, the bike is not designed to NOT wheelie but the system measures the difference in wheel speed between the front and rear to detect "wheel spin." In effect, when the front wheel lifts its speed slows compared to the back which is accelerating and the traction control thinks the back is "slipping" and retards the timing. This is an interesting finding and something I hadn't thought of. It is also kind of a bummer, depending on what kind of riding your doing. I can't think of a work around for this.
Now I know why my buddy on his 1198s was always pulling just small wheel lifts under hard acceleration, I thought he was just really consistent. Ha Ha now I know its just the bike pulling the wheel back down! It does, however, make for some very strong acceleration without worrying about wheelies when you don't want them.