BMW Motorrad expands its ABS Pro range. ABS-supported braking when banking available as retrofit option from October 2015 for the S 1000 RR (model years 2012 – 2014), too.

Munich. The launch of ABS Pro as a retrofit option for the BMW HP4 in October 2014 represented a consistent refinement of BMW Motorrad ABS in that it also enabled ABS-supported braking in banking position on a supersports bike for the first time. In June 2015, ABS Pro entered series production in the S 1000 XR as optional equipment ex works. As part of the “Safety 360°” strategy, BMW Motorrad is quickly expanding the availability of this safety feature to other models.

Since August 2015, ABS Pro has been available for the R 1200 GS and
R 1200 GS Adventure (optional equipment ex works or retrofit option) as well as the K 1600 GT/GTL (standard equipment).

From October 2015, ABS Pro is now also available as a retrofit option for the
S 1000 RR, model years 2012 to 2014. Respective solutions for the Double R model years 2015 and 2016 are in the pipeline.

The retrofittable ABS Pro of the S 1000 RR from model year 2015 will also include the “Race” riding mode. The slip threshold and brake pressure gradient have been set at a higher level for use on roads with high friction coefficients compared to the “Rain” and “Sport” modes.

The ABS Pro function was deliberately conceived for use on public roads, where unexpected dangers can always potentially lie in waiting. The system provides more safety when braking while cornering. Here the system prevents the wheels from blocking even when the brakes are applied quickly in a banking position; this reduces abrupt changes in steering force on shock-braking manoeuvres and stops the motorcycle from rearing up unintentionally.

  

ABS Pro is therefore available for the following BMW Motorrad models now:
 

Model	Series	Optional equipment ex works	Retrofit option	Price in Germany
R 1200 GS MY 2016	-	from 08/2015	from 09/2015	from € 630
R 1200 GS Adventure MY 2016	-	from 08/2015	from 09/2015	from € 630
HP4	-	-	from 10/2014	from € 420
S 1000 XR MY 2015	-	from 06/2015	from 09/2015	from € 600
S 1000 RR MY 2012 - 2014	-	-	from 10/2015	from € 420 / € 460
S 1000 RR MY 2015	-	-	in preparation
S 1000 RR MY 2016	-	in preparation	in preparation
K 1600 GT/GTL/GTL excl. MY 2016	from 08/2015	-	-

 

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