IMU

[rapide]

Fancy a bike with all the whistles. IMU, Cornering ABS, quickshifter, autoblipper. Lots of other acronyms.

What’s the cheapest bike new or used with that lot?

[shielsy]

New has got to be a 790 Duke surely?

[RemaL]

Helpful link for you

http://bfy.tw/HkuI

[dibblecorse]

Get a car, surely that’s the answer?

[mad4amanda]

new CB125r with a quick shifter?
well you did ask and its £4k

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shielsy said:

New has got to be a 790 Duke surely?

Good info - thanks. That’s a lot of kit for £8.5 (just googled what one was and found the price). I thought it would be an older bmw or something Japanese but it’s a lot of googling working out what’s got what.

Luckily I have a link now...

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mad4amanda said:

new CB125r with a quick shifter?
well you did ask and its £4k

They’ve stuck an IMU in a 125?

For the Mr big balls responses I’m after a second bike for commuting so I can keep the miles down on my current bike. Figured why not get all the safety toys for that use - as I believe it’s all started to come of age in the last few years and am interested to try it but have never sampled any of that kind of tech.

Not bothered if it’s a naked, sportsbike, tourer. 125 would be pushing it

[curlie467]

Out of morbid curiosity, why?

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curlie467 said:

Out of morbid curiosity, why?

Lastest safety stuff - all weather commuting - why wouldn’t you want it?

Quickshifter- because I have one now and they’re great. Autoblipper - out of curiosity and because why not?

That 790 idea is great - reckon that would be a load of fun to ride everyday. Safety first

[bimsb6]

rapide said:

Lastest safety stuff - all weather commuting - why wouldn’t you want it?

Quickshifter- because I have one now and they’re great. Autoblipper - out of curiosity and because why not?

That 790 idea is great - reckon that would be a load of fun to ride everyday. Safety first

Buy a micra

[Tasmin200]

I have no idea what you are talking about. What the hell is IMU?

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bimsb6 said:

Buy a micra

Why? Reckon a 790 would be loads more fun.

What’s with all the hatred over safety kit? I’ve been riding bikes for 20 years and never had it - now it’s supposed to be getting really good and not intrusive - what’s the issue with trying it?

I love my sportsbikes and have done and still do everything on them from touring, trackdays, to commuting. But.. If you’re going to buy a second bike to keep the main one special (a sportsbike without Abs) getting that one with all the latest tech is a perfectly reasonable start point for the shopping list. And as the 790 shows, it doesn’t mean it has to be dull

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Tasmin200 said:

I have no idea what you are talking about. What the hell is IMU?

Chap above has already given you a link

Think ‘bike with a brain’. Makes Cornering abs and traction control work well. Or so they say

[mckeann]

I don't understand why everyone hates stuff that makes your faster and safer?? It's not like any of us lot are any good, we need all the help we can get

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mckeann said:

I don't understand why everyone hates stuff that makes your faster and safer?? It's not like any of us lot are any good, we need all the help we can get

Couldn’t agree more. It makes me laugh the comments above. Half the lads I ride with are the same- “abs - I’d just switch it off”.

Rossi and MM are damn lucky half the Internet are too busy with other things to go racing

[Tasmin200]

anonymous said:

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Cheers, I wasn't being facetious with my first post I genuinely didn't know what he was talking about. I'm a bit of an automotive Luddite but I can see the appeal. I'd like a good ABS system on my Falco but the rest I can live without.

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Tasmin200 said:

Cheers, I wasn't being facetious with my first post I genuinely didn't know what he was talking about. I'm a bit of an automotive Luddite but I can see the appeal. I'd like a good ABS system on my Falco but the rest I can live without.

Ah, sorry. I’d lumped you in with the buy a micra fellas and had my back up a bit.

I’ve only just heard about it myself but it sounds great. I found out about them as I was really interested in the MT10; then discovered that the R1 has an IMU but the MT doesn’t - so I asked what the thing it didn’t have did.

In summary I ended up being disappointed about a bike not having something I didn’t know existed!

And now I want that something.. but on the cheap

[Birky_41]

Reading some of these comments... Wow the talent is strong

I enjoy my imu and electronics thanks

[Biker's Nemesis]

mckeann said:

I don't understand why everyone hates stuff that makes your faster and safer?? It's not like any of us lot are any good, we need all the help we can get

All the safety stuff has made me slower, or is it being an alcoholic old drunkard. I can't remember.

[gareth_r]

mckeann said:

I don't understand why everyone hates stuff that makes you faster and safer?? It's not like any of us lot are any good, we need all the help we can get.

It's probably fear of something failing catastrophically and expensively 5 seconds after the warranty runs out.