Mark wroteDavita, as you note, the front and rear wheels do not necessarily rotate at the same speed, hence you need a brake for each wheel. In correct riding during dry conditions, braking should approximately be 60-70% using the front brake and 30-40% the rear to compensate for the weight transfer of the bike and rider towards the front of the bike as it slows. ABS monitors both brakes to ensure that neither locks up and causes a skid - it is not a brake actuation mechanism itself - that still needs to be done using the respective levers.
I'm familiar with ABS systems...previously called maxarets (manual) as they have been used in my working career on aircraft for many years, prior to any vehicle applications.
The selective manual application of front to rear brakes on a motorbike has been around since I fell of my Norton in 1956...surely technology has advanced since then.
It wouldn't take rocket-science to have a micro-processor normally determine which wheel has priority due to weight distribution etc and, when skidding, which wheel needs to be released...and this can be done in milli-seconds using one lever. Cars only have one brake pedal but the brake application front to back is adjusted and, when skidding, the ABS releases any one, or combination, of brakes, to permit control.
Just read Fred2 and seems, according to him, my idea is already implemented on the ABS model......thanks for the info Fred2.
Seems I'm too late to get some money out of my ideas.
