Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

JUMP CONTROL

Honda’s most recent technological announcement no doubt stirred up some serious controversy. Or, if you haven’t yet heard about Honda’s latest electronic safety nanny, it may be about to stir up some controversy. Whichever the case, I suspect there will be more than a little tongue-wagging.

It’s called Jump Control and it is to motocross — or serious adventuring — what traction control is to road racers and ABS is to road riders; an electronic computer aid specifically aimed at performing tasks that humans can’t be asked to perform with nearly the reliability.

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