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Soul in reply to @Chak
I guess that depends on the bike / system.

For the Tracer 900, it completely cut throttle input on rear wheel traction issues when upright and limited throttle input at an angle. This was controllable at three levels.

~~Whilst less controllable, I believe the BMW system does the same thing. ~~

From the manual:

Traction control is available in two versions:
- without provision for the bank angle: Automatic Stability Control ASC. ASC is a rudimentary function intended to prevent falls.
- with provision for bank angle: Dynamic Traction Control DTC. DTC regulation is more delicate and more comfortable thanks to the additional bank angle and acceleration information.
Traction control compares the front and rear wheel circumferential velocities. The differential is used to compute slip as a measure of the reserves of stability available at the rear wheel. If slip exceeds a certain limit, the engine management system intervenes and adapts engine torque accordingly. BMW Motorrad ASC/DTC is designed as an assistant system
for the rider and for use on public roads. The extent to which the rider affects ASC/DTC control can be considerable (weight shifts when cornering, items of luggage loose on the motorcycle), especially when the style of riding takes rider and machine close to the limits imposed by physics.

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Chak in reply to @Soul

Interesting. Does the GS have a lean IMU as well?

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Soul in reply to @Chak
See above edit ^

Also:

Driving stability
1. In the DTC setting for RAIN, DTC intervenes early enough to achieve maximum driving stability.
2. In the DTC setting for ROAD, DTC intervenes later than in the RAIN riding mode. This prevents the rear wheel from spinning whenever possible.
3. In the DTC settings for RAIN and ROAD, the front wheel is prevented from lifting.
4. In the DTC setting for DYNAMIC, DTC intervenes later than in the DTC setting for ROAD, meaning that the motorcycle may drift slightly when coming out of the corner or do short wheelies.
5. In the DTC setting for ENDURO, DTC intervenes even later and is set to off-road mode so that longer drifts and short wheelies are possible when exiting corners.
6. In the DTC setting for ENDURO PRO, DTC control assumes that studded tyres are used when off road. The front wheel lift-off detection is switched off, so that wheelies of any length and angle are possible. In extreme cases, the vehicle can rollover backwards!
The bike was in ROAD mode.

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