Worldwide, an increasing number of countries are mandating motorcycle ABS. In the European Union, motorcycle ABS legislation has been enacted, and will applied from the beginning of 2017 to all newly registered vehicles with an engine displacement over 125 cc.

Similar legislation will also apply in Japan and India from 2018, and in Taiwan from 2019. Brazil plans to mandate ABS for all existing vehicle types with an engine displacement over 300 cc, with legislation being enacted between 2016 and 2019. Motorcycle ABS is also on the political agenda in the United States, Australia, and Ecuador.

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