Ride by Wire
The first production motorcycle to come equipped with ride-bywire throttle control was the 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6. Ride-by-wire is the laymen’s term for electronic throttle management, and many modern bikes now utilize this technology. Before that R6, throttle management was controlled solely by the rider.
Before ride-by-wire, the throttle tube connected physically to the throttle valve – whether it was located in a carburetor or in the throttle body of a fuel-injection system – via a cable. Tightening fuel emissions have all but
