Motorcycle braking device and related control method

A motorcycle braking device, the motorcycle braking device comprising

• a brake circuit,
• a front wheel brake actuating unit which, when operated, actuates a braking operation of a front wheel,
• a front wheel braking member,
• a rear wheel braking member which works in conjunction with a braking operation for the front wheel, and
• an anti-lock braking system (ABS),
• wherein when the ABS is active on a side of the brake circuit corresponding to the front wheel, a braking pressure ratio between the front wheel braking member and the rear wheel braking member is different from a braking pressure ratio when the ABS is inactive.

A method of controlling a braking device for a motorcycle, the braking device comprising

• a front wheel brake actuating unit,
• a master cylinder,
• a sensor for sensing the master cylinder pressure,
• a front wheel braking member operatively connected with the front wheel brake actuating unit,
• a rear wheel braking member which works in conjunction with a brake operation for the front wheel,
• the method of controlling the braking device comprising the steps of:
• gradually increasing braking pressure of the rear wheel braking member as a sensed pressure of the master cylinder increases to a first front wheel master cylinder pressure,
• maintaining braking pressure of the rear wheel braking member as the sensed pressure of the master cylinder further increases from the first front wheel master cylinder pressure to a second front wheel master cylinder pressure,
• gradually decreasing the braking pressure of the rear wheel braking member as the sensed pressure of the master cylinder increases from the second front wheel master cylinder pressure, and
• determining a final braking pressure of the rear wheel braking member to be either zero or a predetermined braking pressure greater than zero, based on a control mode of the braking device.