I,ve been curious as to what braking tests Polaris had to go through to certify their brakes are in compliance with FMVSS (federal motor vehicle safety standards) Standard #122 Motorcycle Brake Sytems.
What does FMVSSS standard #122 motorcycle brake systems say, here is the link for the actual seven pages of text for that standard, outlining braking systems required and required tests Keep in mind its the actual legal lanqage so not near as informative as the 117 page guide for that testing I will also link below
CFR-2011-title49-vol6-sec571-122.pdf
Much more interesting to read is this NHTSA 117 page document actually explaining all the tests a manufacturer must perform to certify compliance with braking standard #122 of FMVSS. wet tests, high speed test, fade tests , burnishing tests etc This is what Polaris had to do and submit in order to be in compliance , the type of motorcycle the Slingshot is classified as in this document is a three wheeled motorcycle category 3-5. You will see they did have to state their GVWR and GFAW and GRAW that they were certifying to . AND you will see it is very rigorous and detailed, and all the different tests (wet, dry, fade, burnishing etc) The Slingshot met.
tp-122-03.pdf
