Abstract: A vehicle, electronic stability system assembly, and a method of controlling said vehicle. The vehicle having a frame with at least two ground engaging members, a motor operatively connected to at least one of the at least two ground engaging members, and a driver straddle seat supported by the frame. An accessory anchor is connected to the frame rearward of the driver straddle seat and is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position for selectively connecting to a vehicle accessory. The vehicle further includes an accessory anchor position sensor for sensing a position of the accessory anchor. An electronic stability system (ESS) is communicatively connected to the accessory anchor position sensor for receiving a signal from indicative of the position of the accessory anchor. An output of the ESS controls stability of the vehicle and is defined in part on the signal from the accessory anchor position sensor.

Abstract: A vehicle, a saddle bag support assembly for the vehicle, and a method of deploying said saddle bag support assembly. The vehicle having a frame defining an interior volume, with at least two wheels attached to the frame. A driver straddle seat is supported by the frame and positioned at least partially forward of the interior volume. The vehicle further includes a saddle bag support assembly connected to the frame and moveable between a stowed position, in which at least a portion of the saddle bag support assembly is stowed within the interior volume, and a deployed position, in which at least a majority of the saddle bag support assembly is deployed outside the interior volume. The saddle bag support assembly being configured and arranged to selectively receive a saddle bag when in the deployed position.

Abstract: A photonic device/a method of forming a photonic device comprising a length of optical fibre [11] loaded in tension over a portion of its length, an in-fibre Bragg grating [14] formed within the tensile loaded portion of the length of fibre, two longitudinally spaced apart supports for the fibre [10], longitudinally aligned channels [19] in the supports, for receiving the fibre, a carrier [12] in which the supports are located, and glass solder [21] contained within the channel anchors the embedded fibre to the support, the supports being formed from a material that has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the glass solder.