Your next new bike must have ABS!

[HDTboy]

If I were to push hard on a non-ABS bike to the degree of needing heavy braking, I might get a nasty surprise

No, you'd just end up on your face. Nothing surprising about that.

[crazyhorse]

Sounds like you should buy a car mate!

[steve_t]

Hey YellowDog,
Do the bike wheels lock up for a split second as per car ABS?

[banditrider]

I have managed to "confuse" my ABS (f800s) on a couple of occaisions.

Have had bumpy roads + reasonably hard braking cause issues too. Pretty spooky having the brakes come off for a split second and then kicking back in. In saying that the ABS probably saved me an off in the wet, cold, dark night of the Connie's first GC and I'd rather have than not.

[jimbo]

QUOTE=The Stranger;1129264354]Somehow I think that learning to ride around a safety feature is never going to sound "right"[/QUOTE]

Perhaps I could have worded that better aye Noel

[YellowDog]

Hey YellowDog,
Do the bike wheels lock up for a split second as per car ABS?

No lockups, you just notice a a small amount of vibration. I suppose it must momentarily lock and release but it is so fast that you almost don't notice it.

Apart from once once whilst braking on gravel, I haven't ever previously noticed it before.

[MaxCannon]

Having seen the videos with ABS and non ABS Fireblades I would be adding it to my list of wants for the next bike.
Huge difference in wet braking performance with all riders of all skill levels.

Looks like BMW are making big noises about the "Race ABS" on their S1000RR too.
Wil be interesting to see how it performs.

[Hiflyer]

what if you do a wheelie? Does that screw up the fron wheel sensor? (legit question)

[YellowDog]

Wheelies are not a problem at all. ABS makes no difference.

You can also do stoppies too. ABS only kicks in when the wheel starts to slip. Pretty handy in the wet.

There is also the option to remove the ABS fuse OR save a bit of cash by buying a non-ABS model