Thoughts on ABS?

[xwhatsit]

You mean like all the 'legions in their own lunchtimes' types around here that have a photo of themselves doing a track day and say things like... "all the braking is done with the front, i never touch the back brake"

Don't forget the Yoshimura decals on their leathers!

[pritch]

'legions in their own lunchtimes'

Golly! There must be even more of them than I thought...

[YellowDog]

Well I do ride a bike with ABS. It was not my choice, but a condition from my wife as part of the new bike deal thing (I had to buy her a rabbit).

I have ridden quite a few bikes and always like to think that my experience and ability with feeling the brakes means that I have my own inbuilt ABS.

I have only felt ABS kick in on a couple of occasions. Once was on gravel, which was still very good as it brought the bike to a standstill without skidding and the other was after a mistake I made whilst riding a little too quickly in the wet when something unexpectedly occured. In both situations I believe that I could have rescued the situation myself. I would say that I now use my back brake a great deal more and whereas before I would always have been concerned about rear wheel lock up now, I am now a lot more confident.

I am sure there will be other situations arrise for which ABS will be a life saver. I suspect that future developments will include traction/stability ABS combinations.

Unless a bike has a bad/dangerous ABS system, ABS has to be a good safety feature to be considered by all.