ABS the question

[Edbear]

I'm still riding those same bikes.

I don't feel the slightest need for ABS.

Somehow I'm fine with that...

[caspernz]

I'm still riding those same bikes.

I don't feel the slightest need for ABS.

Speaking for myself here, but I prefer to combine my average riding skills with above average equipment...so in your case it's awesome skills compensating for ancient equipment then?

[Katman]

Speaking for myself here, but I prefer to combine my average riding skills with above average equipment...so in your case it's awesome skills compensating for ancient equipment then?

If you say so.

[banditrider]

Does ABS gurantee to keep you upright on a wet slippery rd when breaking hard? If not I would not bother as bike ABS can be expensive to service. It would possibly
be more of benefit to learner riders though who have not got the braking distribution between front and rear brakes right.

No guarantees as there is more to than just wet road but certainly better than grabbing a handful with no ABS. Pretty sure the ABS came to the rescue one wet night just North of Dargaville. Not sure why you think it's more expensive to service...

There are a lot of bikes out there now with pretty serious brakes, just blindly grabbing a handful could get ya into trouble (everyone seen videos of idiots going over the handle bars) - ABS takes away that issue. It wasn't an option on the Connie when I got it but I would have paid more to get it and will if necessarily in the future.

There are times when I don't like it - it very occasionally activates when braking hardish on bumpy roads when you are not actually locking up but the computer get's confused as the wheels could be doing different speeds momentarily.

[Katman]

just blindly grabbing a handful could get ya into trouble (everyone seen videos of idiots going over the handle bars) - ABS takes away that issue.

Yay, so idiots can now just grab a handful of brakes and not know whether they're doing it right or not.

What a win.

[FJRider]

Yay, so idiots can now just grab a handful of brakes and not know whether they're doing it right or not.

What a win.

Plenty of idiots do it NOW ... if fewer bin (as is most likely) with ABS doing the SAME thing ... Whats the downside .. ???

[Mr. Peanut]

Yay, so idiots can now just grab a handful of brakes and not know whether they're doing it right or not.

What a win.

I would rather that idiot survived until someone teaches him better.

I think, on a population wide basis, it will save lives. I'm all for it.

I just don't want or need it on my motorcycle.

[Katman]

Whats the downside .. ???

That motorcyclists lose the ability to know how to most effectively operate their brakes.

[Katman]

Any monkey can be taught "See that lever? Squeeze it hard".

[FJRider]

That motorcyclists lose the ability to know how to most effectively operate their brakes.

The ones I referred to in my post never had that ability. They can't lose what they never had ...

ABS just disrupts Darwins theory ...

[Katman]

ABS just disrupts Darwins theory ...

I'm starting to like Darwin more and more.

[onearmedbandit]

There are a lot of bikes out there now with pretty serious brakes, just blindly grabbing a handful could get ya into trouble (everyone seen videos of idiots going over the handle bars) - ABS takes away that issue. It wasn't an option on the Connie when I got it but I would have paid more to get it and will if necessarily in the future.

Pretty sure this model comes with ABS. It won't stop a bike from flipping over. I could do that on my bike without locking the front tyre, so ABS wouldn't even know about it.

[Gremlin]

My BMW has ABS (along with probably every trick motorcycles can have). The point of ABS is to stop wheels locking due to a surface with low friction, allowing you to maintain better control of the motorbike. I've had both front and rear ABS activated, the front almost exclusively on gravel surfaces, the rear activates under hard braking when the bike is pitching about a bit.

By default ABS is on, on every startup, but it's switchable and I have turned it off for rougher adventure riding...

I would certainly wish for a future bike to have ABS, considering it above those without, just the same way as wanting stronger brakes, than those with weaker ones.

[Rhys]

I think the question should be if you have abs would buy another bike without it

[pzkpfw]

... Anyone who reckons they can do better than an ABS equipped vehicle, all the time...are just kidding themselves

Landing the Space Shuttle amounted to pushing a button that told the computer to start the process.

About the only thing the "pilot" did was push the brakes after landing.

Then they got the computer to do that too, as it wore out the brakes slower.