<$15k ABS models skipping NZ?

[baffa]

My concern with modern electronics, is that drivers and riders learn to rely on them.
Especially on a bike. If you learn to ride on an asthmatic 500 with abs, then upgrade to a 10 year old supersport, you're going to expect to grab the brakes with gay abandon.

I wouldnt mind getting on the ABS wagon, but i'd rate traction control as a much more important feature (assuming I can turn it off ).

[Ender EnZed]

I wouldnt mind getting on the ABS wagon, but i'd rate traction control as a much more important feature (assuming I can turn it off ).

I think the reverse. You're much more likely to need to make an emergency/panic stop than an emergency/panic acceleration.

[baffa]

I've locked my front wheel once, trying to do a stoppie. Somehow saved it by slamming my foot down. I'll never be that lucky again.

ABS is a great feature and I am not seeking to understate how useful it can be, but in wet conditions, I'd be more interested in stopping the rear stepping out mid corner.

[nerrrd]

Those who would not risk buying a bike without it are either beginner riders or riders who have a false belief it prevents crashes.

Oh to live in a world of such irrefutable certainty.

[rastuscat]

Oh to live in a world of such irrefutable certainty.

It must be lovely to be better than everything.