Ok so I was talking to my uncle the other day...he rides a fatboy....I am looking at purchasing a new bike this winter.....leaning towards a road king, haven't ruled out a softail or anything else really yet.....so I asked a question here the other day about what year they started putting abs on the softails.....

Anyway so it came up in conversation and I said I'd have to look for a much newer softail because I want abs brakes on whatever I choose.....he said " do u really need abs"... He literally told me to "man up"...he said you know riding is dangerous....what do u want a seatbelt next?....I really didn't know what to say to him....

I told him , I don't think in a true panic stop u have enough skill to stop as fast as with abs.....do some people, sure...one of the guys I ride with is probably one of them....he has also been a professional racer and has been around bikes for longer than I've been alive.....

Pretty much everyone I talk to thinks I'm stupid....I've pretty much vowed know to talk to anyone else about getting a bike....everyone makes fun of me because I ride a sportster and they say it's a small bike....I'm done with everyone....ok rant off....ryan

 

The fact is that 99.99% of riders can't stop better then what ABS can do. The ABS prevents lock up during panic stops. Anyone here that isn't a professional racer that claims they can stop in a shorter distance with standard brakes than with ABS isn't telling the truth.

As for "manning up"? Until someone buys your bike for you, what do you care what they think? Get whatever you want on your bike.

 

I just got m wife's 2005 carb'ed sportster running again. It's got side shots. It's the best sounding harley I've ever heard. I think I will be borrowing it for a while.

 

My Ironhead with drags sounds flippin' awesome. As good as many Shovelheads I've heard and almost as good (IMHO) as most Knuckleheads.

 

Nobody, in their right mind anyway, is going to claim they can pump brake pedals quicker than the computer that runs the ABS. Last thing I read indicated they do it 17 times per second. Mine has them and they've been used, quite successfully I might add.

 

Ryan Ryan RYAN!!!.......Do what YOU are comfortable with. Make your own decisions....Ride your OWN ride.
You know what you want and what you will be most comfortable with....Go out and get it. You have to satisfy NO ONE but yourself.

 

These safety features make riding safer, we all know the dangers of riding so I welcome anything that increases my odds of living longer on the bike.

 

The most interesting thing about ABS is that it doesn't work until you have already made a mistake.

 

I would have told him I wasn't asking for permission. I was simply telling him what I had already decided to do. That's how I man up. I don't listen to people's opinion when it comes to safety. I have ABS on all my bikes and will have it on all my future bikes and in Europe they past a law that all motorcycles must have ABS on them as standard equipment. Do your own research and you will find qualified scientific proof whether or not ABS will stop a motorcycle faster than a human being can.

 

This is true....some things in life are not in my control though....I'm not tryin to start an abs war or ask people if I need it...I try and ride as safely and defensively as I can...I've learned a lot I think in the short time I've been riding and learn something every time I ride....

Anyway I wanted the abs for the just in case...holy crap...it hit the fan moment when push comes to shove and I might have to slam on both my brakes....hope I never need to though...ryan