Brakes question
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Brakes question
2015 Ultra
whenever I press on the rear brake when stopping, I can feel the pressure in the front brake handle. Then the pressure makes the front brake super hard.
would the abs module be stuck open?
suggestions to try before I take to dealer?
whenever I press on the rear brake when stopping, I can feel the pressure in the front brake handle. Then the pressure makes the front brake super hard.
would the abs module be stuck open?
suggestions to try before I take to dealer?
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From your 2015 Harley-Davidson Owner's Manual: Touring Models, under "Reflex Linked Brake Operation":
"2014 and later Touring motorcycles with the Reflex anti-lock brake system have electronically linked brake functionality. This linked brake system provides more responsiveness and allows for more balanced front and rear braking under a wide variety of brake applications.
At speeds greater than 32–40 km/h (20–25 mph), the system dynamically adjusts the linking for the amount of brake applied as well as vehicle speed to achieve a more optimized brake balance. The system provides more linking when the rider is applying heavier braking, and reduces or eliminates linking for light braking and low speeds.
When linked, applying the front brake lever alone will cause the system to also dynamically apply an amount of braking to the rear. Applying the rear brake pedal alone will cause the system to also apply an amount of braking to the left front caliper. When applying both brakes, the system attempts to dynamically balance braking across both the front and rear wheels.
At speeds less than 32–40 km/h (20–25 mph), the brakes are not linked so that low speed maneuverability is not adversely affected, such as when riding the motorcycle in a parking lot."
If you don't have an owner's manual, you can read it online at the Harley Service Information Portal. That's where I got the above quote... You could learn a lot about your bike.
You could start by figuring out if you have a 2015 "Ultra Classic", "Ultra Classic Twin-Cooled", "Ultra Classic Low", "Ultra Classic Twin-Cooled Low", "Ultra Limited", or "Ultra Limited Low".... Harley doesn't show an "Ultra Classic Limited", either in 2010 or 2015....
Now that you know you have Reflex Linked Brakes, if you prefer, you can google it, and read all about your bike...
Last edited by hattitude; Nov 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM.
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You could start by figuring out if you have a 2015 "Ultra Classic", "Ultra Classic Twin-Cooled", "Ultra Classic Low", "Ultra Classic Twin-Cooled Low", "Ultra Limited", or "Ultra Limited Low".... Harley doesn't show an "Ultra Classic Limited", either in 2010 or 2015....
No such thing as a 2015 Ultra Classic Limited.
Ultra Limited, or Ultra Classic
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RollaMo.....You are incorrect
....I have owned my 2015 Ultra Limited Low since new....I can assure you that my 2015 Ultra Limited Low has BOTH ABS ....AND....LINKED BRAKES when it rolled out of the factory. Exactly as Hattitude wrote in his reply.
I further agree with Hattitude that you need to get an Owner's Manual or a copy of one. It's amazing what you can learn by simply READING (unfortunitely often a "lost art"...lol)
....I have owned my 2015 Ultra Limited Low since new....I can assure you that my 2015 Ultra Limited Low has BOTH ABS ....AND....LINKED BRAKES when it rolled out of the factory. Exactly as Hattitude wrote in his reply.
I further agree with Hattitude that you need to get an Owner's Manual or a copy of one. It's amazing what you can learn by simply READING (unfortunitely often a "lost art"...lol)
Last edited by Rob175; Nov 16, 2025 at 04:33 PM.
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RollaMo.....You are incorrect
....I have owned my 2015 Ultra Limited Low since new....I can assure you that my 2015 Ultra Limited Low has BOTH ABS ....AND....LINKED BRAKES when it rolled out of the factory. Exactly as Hattitude wrote in his reply.
I further agree with Hattitude that you need to get an Owner's Manual or a copy of one. It's amazing what you can learn by simply READING (unfortunitely often a "lost art"...lol)
....I have owned my 2015 Ultra Limited Low since new....I can assure you that my 2015 Ultra Limited Low has BOTH ABS ....AND....LINKED BRAKES when it rolled out of the factory. Exactly as Hattitude wrote in his reply.
I further agree with Hattitude that you need to get an Owner's Manual or a copy of one. It's amazing what you can learn by simply READING (unfortunitely often a "lost art"...lol)
Even by your own words, you state you have an Ultra "Limited" Low.
Even the "low" version is still an Ultra Limited. And yes that bike will have ABS Reflex Linked brake system
Again, in 2015 there was an Ultra Limited and an Ultra Classic
Both regular and "Low" versions.
There was not an Ultra Classic Limited
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without getting involved in the food fight, the limited was just the upgraded ultra from the classic.
I think you misunderstood what I wrote.
Even by your own words, you state you have an Ultra "Limited" Low.
Even the "low" version is still an Ultra Limited. And yes that bike will have ABS Reflex Linked brake system
Again, in 2015 there was an Ultra Limited and an Ultra Classic
Both regular and "Low" versions.
There was not an Ultra Classic Limited
Even by your own words, you state you have an Ultra "Limited" Low.
Even the "low" version is still an Ultra Limited. And yes that bike will have ABS Reflex Linked brake system
Again, in 2015 there was an Ultra Limited and an Ultra Classic
Both regular and "Low" versions.
There was not an Ultra Classic Limited