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How do you tell if you have ABS on a 2017 RoadKing.
 
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When you said how to tell if I have abs, I would have said lift up your shirt. But that's a different kind of abs.
 
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You do. All you need to do is read the owners manual. Its standard and linked. You also got a DVD that shows you how to use it.
 
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When you said how to tell if I have abs, I would have said lift up your shirt. But that's a different kind of abs.
How many sit-ups does my bike need to do before it has abs?
 
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How long before Jack LaLanne shows up?
 
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How long before Jack LaLanne shows up?
Jack was held together by his Kevlar leotards.
 
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Originally Posted by uncle kebo
You do. All you need to do is read the owners manual. Its standard and linked. You also got a DVD that shows you how to use it.
It is a $795 option on the Road King, and not standard.

These pictures are from a 2011 Street Glide, but you will still have that ABS sensor wire if you have the ABS option.

This shows the ABS sensor wire next to the brake line.
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Do what the prior posts suggest;

OR if that is too boring for you

Go really really, really, fast and ride into a 100+ yard patch of loose sand, wet leaves, ice, banana peels, or what have you, then hit both brakes as hard as you can, while pulling in the clutch so you don't stall the engine. If you don't have abs you'll likely lock up both wheels, wipe out and slide till you run out of inerita.
 
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My bike has an ABS unit mounted on the front of the frame. That's how I know mine has it. Plus the ABS light blinks when I flip the ignition on.
 


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