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Fire Guys Road King 11-04-2008 06:40 PM

To ABS or not to ABS
 
Ok looking at an 09 RKC, is the ABS that much better? I've been riding earlier w/o it. Can't decide, its almost another $1000

tima 11-04-2008 06:45 PM

What's an accident or losing some hide worth? If I had the option, I would have got it. I love it on my cars. Put the bike in a couple skids, kept control but wonder if I would have skidded at all if it had ABS. (Is skidded a word??)

M.PRUCINSKY 11-04-2008 07:03 PM

I like the feel of non abs brakes better on 2 wheels. Been racing/riding off road bikes for years and ride on the edge of lockup anytime you use the brakes. I like the extra feel'

iann8ik 11-04-2008 07:29 PM

i jumped on my brakes real hard once and was sure glad to have ABS. Complete control. Would have been down without ABS.

scoteh 11-04-2008 07:44 PM

Now that I've had ABS on a bike, if I have a choice I'll always get it again. Worth every cent.

meveratt 11-04-2008 08:21 PM

Absolutley ABS! I've only had it kick in on the rear, but thats saved me from some back-skidding more than once. HD has a DVD that shows ABS versus non-ABS on a wet course -- it came with my bike -- that'll convince you!

lost6009 11-04-2008 08:28 PM

abs
 
I got it for the resale if it ever came to that. Not a month after I got the bike, I feel I was in a situation that would have ended very bad without it. I havent thought twice about it since.

wjl24 11-04-2008 08:28 PM

No Brainer, ABS all the way. Panic stop, rain, oil on the road, no way you can do better on your own than with ABS.

sniperduce 11-04-2008 08:48 PM

Get the ABS. You may only need it once for it to be worth the $$.

RexBuck 11-04-2008 10:59 PM

Absolutely ABS. Had it kick in once when I had to grab hard in the rain. Saved me from what could have been a lot of grief.


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