View Poll Results: Does your Softail have ABS brakes or does not have ABS brakes
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Softail with ABS without ABS
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 482
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From: Vancouver
My dodge ram is fully loaded with computers electric everything & it costs less for annual service. And if I think I have a problem, they are all over it & actually find the problem, repair & are glad they could be of service.
Instead of, dismissing you, as this motorcycle is very complicated & you need to know more about how brakes works & your complaint is unrepairable. Piston, hydraulics , pads, rotor & or the digit tech program to set the ABS function. Yep sounds complicated alright.
Instead of, dismissing you, as this motorcycle is very complicated & you need to know more about how brakes works & your complaint is unrepairable. Piston, hydraulics , pads, rotor & or the digit tech program to set the ABS function. Yep sounds complicated alright.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,109
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From: Connecticut
Abs will allow the bike to stop in a straight line and not slide. On equal speeds and brakes applied the abs will take a few feet longer to stop than regular brakes do. This is the same in cars, trucks and anything with abs brakes. I don't have nor do I want it on my bike. The more drivers aids they put on bikes the more people rely on them to save their ***. It makes us lazy and not pay attention to how to ride a bike. Yes it will help the ones in certian situations but will also hinder some in others.Those who don't want them can just unplug the pump and the brake system will function as normal brakes. Harley brakes are not the best but once you learn to ride with what you got you will be safer
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 953
Likes: 127
From: Rome, NY
Those who don't want them can just unplug the pump and the brake system will function as normal brakes. Harley brakes are not the best but once you learn to ride with what you got you will be safer
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,109
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From: Connecticut
Furry one what do you do for work?? really?? as you know a lot about nothing. I fix this stuff daily. all abs does is to allow the driver to maintain control in a panic situation. If you believe anything else then you need to read more and talk out your mouth and not your ***
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Road Master
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 953
Likes: 127
From: Rome, NY
I fix this stuff daily.
all abs does is to allow the driver to maintain control in a panic situation. If you believe anything else then you need to read more and talk out your mouth and not your ***
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,109
Likes: 9
From: Connecticut
Yeah, People come to me every day to ask me about technical **** I know nothing about so I can give them wrong answers and waste their time.
All the more reason not to say what you did. My last ride was in '88, and now I'm back on. I special ordered my ride with ABS because you just never know - like the ******* in the pickup that drove 2 feet into my lane Friday to Fu@k with me.
Please keep it clean, thank you. I know what ABS does, and how it works, and telling people how to defeat it is irresponsible at best, and you should know better. People didn't get sloppy just because OEMs installed seat belts & air bags & ABS, and if you've got one shred of evidence to the contrary, show it.
All the more reason not to say what you did. My last ride was in '88, and now I'm back on. I special ordered my ride with ABS because you just never know - like the ******* in the pickup that drove 2 feet into my lane Friday to Fu@k with me.
Please keep it clean, thank you. I know what ABS does, and how it works, and telling people how to defeat it is irresponsible at best, and you should know better. People didn't get sloppy just because OEMs installed seat belts & air bags & ABS, and if you've got one shred of evidence to the contrary, show it.