Reflex Braking System, do you like it?
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Columbia SC
Im old enough to remember when cars came out with ABS, some people had trouble adjusting or possible he needs to have dealer check it out.
Club Member
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From: Bedford UK
I change between brands of cars more often than I do bikes, but each one comes with things we have to get used to, which are in some way different to the previous car/bike, as OP is discovering! Some things are easier than others.
Ultimate HDF Member
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From: OH
my only ABS bike, on which I did 50k miles, never once activated, so could be said to have been a waste of the technology!
I change between brands of cars more often than I do bikes, but each one comes with things we have to get used to, which are in some way different to the previous car/bike, as OP is discovering! Some things are easier than others.
I change between brands of cars more often than I do bikes, but each one comes with things we have to get used to, which are in some way different to the previous car/bike, as OP is discovering! Some things are easier than others.
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2016
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From: Ohio/arizona
I've gone from glider brakes (wizard) to front and rear brake shoes to rear shoe with front disc and finally full discs. Were the abs brakes a gov. mandate due to so many new yuppie green riders or safety feature by mother Harley? I've been riding since the early 60s. Call me the unfrozen caveman biker because these things confuse me. Have I been part of the pavement? Yes, stretched 49 pan head with no front brake, 78 shovel had to put it down to avoid a tbone. My abs is in my hand and foot. I don't want a Asian computer handling my braking decisions. Oh yea...I pulled the fuse on my GMC Sierra 4 whl. Crazy? Probably but it's my choice.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Naples Fl.
One question I have that I haven't tested yet is, will the linked ABS act any differently if you brake in a corner than in a straight line. Are there two different algorithms or does it react from an application standpoint the same. Will it compensate for being leaned over while cornering and modulate the braking differently?
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Cruiser
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From: San Francisco
One question I have that I haven't tested yet is, will the linked ABS act any differently if you brake in a corner than in a straight line. Are there two different algorithms or does it react from an application standpoint the same. Will it compensate for being leaned over while cornering and modulate the braking differently?
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2014
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From: westland Michigan
One question I have that I haven't tested yet is, will the linked ABS act any differently if you brake in a corner than in a straight line. Are there two different algorithms or does it react from an application standpoint the same. Will it compensate for being leaned over while cornering and modulate the braking differently?
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