ABS Brakes?
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: On the road to nowhere, UK
RE: ABS Brakes?
Ride NOW &\\; sod the ABS. I've managed 30 years without needing it. If you go down the 'what if...' line, you'd never get out of bed...
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More folk get hurt playing sport than riding bikes. Just do it &\\; trade up later if you're the paranoid sort.
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More folk get hurt playing sport than riding bikes. Just do it &\\; trade up later if you're the paranoid sort.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2008
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RE: ABS Brakes?
Start with - The decision is yours.
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Since you asked for an opinion, this is how i made up my mind.
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Questions
Will I ever ride with anyone else on my bike? \\; \\; YES
Do I care about the person riding with me? \\; \\; \\; YES
Will ABS add any type of protection in a Panic Stop? \\; \\; \\; YES
Is a one time cost of $750 worth the possible reduction in injuries to me and a loved one? \\; \\; \\; YES
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Decision was easy, waited an extra 45 days, very HAPPY!
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Since you asked for an opinion, this is how i made up my mind.
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Questions
Will I ever ride with anyone else on my bike? \\; \\; YES
Do I care about the person riding with me? \\; \\; \\; YES
Will ABS add any type of protection in a Panic Stop? \\; \\; \\; YES
Is a one time cost of $750 worth the possible reduction in injuries to me and a loved one? \\; \\; \\; YES
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Decision was easy, waited an extra 45 days, very HAPPY!
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Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 963
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From: Displaced hillbilly
RE: ABS Brakes?
I wouldn't waste two months of riding time waiting on something I "might" need. \\; Not saying it's not a nice option to have, but I haven't had it in the past so I don't know what I'm missing, ignorance is bliss so they say.
Advanced
Joined: Jun 2007
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RE: ABS Brakes?
Nice thing about ABS is you don't have to think about it when you \\;get "busy"...no locking and releasing the front brake.....no keeping the rear locked once you are there.
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I've had the rear pulsing a couple of times ...nice not to have to fight 800 lbs of \\;steel  \\;when you are trying to avoid that car
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I've had the rear pulsing a couple of times ...nice not to have to fight 800 lbs of \\;steel  \\;when you are trying to avoid that car
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RE: ABS Brakes?
here my 02C.. im awaiting delv next week and ordered my SG in april with ABS.
next schedule deliv form HD is Mid August for the 2009 models///.. ABS all the way....
dealer was trying to push me to purchase floor model with rebates and all,,, but the one time i may need the ABS good make a big differance... seen it on gravel , that will really convince u to wait..
ride safe.
next schedule deliv form HD is Mid August for the 2009 models///.. ABS all the way....
dealer was trying to push me to purchase floor model with rebates and all,,, but the one time i may need the ABS good make a big differance... seen it on gravel , that will really convince u to wait..
ride safe.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,230
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From: Oak Park, IL
RE: ABS Brakes?
ORIGINAL: Reverend
Whats with all this crap about panic stops? Don't you guys ever read and anticipate?
Whats with all this crap about panic stops? Don't you guys ever read and anticipate?
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Of course I do, if not I would have died long ago. \\;\\\\\\; But there is no reading or anticipating for the idiot who realizes that she has missed her left turn, cuts across three lanes of traffic, and slams on her brake in front of you. \\;\\\\\\; This happened to me a week after I picked up my new Ultra. \\;\\\\\\; Without ABS I would have hit her or dumped it, plain and simple. \\;\\\\\\; The city I live in has three of the busiest highways in America. \\;\\\\\\; It is a pucker up experiance most of the time you ride them, and ABS is just one more tool to keep me and my passengers safe, there is no shame and it does not reduce your macho quotient to be smart.
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Best regards,
Harry