Let's talk about ABS!
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Road Master
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From: Alabama Gulf Coast
Let's talk about ABS!
Is there an adjustment on ABS brakes to set the spot or if you will, the time at which the ABS kicks in. I have an 09 Ultra and have had the ABS engage twice at times when I did not think it was at all necessary. I am not really all that aggressive a rider and both times were just at quick changing red lights on dry pavement. Maybe its telling me something I need to learn, maybe these were more dangerous situations than I perceived them to be.
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A review of the video might help. You were obviously close to a wheel lock up for ABS to kick in.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...=0001148015634
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...=0001148015634
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Is there an adjustment on ABS brakes to set the spot or if you will, the time at which the ABS kicks in. I have an 09 Ultra and have had the ABS engage twice at times when I did not think it was at all necessary. I am not really all that aggressive a rider and both times were just at quick changing red lights on dry pavement. Maybe its telling me something I need to learn, maybe these were more dangerous situations than I perceived them to be.
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No you can not make adjustments to ABS. Those values are hard coded into the Software that runs the ABS. At most the dealer will only be able to download a new SW into the unit, this is usually only something that would come as a fix to a know problem from Delphi (who makes the ABS system).
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no adjustment is needed it already tried to save your bacon twice. When it all goes to chit in a basket it will do without any thought what you didn't have time to think about.
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It's saved my bacon at least once.
Was ridning at night in the mountains, came around a curve at about 35-45 and traffic was stopped.
Grabbed hard on the front and pressed the rear and it stopped a foot behind the rear vehicle (a ford 1 to Pickup).
If I had hit him he probably wouldn't have noticed but the damage to the bike?
I can recall during the event that I didn't like the way the brakes grabbed then let up then grabbed again, but it worked...
I have never liked ABS in cars. I have been to several EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operating Courses) trainings as a police officer and had learned how to threshold brake. But I had never taken such a course on a bike and now like the ABS.
The one problem with ABS is at low speed it can cause you problems.
I was in a parking lot traveling slow, a car suddenly started and pulled out, I grabbed the front brake but couldn't get to the rear fast enough. The ABS cancelled the front brake and I nearly smacked the car. If you apply one or the other alone hard it will cancel the braking. This I see as a problem...
Was ridning at night in the mountains, came around a curve at about 35-45 and traffic was stopped.
Grabbed hard on the front and pressed the rear and it stopped a foot behind the rear vehicle (a ford 1 to Pickup).
If I had hit him he probably wouldn't have noticed but the damage to the bike?
I can recall during the event that I didn't like the way the brakes grabbed then let up then grabbed again, but it worked...
I have never liked ABS in cars. I have been to several EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operating Courses) trainings as a police officer and had learned how to threshold brake. But I had never taken such a course on a bike and now like the ABS.
The one problem with ABS is at low speed it can cause you problems.
I was in a parking lot traveling slow, a car suddenly started and pulled out, I grabbed the front brake but couldn't get to the rear fast enough. The ABS cancelled the front brake and I nearly smacked the car. If you apply one or the other alone hard it will cancel the braking. This I see as a problem...
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It's saved my bacon at least once.
The one problem with ABS is at low speed it can cause you problems.
I was in a parking lot traveling slow, a car suddenly started and pulled out, I grabbed the front brake but couldn't get to the rear fast enough. The ABS cancelled the front brake and I nearly smacked the car. If you apply one or the other alone hard it will cancel the braking. This I see as a problem...
The one problem with ABS is at low speed it can cause you problems.
I was in a parking lot traveling slow, a car suddenly started and pulled out, I grabbed the front brake but couldn't get to the rear fast enough. The ABS cancelled the front brake and I nearly smacked the car. If you apply one or the other alone hard it will cancel the braking. This I see as a problem...
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The one problem with ABS is at low speed it can cause you problems.
I was in a parking lot traveling slow, a car suddenly started and pulled out, I grabbed the front brake but couldn't get to the rear fast enough. The ABS cancelled the front brake and I nearly smacked the car. If you apply one or the other alone hard it will cancel the braking. This I see as a problem...
I was in a parking lot traveling slow, a car suddenly started and pulled out, I grabbed the front brake but couldn't get to the rear fast enough. The ABS cancelled the front brake and I nearly smacked the car. If you apply one or the other alone hard it will cancel the braking. This I see as a problem...
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From: SE Wisconsin
To wkenddad; If yours didn't work like normal brakes at slow speed it might be a problem.