Ok, I officially love ABS brakes.

[Jvheli]

I am a believer in ABS but on some bikes the tuning is so bad its more of a hazard than a help. I think my Roadster is pretty darn good.

 

[1olbull]

FYI -
Emergency testing on level dry pavement has shown that cages produce about .75g brake force.
This is a ratio of the force necessary to begin skidding divided by vehicle weight.
As we all know, motors are much more difficult to stop in a controlled manner. Riders, other than the small percent of expert pros, develop just .5g to .6g even though their motors are capable of much more than cages (.9g to even over 1.0g).
ABS improves all the beginner and intermediate riders to the .75g of cages.
This is a huge safety improvrment and saves lives and injury.
Example: At 60 mph and .5g the minimum stop distance is 240 feet. At 60 mph and .75g the minimum stop distance reduce to 160 feet. A huge difference and improvement!
Now if you use just the rear brake, as many do, a 60 mph emergency srop will take a minimum of 364 feet!
Practice using BOTH brakes.

 

[1K9]

I have locked the rear of the R3 three times. It happens rather easily. The rear went sideways some but the bike remained composed and gave me time to regain rear traction and full control. I wish my bike had ABS. Im sure that it would make a difference when it counts the most.

 

[Jvheli]

FYI -
Emergency testing on level dry pavement has shown that cages produce about .75g brake force.
This is a ratio of the force necessary to begin skidding divided by vehicle weight.
As we all know, motors are much more difficult to stop in a controlled manner. Riders, other than the small percent of expert pros, develop just .5g to .6g even though their motors are capable of much more than cages (.9g to even over 1.0g).
ABS improves all the beginner and intermediate riders to the .75g of cages.
This is a huge safety improvrment and saves lives and injury.
Example: At 60 mph and .5g the minimum stop distance is 240 feet. At 60 mph and .75g the minimum stop distance reduce to 160 feet. A huge difference and improvement!
Now if you use just the rear brake, as many do, a 60 mph emergency srop will take a minimum of 364 feet!
Practice using BOTH brakes.

I always (surface permitting) use both brakes. I almost crashed quite a few years ago due to locking just the rear in a panic. Im a believer in muscle memory. In a panic your gonna do what you always do. Good or bad. Basic human factors stuff. Its a shame its not taught in more industries.

I wonder when linked brakes are gonna be standard equipment?

 

[scot in exile]

They are working on making ABS standard on all bikes over 250cc, for regular braking you will never use your ABS feature always work towards threshold braking-using both brakes near to the point of nearly locking the wheels this is the most efficient braking, for the old timers who only use the rear brake please give up riding for the rest always remember
F-A-R-T
Front and Rear Together

For riders getting back on the bike after 20-30-40 years just remeber most bikes now have disc brakes no need to use all your strength as we used to with drum brakes.
Braking is something that you can get very very very good at all it takes is practice.
Ride safe .

 

[1K9]

They are working on making ABS standard on all bikes over 250cc, for regular braking you will never use your ABS feature always work towards threshold braking-using both brakes near to the point of nearly locking the wheels this is the most efficient braking, for the old timers who only use the rear brake please give up riding for the rest always remember
F-A-R-T
Front and Rear Together

For riders getting back on the bike after 20-30-40 years just remeber most bikes now have disc brakes no need to use all your strength as we used to with drum brakes.
Braking is something that you can get very very very good at all it takes is practice.
Ride safe .