ABS Benefit?

Not so sure ‘bout the brainless comment .... bad things happen to good smart folks all the time ,ABS on any type vehicle 2,3 or 4 wheels no matter is a safety system which has been fine tuned by most manufacturers .... I won’t not buy a bike without ABS but I always consider it a bonus when I’m looking at a bike for sale , while it has never saved me on a bike , I know it might and that’s a great thing !
 
No acotrel, it doesn't necessarily help people who are brainless, a good setup ABS picks up earlier than a rider can, even a pair of geriatric old clogers like you or me! :)
 
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The idea of ABS is that under almost all road conditions your vehicle with the aid of ABS will stop shorter than the identical vehicle without .... plus on a bike not only do you stop quicker but also have the opportunity to steer away from obstacle you are trying to avoid , that type of maneuver is more difficult with your front and maybe even rear tyre locked up .... the computer can cycle the brakes much quicker than any human .... what not to like about this feature , almost always able to disable if spending your ride day in the dirt also ....
 
Most road bikes are probably made to be as kind to their rider as possible. Plenty of guys try to road-race converted road bikes and never consider how the steering geometry is set up to be neutral or even less than neutral, so the bike always tends to run wide in corners. The bike is safer that way, but more difficult to ride fast in corners. I think ABS is very good for beginners. It is more difficult to lock a brake through over-reacting to a crisis. However if you are experienced, you have already encountered most situations and simply ride around them. So the ABS doesn't mean anything. It is there but probably never works.
I think that if I put a kid on my Seeley 850, they would crash almost immediately due to it's oversteering when it is gassed coming out of corners. But for me, that steering and the deadly front brake are essential
 
The other thing is - I never ride modern road bikes. With my mentality, I would not keep my licence for long. With a bike which is extremely fast, it is easy to grab a handful of throttle, then die of fright and grab the front brake. ABS is probably essential when that can happen easily.
 
Al some times I got to wonder about your thinking, I been riding on the road for over 45 years now have my Norton set up with modern front brakes that work a treat, I also have a modern Triumph 1200 Thruxton S with twin brakes up front and ABS, it all boils down to your own control and I do a lot of high speed rides when out on it, well on all my bikes, I just do it in the right places and not on the major highways where most cops patrol, riding with my mates we have our moments trying to out run each other for that next twisty section, on my Norton I have never locked up my brakes with the modern brake set up and the ABS system on my new bike works a treat but I can also turn it off if I want to, but why would I, I can brake as hard as I want and my brakes will stop very quickly without locking the front wheel or back wheel for that matter, I had no problems at all getting use to ABS brakes, and yes I have had my licence suspended 2 times for 3 months because of lost of points but that's not bad for 45 years of hard riding, I been off the road long with recovering from injuries than lost of my licences, my modern bike is so good around town, on the highway and even better out on the tight back roads, it all boils down to your own control with your throttle hand, I just don't think about it and ride my bikes when ever I feel like it.
One thing with riding only on the track is you are only riding when you can and not all the time so when you do get to get out on your bike of course you are going to ride it harder and push it to its limits because you only have a short time on it, while I do the same thing but I do it all the time as I am always on my bikes and not afraid to ride on the road with others, you just got to be more smarter and more aware what is happening around you and looking out for other stupid road users.
Yes I have had a few crashes but most were from my own fault, pushing my bike to hard into corners and gravel on the road (2x) and not braking fast enough (2x) and once when 17 when stopped to turn into my mates place a car hit me from behind and went straight over me, so really not bad for 45 years of riding, but I do love my ABS brake system on my modern bike.

Ashley
 
I haven't got the mentality which would allow me to ride a motorcycle on public roads. I watch Youtube videos of circuit racing and laugh at the antics of the riders when they over-cook it. However I never laugh at a crash which occurs on the IOM.
I rode a registered motorcycle until I was 29, then went road racing. Looking back to my pre-racing days, I believe I should not be alive. When you race on a circuit, the risks are usually minimised to a tolerable level. On public roads, you never know what is ahead of you. Once you get past your crash and burn stage, road racing is very easy. Riding on public roads is never that.
What amazes me, are the number of Youtube videos which show a guy starting a bike, then riding it without a helmet. It is like playing with explosives - if you go there often enough, you will cease to exist.
 
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