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03-16-2009 | 07:53 PM

Lawdawg

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Originally Posted by XTrooper3936

Two reasons. First, your front brakes don't do ANY braking until you actually apply them. Delaying use of the brakes that are your most effective and which should be doing the majority of the work is going to increase your stopping distance. Second, as I mentioned above, going to your front brakes first allows for proper weight transfer which will assist in braking and decrease the possibility of locking up your rear tire if you're operating a non-ABS bike.

Also, if you're on a non-ABS bike, it's MUCH safer to lock up your front tire (just release brake and reapply) then it is to lock up your rear brake. If you lock up your rear tire at speed, you'll have to ride out the skid.

Gotcha.. well that makes sense.

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03-16-2009 | 08:06 PM

tda69

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All my previous bikes over the last 23 years of riding on the street did NOT have ABS. Today, I wouldn't buy a bike without it. Yes, Brembo brakes are better and that coupled with ABS makes for a safer ride.

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03-16-2009 | 08:45 PM

Will CF

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Originally Posted by beary

One dealer told me the non ABS bikes are selling a lot slower this year. In fact only 20 percent of 09 had ABS when they first came out. He said Harley is putting ABS on 80 pecent of their toruing bikes now.

When I was looking at dealers, I had trouble finding an ABS bike in stock... Seems like the ABS bikes were in the Metro areas ... My dealer had to do a dealer exchange, but it is an option I definately wanted to have on the new bike ! I wouldn't doubt that we start seeing more bikes available like you said !

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03-16-2009 | 09:13 PM

EricD10563

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Recently I had the classic left turn in front of me driver must have been 80 and the passenger looked to be older. It was close enough that auto behind driver put her hand to her face and her mouth did the “O” WTF is this person doing. I applied a lot of front and rear brake, ABS kicked in on the rear brake as the rear lightened up and the bike tracked perfectly straight. I was pissed but I think ABS made it an uneventful event

Been riding for 32 plus years and maybe would have had the same results without ABS, but maybe not.

I have to check my rear even more knowing how fast this bike can haul down.

BTW I practiced panic braking in a parking lot, but nothing like the real thing. ABS does have a strange feel to me so I'm glad I knew what it felt like before hand.

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03-17-2009 | 09:55 AM

Flying Horse

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You have all made a very strong argument for the Brembo ABS system. Now that I am sufficiently concerned about my well being, I have to find a way to get a new bike before something happens. Of course this comes at a time of unemployment.
Thanks for the comments.

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