ABS is sold through instilling fear, uncertainty and doubt into the mind of the buyer - is not really needed and just something else expensive to go wrong. It is a triumph of marketing but not much else.
To ABS or not ? 800GS
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Blobby
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marcusfordus - Is tonight going to be like waiting for Father Christmas - can't sleep! You've made an excellent choice and the ABS was a good call as you will find out - once you've had ABS you won't want a road bike without it 
Mr Fish
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Sorry but in real life and for me on 2 occasions it has stopped me crashing......
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Dead right I am. I've gone to bed already
marcusfordus - Is tonight going to be like waiting for Father Christmas - can't sleep! You've made an excellent choice and the ABS was a good call as you will find out - once you've had ABS you won't want a road bike without it
Dead right I am. I've gone to bed already
WoodWorks
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Well I'm saying no
47 years riding motorcycles, had a few accidents, but not one of them would have been prevented by ABS
If you're happy with it then fine
Bit like 'dayglo' and high viz then eh
jtw000
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I've said no. It's rubbish. Spend the extra money on a bit of training.
It's been tested
Whilst out my travels running the bike in I've gave it some large on the front, nothing....
tried it even harder and made it stutter on the front end, so it works, but very late, probably right at the bottom of the front fork travel when pushed hard. I guess under normal riding it will never show it's face again.
Training wise, IAM Observer good enough
Whilst out my travels running the bike in I've gave it some large on the front, nothing....
tried it even harder and made it stutter on the front end, so it works, but very late, probably right at the bottom of the front fork travel when pushed hard. I guess under normal riding it will never show it's face again.
Training wise, IAM Observer good enough
Blobby
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That's exactly as the ABS should be on a dry clean surface - it should not interfere until there is some serious braking force involved. ABS is at it's best when panic braking in the wet and when you brake over some white lines/grease or diesel that you had not spotted or smelt. I hardly know it is there in the summer but as an all weather rider, when the winter comes, you will feel it click in and think to yourself "oh, I didn't see that" and it's then that you realise it's real value. It's like another set of eyes.
Enjoy the bike
Dave Ett
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I wouldn't want a (road) bike without it now. Saved my inattentive arse a couple of times. The fact you can turn it off for proper gravel roads is fab! (So long as you remember to do it before you try to stop on the said gravel!)
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