ABS

[StreetFighter_imp]

Streetfighter, I think I misunderstood sourdough's question as I thought it was directed at me. I DO know that ABS is safer. My dealer did not have one in '13 when they first hit the dealers. They only had one CB, non abs, and I bought it.

Go ABS. Fit to your bike or buy a bike with it fitted. With my '10 model I will not, for various reasons, fit it, so I'm guilty of not practicing what I preach. But that is beside the point. My first, and last, experience of an ABS system operating on a motorcycle was very recently on a rented FJR 1300. On a max effort stop on a very wet road I could feel the ABS working. It pulled up straight and true, even with a small change of line mid-way. If I had been on my CB I feel that a slide may have been likely, or at least a foot down save. I have also had extensive experience of ABS systems in heavy aircraft. They work both in simulation and real-world. Stopping distances and control are both improved. Dramatically.

95% of non-ABS equiped motorcycle accidents may have been prevented with an ABS system.

Cheers

Incidentally 87% of people find an argument more persuasive if statistics, particularly percentages, are quoted.

Go ABS. Fit to your bike or buy a bike with it fitted. With my '10 model I will not, for various reasons, fit it, so I'm guilty of not practicing what I preach. But that is beside the point. My first, and last, experience of an ABS system operating on a motorcycle was very recently on a rented FJR 1300. On a max effort stop on a very wet road I could feel the ABS working. It pulled up straight and true, even with a small change of line mid-way. If I had been on my CB I feel that a slide may have been likely, or at least a foot down save. I have also had extensive experience of ABS systems in heavy aircraft. They work both in simulation and real-world. Stopping distances and control are both improved. Dramatically.

95% of non-ABS equiped motorcycle accidents may have been prevented with an ABS system.

Cheers

Incidentally 87% of people find an argument more persuasive if statistics, particularly percentages, are quoted.
It's not that high, it is somewhere between 30 and 40 percent according to the MSF. Some accidents just cannot be prevented with breaking as slick roads creating a wobble won't be impacted by ABS.

No I'm not being a smarty, but bikes have been made without ABS and have done just fine. Yes, all being equal I'd gladly take a 2014 'deluxe' CB1100, none where close to me.

New 2014's are still on Cycle-Trader, here's one.

http://m.cycletrader.com/dealers/Redline...-112030415

If your heart is set on one I'd just maybe trade into it. Even with the $$ lost in the transaction, at least it would be set up and ready to roll.

Ever since I was a wee pup on my Yamaha DT-100 enduro it's all been about modulating the braking. That modulating is varied based upon road(trail) surface, front or rear brake, and what the situation calls for. Then there is the issue of braking while turning.

Yes, I'd take ABS if the rest was sorta equal. I'm mostly a dry pavement guy with the CB1100.

No, they're extremely rare or I would have gone that direction. There isn't one in the state of Florida, I searched cycle trader and even those that claimed to have one responded to my email saying sorry they only have the standard model.