08-22-2014, 04:47 AM
Similar to seeing a "Wet Paint" sign and having to touch the paint to see for myself...
The first bike I got with ABS I just had to see if the brakes were truly better and "anti lock" and went to a large empty parking lot, accelerated to about 40 and then forcefully engaged the brakes. Well, the bike came to an almost immediate stop, and I slid forward on the seat like I was shot out of a cannon, slid right up the tank, and the only thing saving me from being launched off the bike was my helmeted head crashing into the windshield and I recall my neck twisted to an unnatural degree. It really seemed like a good idea at the time.
The first bike I got with ABS I just had to see if the brakes were truly better and "anti lock" and went to a large empty parking lot, accelerated to about 40 and then forcefully engaged the brakes. Well, the bike came to an almost immediate stop, and I slid forward on the seat like I was shot out of a cannon, slid right up the tank, and the only thing saving me from being launched off the bike was my helmeted head crashing into the windshield and I recall my neck twisted to an unnatural degree. It really seemed like a good idea at the time.