08-25-2014, 07:47 AM
(08-25-2014, 06:18 AM)AzBob_imp Wrote:(08-22-2014, 05:40 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote:(08-22-2014, 05:30 AM)Elipten_imp Wrote: Well that just changed my thought of testing my ABS as this is my first bike with it. Guess I will wait for a real world experience.
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Eric..I've hit the brakes pretty darn hard on my 14 dlx, hard enough I thought the ABS might kick in, but so far it hasn't that I know about. Never felt any pulsation in lever or pedal. I'm almost afraid to see how hard I have to apply the brakes to make it kick in. i'd like to try it in a big parking lot but then again, like you, I just might wait for the real world experience.
On clean, dry, sticky pavement, a motorcycle with good brakes is unlikely to lock up the front wheel. More likely, the motorcycle will rotate about its front axle (e.g. "stoppie/endo" -- the rear wheel will come off the ground), assuming moderate rake.
One shouldn't wonder what max braking capability is... they should be practicing it in a clean, (relatively) deserted parking lot.
On clean, dry, sticky pavement, a motorcycle with good brakes is unlikely to lock up the front wheel. More likely, the motorcycle will rotate about its front axle (e.g. "stoppie/endo" -- the rear wheel will come off the ground), assuming moderate rake.
One shouldn't wonder what max braking capability is... they should be practicing it in a clean, (relatively) deserted parking lot.
...or, on the other hand, the (relatively new) rider grabs a handful of front (non-ABS) brake, the front wheel locks up, the rider doesn't modulate, and the front end washes out, dumping rider onto said clean, dry, sticky pavement.
