06-01-2014, 04:40 PM
(06-01-2014, 04:17 PM)Ridem32_imp Wrote: Elipten I like the abs better not being linked. For riders that have been riding for years we are use to being able to control our front & rear brakes! With linked abs if you hit the rear brake it controls the front also not giving you the option to use just the front or rear brakes. If you needed to lay your bike down and slide to avoid a worse wreck with linked abs you cannot do that.+1 on that, and I don't see any difference in the brake components. 296mm disks w/4-piston calipers on all models, all years. Rear is same too. Maybe the dealer was referring to the ABS control module only, certainly not the brakes/rotors.
If they made the deluxe with no ABS that's the bike I would of bought. I like to be in full charge of my front & rear brakes and if I wanted to lock up either brake I could. But that's just me and how I'm use to riding for 40 plus years.
The reality of today's riders is most do not and will never ride a dirt bike. That's where you learn to control those brakes and steer with the back wheel, and use your body weight.
These days it's all done with computers. We can get a bike with 180 HP on the spec sheet but we can never use it. All these bikes nowadays have a lot of computer intervention built in because so many new riders will never start on something small and really learn the techniques.
As Ridem32 said I also like to use the full power of my front brake, rear brake, and engine independently and in coordination. Yes it takes years and years to get there but that's real riding.
For you all that are getting this bike as a first bike, I suggest some good track days and learning bike control at slow speeds as well. Don't count on the ABS to get you out of anything. It actually increases stopping distance for a skilled rider.