07-08-2013, 02:24 PM
Keep in mind that this was over a decade ago and this was in a car. I was driving in a downpour and was turning on to a cloverleaf onramp heading downhill. While the brakes did not work (there was absolutely nothing there), the Quattro all wheel drive did (the car was an Audi A4) and the car plowed through the corner, but I was not at all happy. Fortunately there were no other cars directly in front of me. Apparently the conditions were such the they negated the brake pedal all together. The braking did return after I entered the highway.
I ended up doing quite a bit of research and found out that others had also experienced similar situations and that Audi had issued some special shields of some sort (unannounced of course). When I went to my dealer, they had no idea what I was talking about, but when I provided them with the part numbers I found, they pulled up in their system, so they ordered them for me. They installed the shields, and I've had no problems since then. But the whole thing did leave me a bit skeptical advances in technology when it comes to drive and braking systems.
Even after that, I was willing to take a chance on Honda's ABS when it came to the CB1100. As I pointed out in my post, any complaints that I've heard when it comes to Honda's braking systems have had to to with the combined portion of the braking system and not the ABS itself. In fact, Honda even uses ABS on their endurance racing bikes, so they are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to ABS.
I ended up doing quite a bit of research and found out that others had also experienced similar situations and that Audi had issued some special shields of some sort (unannounced of course). When I went to my dealer, they had no idea what I was talking about, but when I provided them with the part numbers I found, they pulled up in their system, so they ordered them for me. They installed the shields, and I've had no problems since then. But the whole thing did leave me a bit skeptical advances in technology when it comes to drive and braking systems.
Even after that, I was willing to take a chance on Honda's ABS when it came to the CB1100. As I pointed out in my post, any complaints that I've heard when it comes to Honda's braking systems have had to to with the combined portion of the braking system and not the ABS itself. In fact, Honda even uses ABS on their endurance racing bikes, so they are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to ABS.