04-18-2021, 12:28 AM
Some of our bikes have reached seven years old now, and working on a master cylinder yesterday that had been in storage in my garage for about ten years (that still had fluid in it) that had the piston seize in it made me think about this: What if a seven year old anti-lock brake system NEVER had the anti-lock feature activated - can it be depended on to function properly in an emergency? I do not understand the details of an anti-lock braking system, but I assume there must be some type of solenoid valve that acts to control the pressure and I am wondering if this valve could become stuck from non-use? I have deliberately tried out my front and rear anti-lock brakes just to see how they work, but how confident can we be that a system will function as designed if it is never activated over a course of seven (or more) years?