Anyone test their ABS yet?

[AzBob_imp]

Agree. Definitely should be (regularly) practicing emergency avoidance maneuvers in clean, dry parking lots, and all other skills, as well. :-)

[Deanohh_imp]

If abs worked at very slow speed, it would make it impossible to actually stop.

[the Ferret]

If abs worked at very slow speed, it would make it impossible to actually stop.

guess that is true

[AzBob_imp]

That, and on dry pavement (where I spend 99% of my time), ABS stopping distance is usually longer, assuming one knows how to utilize maximum braking.

[GoldOxide_imp]

It has kicked in at least three known times for me. Two on rough, loose stones situation, and once on a greasy worn spot in the asphalt. The behaviour felt better than in most cars. I suppose the last thing ABS on a bike wants to do is rattle the rider's nerves more than necessary.

[ohiorider_imp]

I don't think anyone should complain about BMW too much. My first ABS-equipped bike was a 1989 K100RS/ABS. Almost 30 years ago! Until that time, no other manufacturers were installing ABS brakes on their bikes. The liability was too great.

I too wanted to know 'does this stuff really work?' So I took my bike out on a rain soaked road, pushed it up to 55 - 60 mph, then hammered the brakes, front and rear.

Amazingly, the bike slowed quickly, and I didn't experience any wheel lock up.

As far as I'm concerned, kudos to BMW for pioneering ABS on motorcycles.

Bob

[GoldOxide_imp]

I recall those '89 TV reports showing the BMW with "training wheels" performing aggressive stopping. Very impressive.

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Today, and unrelated, I am not sure what compares:

* Crash air-bag riding gear?
* Self-riding motorcycle - again, a BMW was used. It even parks itself on its side stand when coming to a stop. No rider onboard. Kinda takes the soul out of the bike, eh?

Yeah, https://youtu.be/4JlYE6nSNJI

[LongRanger_imp]

I wear a Helite self-inflating vest. Unlike ohiorider testing the ABS on his '89 K100RS, I have no desire to test my vest. The videos are compelling enough!

[Houtman_imp]

I wear a Helite Turtle Back Airvest as well and also hope that I never have to use it.
One of the reasons I like it that you can use it over any jacket as it has its own build in back protector; I could remove all back protectors from all my jackets therefor giving more room for layering other pieces of clothing.

[Henrik_imp]

I had the ABS kick in for the first time a couple of weeks back. A car cut me off in town, and I had to brake quite hard. I did feel a little bit of a vibration in the front as a result, but the whole thing was quite uneventful. The bike remained as stable and easy to control as normal, yet stopping very quickly.

Had I not had ABS for this one, I am pretty sure I would still not have had a problem, but it would probably have gotten my heart rate up a bit more as the front would have locked up briefly.

This is the first bike I have ever owned with ABS, and never really thought about it much before Felt reassuring, and I certainly do not regret having it on the bike.