No I have had both bikes with and without ABS, the ABS is safer in some situations but, it is nice to have both experience and the advanced safety feature.sourdough44_imp said:
No the 14 models both had 6 gears.Lord Popgun_imp said:
So it is probably about the same price as just replacing the upgrades if I ever find a deluxe version for sale.Xyzzy_imp said:
You like it overall?Lord Popgun_imp said:
Go ABS. Fit to your bike or buy a bike with it fitted. With my '10 model I will not, for various reasons, fit it, so I'm guilty of not practicing what I preach. But that is beside the point. My first, and last, experience of an ABS system operating on a motorcycle was very recently on a rented FJR 1300. On a max effort stop on a very wet road I could feel the ABS working. It pulled up straight and true, even with a small change of line mid-way. If I had been on my CB I feel that a slide may have been likely, or at least a foot down save. I have also had extensive experience of ABS systems in heavy aircraft. They work both in simulation and real-world. Stopping distances and control are both improved. Dramatically.Lord Popgun_imp said:
Go ABS. Fit to your bike or buy a bike with it fitted. With my '10 model I will not, for various reasons, fit it, so I'm guilty of not practicing what I preach. But that is beside the point. My first, and last, experience of an ABS system operating on a motorcycle was very recently on a rented FJR 1300. On a max effort stop on a very wet road I could feel the ABS working. It pulled up straight and true, even with a small change of line mid-way. If I had been on my CB I feel that a slide may have been likely, or at least a foot down save. I have also had extensive experience of ABS systems in heavy aircraft. They work both in simulation and real-world. Stopping distances and control are both improved. Dramatically.Pterodactyl_imp said:Go ABS. Fit to your bike or buy a bike with it fitted. With my '10 model I will not, for various reasons, fit it, so I'm guilty of not practicing what I preach. But that is beside the point. My first, and last, experience of an ABS system operating on a motorcycle was very recently on a rented FJR 1300. On a max effort stop on a very wet road I could feel the ABS working. It pulled up straight and true, even with a small change of line mid-way. If I had been on my CB I feel that a slide may have been likely, or at least a foot down save. I have also had extensive experience of ABS systems in heavy aircraft. They work both in simulation and real-world. Stopping distances and control are both improved. Dramatically.Lord Popgun_imp said:
95% of non-ABS equiped motorcycle accidents may have been prevented with an ABS system.
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Incidentally 87% of people find an argument more persuasive if statistics, particularly percentages, are quoted.
No, they're extremely rare or I would have gone that direction. There isn't one in the state of Florida, I searched cycle trader and even those that claimed to have one responded to my email saying sorry they only have the standard model.sourdough44_imp said:
