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Yes, fantastic idea for everyday use.
Not on track and it’s good to learn the limits of braking without abs. But then it’s also good to learn the limits of braking with abs too. Basically we should all practice braking hard more.
A skilled rider can normally out brake ABS but an average rider in a panic will benefit from it in most situations.
Panic braking mid corner because you ran out of judgement, skill or conviction is the only major exception. -
This is a good video on this topic:
https://youtu.be/sDbWZiaUeDY?si=cFhkZ4Qia8HZ8Xu3
The TLDR is that most people, especially car drivers will tend to slam the brakes in an emergency and especially the rear because driving + foot pedals. You can out brake ABS quite easily on a bike without ABS by using a lot more front brake and being willing to lift the rear wheel. ABS will prioritise keeping the tyres on the ground and from sliding at the expense of stopping distance. You can stop in roughly the same distance with ABS as without if you use the brakes progressively rather than slamming them.
All that is caveated by saying this is only in a straight line, as soon as you add some corners or twisting evasive moves, ABS wins.
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So is abs a good idea on a motorbike?
The Ron haslam race school used to teach braking on non abs 125 honda CBR? The faired ones. Showed rider how effective the brakes can be and actually show how to do stoppies....