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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.
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I'm not sure about abs, as that is my opinion. You should never be in a position to need abs. But things happen.
On my bike, I brake in the way I have been taught, and with the shiteness of brakes/tyres/surfaces I have got it wrong... a lot. Would abs have saved me...no idea.
Tho I have had a greater issues with target fixation and tiredness.
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100% disagree. Unless you're a track veteran or a dirt fiend, 95% of riders aren't gonna beat ABS. Not a chance.
Learning tyre limit is something people dedicate a lot of time to. Most people aren't simply gonna do that.@lynx Yes. ABS is better than the majority of us. Unless you spend weekends replicating Toprak, you're not better than ABS. This is a not even open for contention. The limit is NOT skill. The limit day to day riding is attention span. When shit comes out at you out of nowhere, the limiting factor is your reaction. Is ABS likely to save you more so than your skill and reaction time day to day? I'd say 100%
lynx
Chak
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....