Can't find a concensus searching. ABS or No ABS

[TheNomad]

Looking to get a new left over 06.

I rode an ABS 06 demo and the brakes felt fine. There may be a tiny, tiny amount of softness in the lever, but I adjusted the "adjuster" to the furthest from the grip, and that more than made up for it. If you yank hard, the thing stops hard. Just like a regular bike.

Nevertheless, I'd like to see the yeas and the nays on the forum before I make a final decision...

Thanks,
MD

[BlackBeauty]

Well, I say that if you do not use the presence of ABS as an escuse to ride like a lunatic and you continue to ride in the same way, that you ought not notice it.........until it potentially saves you from the patch of sand/whatever that you didn't see because it was dark.

Some people are dead set against it. I have only felt it kick in when I was deliberately testing it out.

I know that I can not brake maximally in a true panic/emergency - that is, for me, what defines an emergency (not expected and the panic grab reflex). I prefer to have it and would always opt for it.

Take care - BB

[kneedown]

On 2007-03-12 16:43, TheNomad wrote:
Looking to get a new left over 06.

I rode an ABS 06 demo and the brakes felt fine. There may be a tiny, tiny amount of softness in the lever, but I adjusted the "adjuster" to the furthest from the grip, and that more than made up for it. If you yank hard, the thing stops hard. Just like a regular bike.

Nevertheless, I'd like to see the yeas and the nays on the forum before I make a final decision...

Thanks,
MD

Any "softness" in the lever is nothing to do with the ABS. In my view the fact that ABS may one day save your life is enough. Unless of course you have mastered the art of emergency braking under any and all conditions (without falling off) in which case you don't need ABS :wink:

[googus]

I just put an order in for a 2007 ABS and for me the small price differnce for (I guess) better overall safety than it is well worth it.
Greg

[SR1]

Agree with Kneedown. There is a lot of BS on the net about what models have the soft brakes and which ones don't. Mostly those opinions come from those who have never even sat on a Triumph. The real issue is/was sticky pistons in the calipers, it has a band-aid fix from Triumph of putting in a larger master cylinder. I doubt you will find a definitive answer on exactly when a change was made to the brakes, if any was made at all...not enough time has transpired to know if the 07's are free of the "malady" or not. Your decision to get ABS should be just that, as it will not have any affect on anything else, including how good the brake lever feels.

[stwanted]

I hate the abs on my 2002 volkswagen car. I worked 5 years commuting to a ski resort and there were times I knew I could stop the vehicle faster then the abs - on ice and such they would never lock up in the end so it would keep letting the vehicle go (no prob cant stop my e-brake)

But abs has gotten better and better. I have always been skepticle of abs on motorcycles for that reason

I have ridden for 2 decades and in the last few years since abs has gotten alot better I have heard many stories about people who are sure abs prevented their accident - I have never heard of abs causing an accident but i'm also sure it has

my cent

[Snake]

I haven't had a chance to ride the Sprint I ordered (with ABS) yet, but I do have a comment that falls in line with the rest.

When it comes down to safety of riding, a lot of that has to do with the skill of the rider and their choice in riding style. If you ride more aggressively, for example, you are more likely to come in contact with problems.

With that in mind, panic stops are something that most people do not have control of, and therefore cannot prepare for in a simple ride. Like kneedown stated.

Why not allow yourself the piece of mind that ABS is there, even if you will never need it.

Thats my thinking on it. :hammer:

[LoVel]

I posted this last week on another thread. This is my opinion.

With all the talk about, to ABS or not to ABS lately, I thought I would share this.

I was riding to work one morning through a fairly sparse residential area. Large lots and not densely populated. The posted speed limit is 40MPH. I came around a blind corner a little faster than I should have to the view of the tailgate of a pickup truck that was stopped behind a garbage truck that had the road completely blocked. I grabbed all the brakes I had and pulled and pushed as if my life depended on it. The back end locked up and broke loose twice before I got stopped. Did I mention I was going around a corner? But each time the ABS released the brakes and the bike righted itself. I got stopped with a foot or so to spare.

You can take ABS or leave it of you want but I promise you in a panic stop it can be the difference between life or death or at least a very serious case if road rash and major damage to the bike. I don't think I mentioned but the outside of the blind corner in question has a rock wall ditch for a catch fence.

The section of the road I was on actually has one of those little yellow signs that gives a reduced speed limit for that particular section because of the blind corner. The actual speed limit in that one little section is 25mph. I can't swear to an exact speed but I know it was too fast for where I was. The front brakes never actually locked up but the backs did lock and release twice.

I know the bike would have laid down if the ABS had not released the brakes because there was no way in he11 I was letting go of them.

If you have ever seen the tailgate of a pickup truck closing in on you at a rapid rate of speed you would know why. I clearly remember it was an older Ford with a nice steel bumper.

[Aske]

Thread on ABS v. non-ABS

[upnet]

Yeah...but ya can't do stoppies with ABS...... :-D