I'm with Ryan on this one. Rev matching works for street use. Hell, it works for race track use. I've ridden several bikes with slippers and I simply don't like the way they feel....especially the later Ducati 1098R one where I can feel the damned thing ratcheting through the clutch lever. It's disconcerting and uncomfortable.
Ditto ABS. On most bikes the geniuses who program the systems have decided that they need to link front and rear brakes. Whenever one wheel stops turning they relieve brake system hydraulic pressure to "unlock" it. However, on a modern streetbike it's not uncommon to lift or nearly lift the rear and have it stop turning at minimal application of the rear brake. When the rear stops turning the ABS system relieves pressure to BOTH wheels, so stopping distance and absolute performance are compromised.
To make matters worse the valving to make ABS work is frikkin' heavy. That's what I want...a bike that an engineer worked years to make lighter......enhanced with a heavy, hydraulic valved system installed by some safety Nazi who's never even ridden a motorcycle and who has no inkling of what is required to ride one well.
If someone does a system that doesn't link fronts and rears I might consider it for a streetbike. This type of system might be great for heavy bikes like tourers or Police specials, but for sportbikes I'd like as little between the middle finger of my right hand and the tire as possible, please.
Yep!
