Retrofitting ABS & Traction Control

[crush02342002]

fwiw iv riden and owned bikes with and without abs...currently with abs. after last falls experiance im a big fan of abs lets just say in a group and the front suddenly comes to a stop the rest slide past them

[Dry Martini]

fwiw iv riden and owned bikes with and without abs...currently with abs. after last falls experiance im a big fan of abs lets just say in a group and the front suddenly comes to a stop the rest slide past them

Let me see if I got this right. You are Ina group ride and you are following to close to come to a controlled stop, and you are relying on ABS to save you? Is that correct?

[Triple J]

Let me see if I got this right. You are Ina group ride and you are following to close to come to a controlled stop, and you are relying on ABS to save you? Is that correct?

My thought exactly.

[Pedro-bot]

And here we go......

[koko64]

And here we go......

+1

[crush02342002]

putting on flame suit...following 2 seconds behind, leader of the group forgot where this back road was and suddenly veered to the right onto this back road. the front two bikes had abs and stopped on a dime, those who didnt... slid past. I slid but with about 5ft to spare hehind the guy infront of me. This could happen to anyone so please dont act like it wont happen to you.

btw harley roadkings loaded down without abs cant stop for shit

[Triple J]

Not flaming, just something to think about. Same thing happened to me once as well when I first started riding...because I was following too closely. 

It's also a reason why I don't do large group rides anymore...people just tend to folow too closely in order to stay in a group. I've seen 2 accidents on larger group rides caused by following too close.

[freeclimbmtb]

I said probably, ABS...absolutely, traction control...not sure.    I have my 796 with ABS BECAUSE my 696 didnt have it.  Front wheel locked up and I went down before I even had a chance to think about what happened.  The ABS on the new bike has saved my ass more than a couple of times, grabbing a little too much brake and thought to myself, "Id be running for the kill switch if I was on the 696 right now"  It is possible that now that Im used to it, Ill probably crash the next non-ABS bike I get on.  Heard of someone doing that on a Triumph Thunderbird..

[Dry Martini]

putting on flame suit...following 2 seconds behind, leader of the group forgot where this back road was and suddenly veered to the right onto this back road. the front two bikes had abs and stopped on a dime, those who didnt... slid past. I slid but with about 5ft to spare hehind the guy infront of me. This could happen to anyone so please dont act like it wont happen to you.

Well it will not happen to me because I don't follow dumba$$es in group rides. In fact, I do not do group rides. It sounds like you were all bunched up, which is not a "good thing".

[ducpainter]

nice work guys...

[Dirty Duc]

I picked traction control only, because I don't really like when the rear wheel spins up on cold paint... and I know how to do it relatively cheaply (replace money with time... but I digress).

[Pedro-bot]

nice work guys...

See what I mean Nate?

Warning shot.

But you're right.
Cats.
The whole lot of 'em.

 

[koko64]

Like herding cats.

Anyway, those with late model Monsters with TC and ABS, who do you find it? Reassuring, annoying?

[GK]

I picked traction control only, because I don't really like when the rear wheel spins up on cold paint... and I know how to do it relatively cheaply (replace money with time... but I digress).

Yep.

Wet roads, lines on the road, bit of oil here and there and more are situations when I reckon TC would be handy. Add ABS for the wet or really, really hard braking situations is why I said if affordable I'd have both.

GK

[Barney]

I don't notice the tc much on the 1100...it's a wheelie nanny for the most part, but even then you'd have to be really ham fisted to put the front wheel in the air without knowing what's going to happen...the abs has stepped in a few times, usually the rear, which probably wouldn't be an issue either way for me.  That being said, it does offer fair amount of peace of mind, especially in the wet and I would definitely want tc on a more powerful bike.