What did you do today?

[Thermite]

Regardless of the cause/effect that is some beautiful footage.

"Riding shouldn't be about electronics".  I agree.  My fear is electronics could take me down faster than a deer when things go wrong.

[DRKWNG]

My fear is electronics could take me down faster than a deer when things go wrong.

SKYNET is your friend.

[teddy037.3]

SKYNET is your friend.

I for one welcome our binary overlords

[Thermite]

Co-worker with a BMW has an occasionally malfunctioning ABS module.  $2,600 replacement cost.  Dealer (we all know) "you can ride without it but it could prevent the brakes from working at any given moment".

No thanks, I'll take a pass.

When the government puts out terminator deer to cull the biker population I, for one, am going to vote libertarian.  Just sayin'.

[MadDuck]

Co-worker with a BMW has an occasionally malfunctioning ABS module.  $2,600 replacement cost.  Dealer (we all know) "you can ride without it but it could prevent the brakes from working at any given moment".

Never, ever saw it stop the brakes from working, except where the ABS was activating when it wasn't supposed to and you had to apply more pressure to stop.  Have seen many instances where the brakes apply all by themselves, even to the point of locking the wheel and not letting go.    Customer quote "It's like a ghost is in the car applying the brakes and turning the steering wheel" ---- good fun.   

[MadDuck]

I for one welcome our binary overlords

John Connor, where are you so I can sign up?

[Thermite]

Okay maybe the brakes just lock up without warning.  Probably worse that way.

Getting back into the message Suzuki is saying "Our electronics suck.  We can't make them stable enough to be relied on so we've decided to leave them off".  I choose not to argue with that position.

[MadDuck]

Plus, as a corollary to your earlier statement, the fact that electronics aren't there means you don't have to pay to fix them when they go out.  And go out they will.

[Thermite]

And go out they will.

That sums my opinion in a nutshell.  Hopefully not while you're overextended in corner and counting on electronics to allow you to ride beyond your skill level.

And yeah, a $2600 replacement module would turn either of my rides into scrap metal.

[DRKWNG]

And yeah, a $2600 replacement module would turn either of my rides into scrap metal.

Rick understands that sentiment quite well.   

[hadesducati848]

turned in my resignation today . this time next week i will no longer be a professional safe cracker   
I be working at H-power and might even have me a 1199 before christmas  that is if i can refrain from buying 848 corse  till then

[MadDuck]

Good for you on all counts!

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Congrats!...maybe we'll see you out on Sundays once in awhile... *

*it won't be on the 848 though, it's been sold...

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Did an abbreviated Sunday ride today and then stopped by SSD...on the showroom floor, an SFS and a 848 SF, both in slate gray...the Ducatic Corse 848 EVO SE has a sold sign on the seat...

[freeflydive]

Yeah, it had a "sold" sign on it last Tuesday.  I do wonder what Ducati has in store for the 849!  

On a separate note...a friend emailed me this amusing graphic...