ABS Fireblade

[Renton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kO6ltk3a0&feature=channel

I was hoping the video would have been longer considering the spread that they put in the newspaper, but it's still interesting to watch none the less.
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[Ben.]

can you just snatch the front brake and its impossible to lock up then?
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[Renton]

That's the idea of it.

Do you not read MCN?

Or even know how ABS works?
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[Ben.]

yeh i do know exactly how it works thanks

so i can be as stupid as i want with the brake, i mean really stupid snatch it full whack back the handle bar and the bike sorts it out? someone told me that there are limits to it...

would only have it on my bike if i could turn it off, and i would only have it on for town rideing incase someone pulls out on you and you panic, otherwise i would turn it off going for a ride or to do stoppies etc.
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[ms51ves3]

[0ddball]

I like the idea and it will be awesome when the bike is new but i'd worry about problems when the bike is older. Perhaps it will turn out to be as reliable as it is on cars but i doubt it. Plus it doesn't have the main advantage that it has in cars, allowing you to steer around an obstacle while braking hard.

Interesting to see the point proved (well almost) that a good rider can stop just as efficiently on both bikes.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Looks like a good ABS system, esp no pulsing at the lever.
Wonder how good it is in wet turns. Can it be switched off like the BMWs?

Pat
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[t121anf]

i think the race rider ease off when non the abs bike (5:00mins ish) certainly doesn't sound as aggressive as the 1st non-abs run.

[St0rmer66]

[ajb]

they do say the brake acts as normal, and has an electric pump that takes over when you snatch the lever, this would suggest the brake operates normally OR via the electronics, thus would failsafe to norm.
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[4Stroke]

It does have limits, snatch the front brake and you're over the bars.

[Wozza]

Why are MCN videos always shit quality? I would've expected something more professional from a major organisation like MCN.

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[Acemastr]

It'd still wash out on a corner or if you're not upright, it just stops the wheel locking, the rules of braking on 2 wheels still apply.
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[Charlie]

A very biased test if you ask me, that video just showed in my eyes that people learnt to slow a bike down on their second go (what to expect), although I am sure the ABS had an effect.

The race rider was slowing down before he went through the cones!

However I am sure it will help prevent novice riders (like me) from panic braking.
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[Charlie]

Haha, very true yes... maybe I should of worded it differently...

like minimises the effects of panic braking.
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[slap-pop-karl]

thats quite good that is