ABS mandatory by 2016?
#1
ABS mandatory by 2016?
THE EU*have voted in favour of mandatory ABS for new motorcycles over 125cc from 2016.Read more:*Motorcycle ABS compulsory from 2016 - Motorcycle news : General news - Visordown
Big questions:
Will the U.S. follow?
How will riders react?
#2
Those that don't like it can find a way to disable it I guess.................
I think it's a great system for the road and will stop a lot of braking mistakes ending in tears.................
As for the track, well see option 1 above
And I think the US should follow suit.
I'm hearing also that no rider under the age of 22 will be able to go out and buy any bike bigger than 600cc in the EU.
That won't go down well with the wannabee racers in shorts and flipflops...................
but I think it's a good idea.
Funny, you can fly a Eurofighter at Mach 2.5 at any age over 16 but you won't be able to ride a big bike..............Imagine all our 18-21's in F16 supereagles EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKK
I think it's a great system for the road and will stop a lot of braking mistakes ending in tears.................
As for the track, well see option 1 above
And I think the US should follow suit.
I'm hearing also that no rider under the age of 22 will be able to go out and buy any bike bigger than 600cc in the EU.
That won't go down well with the wannabee racers in shorts and flipflops...................
but I think it's a good idea.
Funny, you can fly a Eurofighter at Mach 2.5 at any age over 16 but you won't be able to ride a big bike..............Imagine all our 18-21's in F16 supereagles EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKK
#3
#4
Yes it does - probably because it'd be useless to have abs on the front, with a back brake you can lock up ......................
All the Blackbirds came out with dbsc - linked brakes - years ago.
It's all to help the rider not make expensive and painful mistakes - BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER IMHO.
All the Blackbirds came out with dbsc - linked brakes - years ago.
It's all to help the rider not make expensive and painful mistakes - BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER IMHO.
#5
I think its a good idea to implement mandetory ABS. I've never rode a bike with electronic nannies, but in the wet climate we have here, I'm sure it would be useful.
Haha yeah. However if all young riders had the training hours that went into getting solo seat time in one of those birds, well lets just say I'd be taking stock options in knee pucks :P
Oh and the other pilots won't pull out in front of you when they are on their cellphone either
Oh and the other pilots won't pull out in front of you when they are on their cellphone either
#6
Yes it does - probably because it'd be useless to have abs on the front, with a back brake you can lock up ......................
All the Blackbirds came out with dbsc - linked brakes - years ago.
It's all to help the rider not make expensive and painful mistakes - BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER IMHO.
All the Blackbirds came out with dbsc - linked brakes - years ago.
It's all to help the rider not make expensive and painful mistakes - BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER IMHO.
Which has me thinking other manufacturers will at least start adding an ABS button. With the possibility of considering a "Track" mode in acknowledgement that bikes are going to head places where fully linked brakes isn't always desirable. If it becomes mandatory, especially in the U.S.
You mean expensive, painful mistakes like this?
Best guess he was riding in Race or Slick mode, which turns off rear lift detection
#7
You mean expensive, painful mistakes like this?
BMW S 1000RR. ABS ??? - YouTube
Best guess he was riding in Race or Slick mode, which turns off rear lift detection
BMW S 1000RR. ABS ??? - YouTube
Best guess he was riding in Race or Slick mode, which turns off rear lift detection
C-ABS is definitely the way forward IMO, I ride a CBR600RA and although I know how to brake correctly, for the most part I only use the front brake because I know the rear will be applied in the correct proportions when braking, I then only use the rear brake at slow speeds.
#8
Looks like that was 100% front brake and 0% rear. Silly mistake to be honest.
C-ABS is definitely the way forward IMO, I ride a CBR600RA and although I know how to brake correctly, for the most part I only use the front brake because I know the rear will be applied in the correct proportions when braking, I then only use the rear brake at slow speeds.
C-ABS is definitely the way forward IMO, I ride a CBR600RA and although I know how to brake correctly, for the most part I only use the front brake because I know the rear will be applied in the correct proportions when braking, I then only use the rear brake at slow speeds.
One thing to note: ABS worked as designed. Doesn't look like the front ever locked and definitely put down maximum braking force. Just the Germans at BMW seem to believe in giving ppl everything they need to kill themselves if they choose to do it
#9
The KTM Duke 690 I am looking at buying comes standard with ABS. There's a button under the passenger seat to turn it off, and the salesmen said the brakes weren't linked either. Not sure I believe that though. There's also a dial for changing your mode from aggressive, to econ, to regular engine mapping
I feel like as long as you can turn ABS off, why not? I'd like to have it in the rain just in case...
I feel like as long as you can turn ABS off, why not? I'd like to have it in the rain just in case...
#10
i hate laws.... especially stupid ones....
i'm not against ABS, especially for the people that want it..... but don't force companies and people to have it that may not want it. doesn't the EU have bigger fish to fry than worrying about ABS on bikes by 2016?