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  • Jo
    Jo
    4 years ago
    Really curious as to how the ABS works on the 2009 models and up. Do you still have to work both hand and brake lever in unison? Or just either or?
    And do they really make much difference?
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    4 years ago
    Quoting Jo on 11 Jun 2019 04:03 AM

    Really curious as to how the ABS works on the 2009 models and up. Do you still have to work both hand and brake lever in unison? Or just either or?

    And do they really make much difference?

    No the brakes are independant. ABS is the biggest safety improvement on a motorcycle. Yor able to grab a fistfull of front brake in the rain and remain upright 
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    4 years ago
    Keep in mind that ABS isn’t so great on dirt/gravel where having the wheels dig in can be a good thing. I.e Adventure bikes I’ve ridden had switchable ABS.
  • me_ashman
    me_ashman
    4 years ago
    I was looking at the abs unit on my slim, seems it's only on the front., I always thought it would be linked and both front and back would be controlled. 
  • Jo
    Jo
    4 years ago
    Thanks for the comments guys.
    So if I understand it correctly, front and back brakes are not linked. The ABS simply prevents the brake from locking up - which is certainly great in panic situations.

    Is ABS fitted on both front and rear brakes? Or does that vary by Model as seems to be the case mentioned by Ashman.
  • FLHuTChU
    FLHuTChU
    4 years ago
    Abs is on both wheels, never only on one wheel. It is fairly important you blokes know about this. Please research or read your owners manual.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    4 years ago
    Quoting me_ashman on 13 Jun 2019 02:25 AMedited: 13 Jun 2019 02:55 AM

    I was looking at the abs unit on my slim, seems it's only on the front., I always thought it would be linked and both front and back would be controlled. 

    Ash its on both front and rear.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    4 years ago
    Quoting FLHuTChU on 13 Jun 2019 08:39 AM

    Abs is on both wheels, never only on one wheel. It is fairly important you blokes know about this. Please research or read your owners manual.

    Agree mate
  • me_ashman
    me_ashman
    4 years ago
    Quoting me_ashman on 13 Jun 2019 02:25 AMedited: 13 Jun 2019 02:55 AM

    I was looking at the abs unit on my slim, seems it's only on the front., I always thought it would be linked and both front and back would be controlled. 

    Quoting paulybronco on 13 Jun 2019 08:56 AM

    Ash its on both front and rear.

    I thought the same.
     I know there's speed sensors on both wheels but looking at the abs controller on the front and tracing the rear lines it only goes from the reservoir to the caliper. Maybe there's a rear controller I'm not seeing. 


    Edit. Found it. I looked the exploded view.... It's behind the swingarm mount.


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  • KB
    KB
    4 years ago
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    Linked braking on a motorcycle is dangerous. there are times you want to use a rear brake only and any application of front brake could result in a lockup even with ABS or possibly sliding if not locked up, same result - you're stuffed. These things are only useful for riders that are not proficient in emergency braking on large capacity motorcycles that they ought not to be riding due to lack of experience.
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