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| I am considering an st 1300 (2007)
Is it worth the extra $1,000.00 for abs?
What are the pros and cons of this?
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| | Norm, it depends on how you brake somewhat. Do you always use both brakes (good); do you brake firmly (good); do you regularly go out to an empty lot just to practice emergency stops (good) to see how quickly you can stop without losing control or skidding? And it depends on how you ride somewhat. Are you likely to tailgate, make numerous high speed lane changes on the freeway, make split second passing decisions on two lane roads (all bad because you are then not taking into consideration the drunk next to you who is just then trying to pick up his burning cigarette which he dropped on the carpet while he was talking on the phone and checking out the chick in that Miata)? Bottom line: at the cost of a little more stopping distance, ABS, which is rock solid technology these days, keeps you from skidding in a straight line panic stop (no help in sideways slides--so you can still high-side). So depending how often you, with your riding style, will face emergency stops and how likely it is you will then panic (easy to do) and lock the brakes and lose control because the front wheel is locked up, it will make a difference. It may really help, even save your life, if a deer jumps in front of you at the last second. Ditto if a car or truck turns left into your immediate path because he never saw you. But is it worth $1000 to be safer? I decided not when I bought my 2006 ST1300, based on how I ride, brake, practice braking, and how often I have had to engage the ABS on my car (never). But if I ever need it and don't have it, I may be lucky if I don't live to regret it. I guess you pays your price and you takes your chances, like so much else in life. Anyway, ride safe and remember that every day you ride there is some driver on your road who is trying to take you out. Watch out for him cuz he ain't never gonna see you. |
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| | A: Norm, I recommend invest in ABS. I have ABS on my current bike and will never have another bike without ABS. Motorcycle safety training helps me avoid 99 percent of the dangerous situations. ABS helps me avoid 99 percent of the surprise situations. In 30 years of open highway and suburban all-season biking overseas and in the US, I put a bike down, got injured, and thankfully I lived. I had no ABS to help me avoid that first spill. In 2005, I had to clam down really hard on the ABS discs just one time -- and I am still here today because ABS kept me upright and positioned to avoid an unexpected problem and a spill. Get the ABS! You will not regret the decision. |
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| Thank you for your input. I am also considering the 2007 model. Trading my Harley for an upgrade.
Ray |
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