GSR 400 ABS and NON ABS

[esperados]

i want to kw...

which is better??

the abs version or the normal version??

 

what do abs do to the bike??

[Man Donut]

ABS- Anti Lock Braking System.

 

Prevent your bike wheel from locking when you're executing heavy breaking e.g E-brake.

[mild_slevin]

kind of like pulsating braking at seconds interval... despite ya squeeze the hand brake as hard as ya could.

 

Usually with ABS setup, slightly pricey and slight increment in weight.

[yenyenpark]

recommend u get normal without ABS unless u got spare $$ to burn.

 

it's best u post ur question in GSR400 thread inside naked bike, and u should get more replies from there..

 

I currently riding a non ABS GSR400.. hmm. so far so good. I think if the distant is too short for u to brake, ABS also no use, accident still happen..

[Rain1407]

ABS also no use, accident still happen..

 

Nicely said....

[Kuro_Tenshi]

look at the brake lines.. it should link to a central unit first and not directly to the brake calipers

[ShiokALONE]

ABS or non ABS.my 2cents opinion for ABS is "Aku Braking Siow2" meaning i brake like siow...ABS is for riders who have late reactions,heavy fingers and heart attack attitudes...if non of these describe ur riding personality then get the normal bike...if yes i personally recommend it...other then that no comment

[yhchoong]

Nicely said....

 

Haha like that then helmet also no use, accident also happen.

 

Seriously, every piece of safety equipment counts when it comes to preventing an accident.

 

The purpose of ABS is that it acts as a safety net. This means that in the event you have to jam brake and the wheels lock up causing the bike to skid, the ABS system kicks in and pulsates the brakes, quickly engaging and releasing the brakes in a matter of milliseconds so that the wheels do not lock up anymore and traction is restored. However, the best is still not even to jam brakes in the first place.

 

Why is this so important?

The best braking efficiency occurs at the moment just before the wheels lock up and the bike skids. At this point the bike is slowing down the most. However, once the wheels lock up, all braking ability is lost. At this point the bike is still moving but the wheels are not spinning anymore. The only way the bike is ever coming to a stop is to depend on the friction between the road surface and the wheels to bring it to a stop. This is definitely not useful especially if the surfaces are slippery such as in wet weather. ABS prevents the wheels from locking up and thus places the braking at the point where it is most efficient to bring the bike to a stop.

 

Some skillful riders may argue that they can stop the bike in a shorter braking distance as compared to using an ABS system by manually pumping their brake lever to obtain maximum braking ability. But under what kinds of conditions? Dry and sunny test weather conditions? Or on rainy days where the road surfaces are wet and visibility is poor? Answer yourself this question: In the event of an oncoming collision, would your first instinct be to jam brake and try to swerve to avoid the collision, or would you be telling yourself this:

 

"1. Wet road surface. Check. 2. Depress brake lever by 3/4 to compensate for wet road surface/avoid locking up wheels. Check. 3. Release brake lever after 0.1 seconds. Check. 4. Depress brake lever by 3/4 again. Check. and so on?"

 

And then what if the amount of manual braking compensation for the rider is wrong in such a situation and he over-brakes and ends up locking up the wheels still?

 

Wouldn't it be so much easier to just let the ABS system take care of preventing the wheels from locking up to achieve maximum stoppage power while the rider can just hit the brakes hard without needing to care how hard? Then the rider can just concentrate on controlling the direction of the bike to avoid the collision while under hard braking.

 

Let me sum up my post with a video:

 

 

This is done by Honda illustrating the difference in ABS vs non ABS braking distances.

[Thoma5]

Haha like that then helmet also no use, accident also happen.

 

Seriously, every piece of safety equipment counts when it comes to preventing an accident.

 

The purpose of ABS is that it acts as a safety net. This means that in the event you have to jam brake and the wheels lock up causing the bike to skid, the ABS system kicks in and pulsates the brakes, quickly engaging and releasing the brakes in a matter of milliseconds so that the wheels do not lock up anymore and traction is restored. However, the best is still not even to jam brakes in the first place.

 

Why is this so important?

The best braking efficiency occurs at the moment just before the wheels lock up and the bike skids. At this point the bike is slowing down the most. However, once the wheels lock up, all braking ability is lost. At this point the bike is still moving but the wheels are not spinning anymore. The only way the bike is ever coming to a stop is to depend on the friction between the road surface and the wheels to bring it to a stop. This is definitely not useful especially if the surfaces are slippery such as in wet weather. ABS prevents the wheels from locking up and thus places the braking at the point where it is most efficient to bring the bike to a stop.

 

Some skillful riders may argue that they can stop the bike in a shorter braking distance as compared to using an ABS system by manually pumping their brake lever to obtain maximum braking ability. But under what kinds of conditions? Dry and sunny test weather conditions? Or on rainy days where the road surfaces are wet and visibility is poor? Answer yourself this question: In the event of an oncoming collision, would your first instinct be to jam brake and try to swerve to avoid the collision, or would you be telling yourself this:

 

"1. Wet road surface. Check. 2. Depress brake lever by 3/4 to compensate for wet road surface/avoid locking up wheels. Check. 3. Release brake lever after 0.1 seconds. Check. 4. Depress brake lever by 3/4 again. Check. and so on?"

 

And then what if the amount of manual braking compensation for the rider is wrong in such a situation and he over-brakes and ends up locking up the wheels still?

 

Wouldn't it be so much easier to just let the ABS system take care of preventing the wheels from locking up to achieve maximum stoppage power while the rider can just hit the brakes hard without needing to care how hard? Then the rider can just concentrate on controlling the direction of the bike to avoid the collision while under hard braking.

 

Let me sum up my post with a video:

 

 

This is done by Honda illustrating the difference in ABS vs non ABS braking distances.

 

Yeah totally agree with u!Cause i aso heard alot of biker complainin abs is useless!But a abs bike is nt good for those biker who like to do stunt cause no more stoppies for them!

Edited February 9, 2010 by Thoma5

[CSV]

abs ah.

 

when you do emergency brake and pull all your force into braking, your wheels lock and you cannot turn or steer as fast as you normally can.

 

what abs does is it bites and releases the brakes extremely fast when you pull on them during the emergency, which prevents wheel locking, allows you to steer and control the bike as you normally would. during this braking, you will feel very strong vibrations coming from the brakes which is natural.

 

generally helps when you are faced with sudden braking withnin a certain distance. don't expect abs to do much when you have less than 10 meters to the back of a car.

[kelvinho]

ABS basically prevents skidding and allows for you to steer during e-braking...it basically does intermittent braking for you, although you're holding onto the brakes, hence reducing the chances of skidding...so if you dun skid you can steers...if you do, any steerin would just cause you to skid more...