Hi Nick T, I do have the habit of slamming on the rear brakes just to try the ABS every now and then, however never had the balls to try the front end just for fun even. You manage to convince yourself to try the front too?
nick chen -----Original Message----- From: nicholas.threader [mailto:nicholas.threader@;NTLWORLD.COM] Sent: 06 November 2002 2:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: US ABS Fiasco? >So, Nick, you ARE doing maintenance: you are exercising your ABS at least >once a day. Well Henry it's a sort of maintenance just without spanners and brakefluid etc . >Is that something you are doing intentionally by attempting to lock up your >brakes, or because of your riding environment (wet, slippery, etc.)? It's a bit of both , i like to see where the limits of the tyres are on different surfaces and under different conditions also the limits of the braking system , sometimes intentional sometimes not . Going on from the question . I do believe that the ABS is under used on most peoples bikes , which is why it fails . It's no good having it if you are afraid to use it in an emergency , also if you wait till your in an emergency situation before you use it , it could be seized and of no help at all . People may not want to slam on the anchors when riding to see if it works , but why not , it's a heavy bike and you may just need all the help you can get one day to stop . I'd rather find out if it works when i can have some control over the conditions , rather than wait till the conditions give me no choice but to slam them on and hope they work ok . atb Nick T SA#12 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/2002 This communication contains confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us IMMEDIATELY that you have received it and destroy it. We are not liable for any unauthorised sending of or interference with this communication.
