> just short of ABS when I need to, but it is the mental security > of knowing I > am not on the edge of disaster. For me, that is the advantage of ABS.
That's what the advantage should be for everyone. But, alas, far too many riders think that ABS equipped machines stop quicker than non-abs, when the reality is: riders who are using maximum braking technique--applying maximum power to the brakes without either locking them up or going into anti-lock--gives the quickest stops. This past summer woke me up. One student I had in an ERC was using the technique of "grab 'em/abs 'em" expecting to be stopped in the shortest distance. That was on a Beemer. Whether he was actually stopping in the shortest distance is a question to which I don't know the answer. What I do know is that the new Beemer linked-power assisted abs stops damn quickly--but whether it stops quicker than a rider who can do maximum braking is the question and again I don't know the answer. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, R1100RT-P, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA
