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Re: ABS -- Re: [ST] The Smiley Bag incident

ABS does not added unsprung weight. On all the ABS systems I have seen, 
the actual brakes are standard. There is a control box connected in line with 
the brake lines that modulates the pressure. But the caliper & rotors are just 
standard parts.

David W. Funk
'94 BMW K75S/ABS + '00 Triumph Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA


On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 15:39:33 -0800, Troy Dawson wrote:

>I wouldn't want *front* ABS necessarily (unsprung weight/control 
>issues, plus front-loading during braking makes it less cost-effective 
>anyway), but like I said, I'd pay extra for a good one on the back, as 
>IME ABS *will* pay for itself someday.
>




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