Re: [ST] ABS

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

very well put Emile -- FWIW, I agree completely

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emile Nossin" <Emile@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: RE: [ST] ABS


> >From: simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >To be honest I can see a need for it on big tourers
> >and the like. Sports bikes not yet. Too much breaking
> >is done while leant over.
> 
> Why is that? The presence of ABS does not interfere at
> all with braking in corners (you'd probably loose traction
> before the wheels really start skidding), so there's no
> negative side to it (besides relying on miracle abilities
> that would not be there). I would have loved ABS on my
> T-max when racing over the Assen circuit, approaching a
> 120 degree corner at full speed. Now I had to take it more
> conservatively, since the smallest skid can throw me on
> the asphalt. On the ST and GS I knew I had a pretty
> consistent amount of braking applicable, without the
> risk of locking up. But even if you don't use it to
> improve braking performance, it doesn't hurt to have it.
> 
> >But for someone with little experience then it would
> >help. Expecially in the winter. 
> 
> That sounds like an overestimation of your own abilities
> and limitations. You and I can be experienced, but we are
> both humans. We make errors, and as you can see in the
> test, experience is no subsitute for ABS when trying to
> brake on a contaminated surface.
> 
> If one thing is lethal in motorcycling as well as flying,
> it's a macho attitude. As pilots we are continuously trained
> that we can both make mistakes (and we do, all the time).
> The captain can be more experienced in terms of hours or
> aircraft types, but he relies on me to check him and tell
> him what he's doing wrong, never assuming he knows better.
> And so do I... in fact routine because of long experience
> can lull someone into a false sense of security. Most
> motorcyclist think they are experience because they've
> been riding for 20 years or whatever. But most of the
> times they just learned a bit for one year (perhaps
> even wrongly) and continued to repeat that for 19 other
> years (and getting sloppier and more careless along the
> way probably).
> 
> Experienced or not, we make mistakes just like all the
> other people around us. Not experienced might actually
> make you more vigilant and conservative in decision
> taking. ABS is just a safety net in case you, someone
> else or your riding environment surprises you. And I
> think it MAYBE could make a racer faster on laps and
> racing safer. Similar opinions in a couple of magazines,
> but it's logical why the racing rules wouldn't allow it,
> since someone (like with traction control) could let
> the technology win for them....
> 
> Emile
> www.piloot.com
> 




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