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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by sgt on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:01AM (#43916619)
Most, if not all, modern motorcycles already come with ABS braking. For many motorcycles it's also adjustable, for example switching off ABS in the rear while retaining it in the front, for those riding offroad and dirt.

Many bikes also come with cornering ABS, meaning that if the motorcycle is at an angle, the ABS comes in gradually.

Overall ABS is pretty much a "solved" problem right now, on motorcycles 2012+ at the very least. Earlier ABS wasn't that great. I had a BMW F800GS in 2010 and the ABS was horrible on bumpy roads. You basically had no braking if it kicked in.

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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by sidewndr46 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:13AM (#43916777)
If you're in Australia where it is mandated, sure. In most of the world, no motorcycles have ABS
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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by Reason077 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:28AM (#43916976)
It is mandatory in many countries, not just Australia. Europe, Japan, Brazil, etc, all require ABS on new motorcyles.
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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by sidewndr46 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:32AM (#43917039)
"Europe" is not and never has been a country to my knowledge.
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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by topsecret on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:57AM (#43917354)
Would you prefer to read a full list of EU member countries instead? As well as Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden, ABS is also required in the UK.
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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by subscribed on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @12:10PM (#43917490)
...but it has mostly harmonized road rules, eg in relation to the ABS on the bigger bikes.
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Re:My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer by sgt on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @01:39PM (#43918559)
I'm in South Africa, and most of the popular brands have ABS by default, including top sellers like BMW R1300GS, Honda Africa Twin, KTM 890. This is big adventure country, like Australia. I think the superbikes also have ABS now since about 10 years ago.
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