There is a lot of misunderstandings of what ABS is and what it does and more importantly, what it doesn't do. Let us discuss it with a listing of what I think are 3 facts and myths surrounding ABS and why it could save your life someday . ABS is Anti Brake-Locking System As the name implies, it prevents brake locks - the heart-stopping panicking moments of wheel locking up if we apply brake too suddenly. Brakes? Kinda are more important than the engine themselves. This can cause awesome skids which could be attractive if you are a stunt rider and are stunnting. Whereas, if you are trying to stop because you are riding head-on onto oncoming traffic; I have no clue why you would be; but that wouldn't spell good for you, so stopping the biking when you want it to stop is critical for riding. ABS is any system that prevents the wheel lock, by releasing the pressure on the brake disc, if it senses a wheel lock. This is done using motion sensors, which in turn
W e bikers are often asked and made fun of by those who don't understand biking. But I'm never offended by the external crowd because they never understand what biking is about and why we do it. However, very often someone from within the community starts a war that I am better than you and you are inferior. Which is saddening, because it is plain stupid! I recently got into arguments of reason with one guy who was telling me that he is superior be cause he is the most responsible biker and has never ridden is 250cc bike over speed limits on public roads. And was cursing some dude in some video because he was riding faster. Firstly, I cease to believe that he has never ridden above speed laws :P because it is ridiculous. We live in India, the land of outdated speed rules and very often the road infrastructure goes to hell on a random patch of road. We have superbikes and I myself ride a 44bhp machine. Imagine attempting to stick to laws everywhere :/ 60kmph with