Cavi Mike wrote on 11/14/12 at 03:32:33:ABS on a 250? You gotta be one horrible rider if you need ABS on a 250.
You can be a highly experienced rider, but if you happen on a patch of black ice you can lock the front and be on all fours before you realize it.
Cavi Mike wrote on 11/14/12 at 03:32:33:Mandatory? What are you, my nanny? If you don't have the skill to control your brakes, you shouldn't be riding. You have no right to force your ineptitude on me and the rest of the world.
I am NOT your nanny, but stop kidding yourself, you are welcome to uncap coke bottles with your teeth if that's what you like, but don't go and cry at your dentist's if your teeth are cracked!
I REFUSE to pay a single dime for your rehab simply because you think you are a "superior being"...
By the way, I have been commuting in sub-freezing weather the last week or so and I can guarantee ABS will kick in and save you from a low-side even at walking speed.
I ride my 250Kg.BMW to work; my Savage is now a "sunny, dry weather only" bike.
At 53, I'm too young to make fatal mistakes and too old to die young...