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10-14-2011, 06:14 PM | #2 |
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Am I reading the list right?, looks like the vaquero ABS is available only in Canada.
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Looks like that is right. I went directly to MaKaw's website and it doesn't even list a Vaquero with ABS.
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10-15-2011, 08:57 AM | #6 |
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Lucky you, but it only seems to be in black.
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10-15-2011, 12:28 PM | #8 |
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I don't know why any one would want ABS to begin with,
I like controlling my front brake by myself. Not some computer.
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10-15-2011, 01:45 PM | #9 |
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Until you lose control because you hit a patch of X. Ask Cactus Jack. It works, it works well and there isn't any going back IMO. Try a bike with partial integral brakes. It'll stop better than anything you've ridden to date with whatever control you have. JMO. Technology applied correctly will take the guesswork out of low level non-sense and allow the rider to ride better.
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10-15-2011, 02:21 PM | #10 |
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Tim, your still controlling the brakes, the computer is preventing them from locking up at the most inappropriate time causing a crash. that's all it does..
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10-15-2011, 03:41 PM | #11 |
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I guess he wants to be able to lock the tires up. I can't imagine wanting to do that, but Tim is an original. ;)
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10-15-2011, 02:25 PM | #12 |
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Some old guys can't learn new tricks...
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10-15-2011, 03:42 PM | #13 |
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It really isn't a new trick. It's actually fun testing it though. When I pull into the garage, sometimes I grab a handfull to see if it's working. It does.
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I gave the '12s a quick look. I'm sticking with my '06.
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May be next year. ;)
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