I looked through the owners manual but didn't see a reference for disabling the ABS brakes. I know BMW offers that feature on their bikes. Not that I would do it but just curious if it's possible short of pulling a fuse.
Going off-roading?
I don't know if this is true but it's probably only the off road/dual sport BMWs that will allow that disabling. For riding off road.... again, I don't know BMWs so not sure if this applies to all or just some of them.
I don't know if this is true but it's probably only the off road/dual sport BMWs that will allow that disabling. For riding off road.... again, I don't know BMWs so not sure if this applies to all or just some of them.
I don't know if this is true but it's probably only the off road/dual sport BMWs that will allow that disabling. For riding off road.... again, I don't know BMWs so not sure if this applies to all or just some of them.
I had a 1990 K100LT with ABS and it had a rocker switch which would disable the ABS system, but an annoying red light in the instrument cluster would blink the whole time it was turned off. Maybe the Honda system is better than the beemer but I don't miss them. When activated, the brakes seemed to be release longer than they would grab.
Honestly I really don't notice them pulsing. They are really smooth. I have been able to hear the tires chirp. That is the only way I know they have kicked in.
The first time mine came on I was in a right turn lane and was going over one of those big white turn arrows (in the rain) . I was slowing down OK when the brakes just seemed to let go for what seemed to be 5' then they grabbed for an instant then let go again. The pulses seemed to last about 5'. I almost overshot the turn and it wasn't really all that slippery. I always ran with them on after that but never really trusted them. I felt that because of growing up riding dirt and a little bit of ice riding with studded knobbies I could control the skidding way better than what the ABS did. It sounds like compared to yours, mine may not have been working correctly
That was on my other bike, and I think it was about the first year they had ABS so that might explain some of it. My ST is non-ABS. Based on how yours works I would probably like it.Was that on the other bike or your 1300?
This page has a chart that compares the behavior of recirculating-type ABS (which you'd have had on the BMW) with the direct-driven type on the ST: CLICKY