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[hd-dude]

While poking around the HD site tonight I see that the FLHPI (Road King) and FLHTPI (Electra-Glide) police bikes have Anti lock brakes availible as an option. Does anyone know what it would take to add them and if it would be worth it? I was unable to find any other reference to the anti=lock brakes on the site.

[mfgreen]

While poking around the HD site tonight I see that the FLHPI (Road King) and FLHTPI (Electra-Glide) police bikes have Anti lock brakes availible as an option. Does anyone know what it would take to add them and if it would be worth it? I was unable to find any other reference to the anti=lock brakes on the site.

H-D Dude,
H-D MoCo is installing the abs unit on the police bikes.

[MObe]

  I have set up and ridden a flhrpi with ABS, and I can tell you that it is a really good system. It will let the front tire howl with full braking but not lock up, (I tested it from 70mph). It was scary clamping both brakes full on to test the unit, and I made sure that I had on a full face helmet and full leathers before I tested it.
 The down side is that it takes up over half, (the front half) of the right saddlebag. This unit is really big. In fact I have seen units on cars that are smaller.
 I used to have a BMW F650 Dakar with ABS. The unit on the BMW was so small that it didn't change the look of the bike at all, and it was defeatable if you so desired.
 I don't see why HD doesn't offer a BMW type system on all of its bikes. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[JCZ]

O.K. Harley Davidson......are you taking notes here?? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]  What does it take for HD to step up and realize that all of our lives are just as valuable as law enforcement.  We want ABS and not a huge obsolete system but one that is small and compact and does the job......the technology isn't even new anymore so please start including it on future models begining with the CVOs!

[mfgreen]

[MObe]

I don't recall the nose dive as being excessive. I would say that it was about normal. I had such a pucker going on wondering if I was going to be sliding down the road on my ass, that I didn't pay a lot of attention to anything except that they worked as advertised. The bike still has the std rubber hoses and the rotors are not floating, so in general they were the std crappy feeling HD brakes but with antilock. I think the brake feel on our bikes is superior in every way due to the braided lines and floating rotors. In fact if I buy any other HD the first thing I will do is install braided lines and floating rotors.....Mike

[mfgreen]

I don't recall the nose dive as being excessive. I would say that it was about normal. I had such a pucker going on wondering if I was going to be sliding down the road on my ass, that I didn't pay a lot of attention to anything except that they worked as advertised. The bike still has the std rubber hoses and the rotors are not floating, so in general they were the std crappy feeling HD brakes but with antilock. I think the brake feel on our bikes is superior in every way due to the braided lines and floating rotors. In fact if I buy any other HD the first thing I will do is install braided lines and floating rotors.....Mike

mobe,
That certainly sums it up.  Nice to see that the MoCo has added the Brembo brakes to the new Street Rod V-Rod.  We can hope that they are going to bring them to the big 3 of the line up too.

[mr_magoo]

Hmm brembos on a harley who would have thought.

[JCZ]

Hmm brembos on a harley who would have thought.

You! [smiley=laugh.gif]

[mfgreen]

Hmm brembos on a harley who would have thought.

There you go again, Magoo......settin' the pace.