Here is a personal experience from YESTERDAY. Two of us were riding down the highway yesterday doing abround 65 MPH. There was an intersection upcoming that had traffic lights. I was just far enough behind my riding bro when the light turned yellow, he at first gassed it and I did the same to go through the intersection and at the last second he decided to stop. He has an 05 Ultra with non ABS, I have a 09 with ABS. He could not stop and in fact very dangerously had to proceed through the intersection. I stop basically effortlessly. In fact the ABS stopped me so fast I was concerned about traffic behind me. I will not argue that a very experienced rider may stop quicker on dry surfaces than ABS. But I will argue that MOST riders are not that experienced and in a panic situation ABS will help far more than hinder. My opinion from the start and now more than ever. I will challenge any one from a 55 MPH speed to the fastest complete stop and I am sure that 90% of takers will lose. (Glider is excluded from this challange) Just my take. Ride safe.
