Study shows lack of ABS is a significant factor in bike accidents

Antilock braking systems are designed to help drivers avoid accidents. When a driver applies his or her brakes hard enough to induce wheel lock, loss of steering control on wet and slippery road surfaces is almost guaranteed. Unfortunately, automobile ABS systems have never proven themselves to reduce accident rates or their severity in the real world. Motorcycles equipped with ABS are in a different situation given high speed stability has everything to do with the gyroscopic effect of a spinning wheel. When a motorcycles wheel stops rotating, in particular a front wheel lockup while cornering, an immediate instability is induced and a fall is almost a foregone conclusion.