Another topic for discussion - ABS brakes

[burkbuilds]

I have to second Easy's assessment of the statistical data here. I'd bet a review of the data would also show that sport bikes are more likely to be involved in deadly crashes than cruisers for instance, but the reason would not necessarily be because of some design flaw in the sport bike that makes it more dangerous but instead would likely be because the people who ride them in general are more prone to excessive speeding and might also be younger riders with less experience. As Easy pointed out, the bikes with ABS on them now are pretty pricey, and not the bike of choice for those just learning to ride a motorcycle for the first time. Since stats also show that you are more likely to be involved in an accident the first year you ride, it reasons that most of those people are riding bikes without ABS brakes, but that's not why they crashed is it?
My dad used to say that you have to be careful when dealing with statistics, because you could statistically prove that toilet paper caused colon cancer, since almost all the people with colon cancer had used toilet paper.