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ABS is now being installed and offered as an option on a few motorcycles in India. Most of them however, are only on the front-wheel. Rear wheels don't still have ABS, but apparently come with a wheel spin sensor.

Considering the use-case of a 200cc, 20.5 bhp, 18.5 Nm (13.6 pound-feet) of torque, 150 kg motorcycle, on mostly city roads, and sometimes on highway roads - does one REALLY need ABS on a bike?

Can one compensate for lack of ABS, by training one-self regularly?

Please consider me a newbie in terms of motorcycling when considering an answer.

Your response is much appreciated.

Jayanth Kumar
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I don't have reputation so I cant comment. anyways, abs is a safety thing. it stops your wheel from locking when too much braking pressure is applied.

Now, citing a scenario in the city when you are cruising at the main road nearing an intersection at a speed of 50kms when suddenly a car entered the intersection at high speed. you might be surprised of that car and suddenly squeezed the front brakes so hard that it pull locked your tyres and throw you off into the air. ABS prevents that kind of things happening

Akira Midori
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