Wheelies and C-ABS?

Something struck me today!

Being as it doesn't matter which brake you use on the C-ABS it will apply pressure to both does that mean if you were to do an over enthusiastic wheelie and needed to hit the back brake to stop it going over would pulling the front brake also have the same effect?

Or by this time would the ABS have faulted out cause the front wheel is in the air and thus the front brake has no effect on the rear?


Not planning on testing this theory just finkin out loud like!

 

There was talk on another forum that wheeling the bike for 10 seconds or something turned the abs off until the ignition was restarted.. cant wheelie for that long so dunno if there is any truth in it..

 

if someone want to loan me their ABS model I will gladly test the theory.
if it does work then it would be easier to get extra hight with the more
controlled hand brake.

 

I think the manual states the system will fault mode if the front wheel is lifted for more than 1 second...I think.

Also, (thinking again) the first part of rear brake travel, when used independantly, only applies the rear brake.

.....maybe

 

On the first part yes but I have an ABS bike and if you stand on the brake the front comes on too.

 

Agreed. If you stand on the rear brake it will indeed apply the front; but you are into the second 50% of travel.

It does specify in the manual.

Interestingly, when I switch off my abs, the rear brake becomes much stronger.

 

Don't worry about it and pull them wheelies!!

 

Thanks for that Tony(?). I don't yet have a manual so which one can you recommend? And also, how do you turn off ABS?
Nick.

 

I fitted a toggle switch between the cabs fuse & ECU; it allows me to switch it on/off or reset it without stoping or switching the ignition off.