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  • #16
    Awesome! TVS has done a great job, lets hope it lives up to its expectations...
    No its not about speed, its about turning and shifting those gears!

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    • #17
      Originally posted by RanjithMN View Post
      so i doubt its FI
      Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
      It's a NON FI.
      Doh!!!
      Why're they still selling the 180cc until now!!! Isn't it been quite around for sometime now? So from 160, it was 160Fi, then 180 & then now, 180 ABS, what would be next? 180Fi to be followed by 200 or 250? C'mon I'm really tired!!!

      Just think about it, a 250CC (damn let it be a single cylinder) & pricing at 1.25L!!! Ah!!! Just wishes were only horses


      Originally posted by RanjithMN View Post
      so you mean panic braking at 100km/hr is a piece of cake and no one will ever skid off?
      Well, not exactly that way; may be a 250CC & ABS would've rocked isn't it?
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      • #18
        Originally posted by dushyant123 View Post
        Yeah panic braking @100 isnt easy but its not that hard too..
        Originally posted by surya220 View Post
        I've done many high speed emergency stops from 120+ in my 220 and trust me, its not that tough if you concentrate while riding..
        lets consider other non-bikers out there as well. not every one is on xbhp and as good as you both are.

        I like the video and the new feature in Apache. Though I am not a TVS fan but they have got my attention and respect for this launch. ABS is a must in ALL Indian bikes including Splendors and Discovers, however making this tech more affordable would be a bigger challenge.
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        • #19
          Big kudos to Scorcher (Ram) for being the test mule during the development of the ABS system for the RTR.

          The video could have been better.... miles ahead. Too much wind noise and i couldnt hear the discussions.
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          • #20
            Originally posted by payeng View Post
            With the Motorcycle USA guys not too impressed with the ABS on the CBR250R.. even finding it dangerous, will have to wait and see what it does on the RTR.


            By the way, what is the price premium on the RTR ABS..??
            Any increase in performance on the RTR ABS model?

            In cbr ABS is dangerous as its combined.When you apply rear brakes it aplies front brake also and it can be dangerous it rider apply brakes mid corner.

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            • #21
              launching Abs model with a 200 or a 220 cc bike with FI would have been much better....anyways i appreciate them for launching a new technology on a
              Indian bike...
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              • #22
                Originally posted by surya220 View Post

                Not unless the surface is a slick oily surface or a freshly laid blacktop.. I've done many high speed emergency stops from 120+ in my 220 and trust me, its not that tough if you concentrate while riding..
                No matter how much concentration you have and no matter how much skills you possess,ABS equipped bikes will stop faster(least distance) than you can ever hope to achieve with skills and concentration.In the end thats what matters in a panic stop situation.Other aspects about ABS are worth debating upon but not its stopping capabilities.

                For all the dislikers and others there is always the option to turn it off in TVS.

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                • #23
                  Guys any Price Update....
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by BiKeLovER View Post
                    Guys any Price Update....

                    Rightly asked! +100 to that. Price update please. I am also hearing that 200 and 250 RTR's are in the pipe line and we will get to see them very soon. Source: Chaai waala, paan wala sitting outside the TVS factory.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Ghost11 View Post
                      No matter how much concentration you have and no matter how much skills you possess,ABS equipped bikes will stop faster(least distance) than you can ever hope to achieve with skills and concentration.In the end thats what matters in a panic stop situation.Other aspects about ABS are worth debating upon but not its stopping capabilities.

                      For all the dislikers and others there is always the option to turn it off in TVS.
                      Sorry, but I believe ABS just sees to that wheel is not locked under hard breaking.. could you explain how it reduces the breaking distance?
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by aargee View Post
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                        Well, not exactly that way; may be a 250CC & ABS would've rocked isn't it?
                        It would have rocked definitely but i believe TVS has been working on the ABS for quite a lot of time now?so its not like they went after its R&D lately,by which i mean they were working on it even before the 250cc hungama kicked in India
                        Its a great tech and hats off to TVS for that.

                        Originally posted by surya220 View Post
                        Not unless the surface is a slick oily surface or a freshly laid blacktop.. I've done many high speed emergency stops from 120+ in my 220 and trust me, its not that tough if you concentrate while riding.. One major thing i feel that TVS should have done for the 180 ABS is to make the front brake lines as steel braided ones.. The feedback they offer is MIND-BLOWING compared to normal polymer brake lines.. Hope TVS incorporates it as an update..
                        So have I..so have many,and so have many drivers survived crashes without seat belt.


                        i dont understand where this concept of ABS being useful only at around 200km/h came from.RTR 180 is a machine that does 145 odd right?i just find it strange that ABS is considered useless at those speeds.i think you need to ride it to understand it.ive personally loved the experience of ABS on both 2 and 4 wheels.
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by vrugonnab View Post
                          Sorry, but I believe ABS just sees to that wheel is not locked under hard breaking.. could you explain how it reduces the breaking distance?
                          Originally posted by Ghost11 View Post
                          No matter how much concentration you have and no matter how much skills you possess,ABS equipped bikes will stop faster(least distance) than you can ever hope to achieve with skills and concentration.In the end thats what matters in a panic stop situation.Other aspects about ABS are worth debating upon but not its stopping capabilities.

                          For all the dislikers and others there is always the option to turn it off in TVS.
                          On a dry surface ABS doesn't really translate improved braking distance but it still stops you from losing control of the vehilce. and on a wet surface it sure does reduce the braking distance
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                          • #28
                            Leave everything else aside..

                            WHEN IS THIS DAMN THING LAUNCHING..?
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by vrugonnab View Post
                              Sorry, but I believe ABS just sees to that wheel is not locked under hard breaking.. could you explain how it reduces the breaking distance?
                              Almost everything about ABS has been discussed extensively in another thread.I think it was in the superbike forum.

                              Originally posted by RanjithMN View Post
                              On a dry surface ABS doesn't really translate improved braking distance but it still stops you from losing control of the vehilce. and on a wet surface it sure does reduce the braking distance
                              For 80% or more of the riders on the road even on a dry surface, ABS translates to improved braking distance and more control.Especially when its panic braking.

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                              • #30
                                What i really fear is one pressing the lever and TVS's ABS control unit goin kaput at the same time !
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