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Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?

Yes
6 (35.3%)
No
6 (35.3%)
Front tire, yes.  Rear tire, no.
3 (17.6%)
I don't care.
2 (11.8%)

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Voting closed: December 15, 2014, 03:03:47 pm

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Rusty Shovel

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Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« on: December 20, 2013, 03:03:47 pm »
What's the general consensus concerning ABS?
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Re: Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2013, 06:57:38 am »
It's inevitable in the US, because the government has mandated it. Big brothers just looking out for ya!  :D

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Re: Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2013, 04:52:18 pm »
For the dirt, I don't have a problem with it as long as there is a way to turn it off.

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Re: Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 11:09:00 am »
It can be turned off. I would not bother with paying extra to get the dealer to program the Off road ABS program

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Re: Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2014, 09:05:40 pm »
Is the 2014 coming w/ABS??????  ???

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Re: Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2014, 05:55:36 am »
Yup.  It's a European standard now.  Supposedly, you can disable it, but it comes standard.
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Re: Is ABS a desirable feature on the 2014 690 Enduro R?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2014, 12:51:29 am »
Wow! curious to hear how that works out. Hope you kids that have a 2014 on order post up some reviews later

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I LOVE THE ABS BRAKES..... on road.
Off road....   I think I tried stopping 53 feet ago and then took out 4 trees!  (ok....  maybe not)... I did test it in a dirt parking lot and, yeah.....    thank goodness no other cars or people around as I didn't stop.
BUT, I like that you can turn it off from the dash.  the trick is when you turn the bike off (to look at a map or something quick) DON'T turn the KEY OFF, just kill the engine from the red handlebar switch on right.  ABS stays OFF as long as the key is 'ON'.
 
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the trick is when you turn the bike off (to look at a map or something quick) DON'T turn the KEY OFF, just kill the engine from the red handlebar switch on right.  ABS stays OFF as long as the key is 'ON'.
 

This is true, but during the Desert Challenge I forgot to do this once and nearly went off the trail because the ABS wouldn't let me slow down on a gravel downhill.  Next time I go on a ride in which I anticipate shutting down the ABS more often than not, I'm gonna pull the three fuses that control ABS and do without.  I really don't think a bike of this size/weight needs ABS in the first place.

I had thought about the dongle, but supposedly, that only shuts down ABS to the rear tire.  At first blush this seems like a good idea, but what about when you lose momentum on a steep gravel incline?  As you began to roll backward, you'd grab the front brake and it wouldn't "dig in."  You'd end up dangerously sliding backwards down the hill.  KTM could address this by designing the front ABS to only engage during FORWARD travel, but at this point it treats forward and rearward travel the same.



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