interesting test on 09 CBR seems Honda's set the bar for ABS link to video and article>>>>>First Ride! 2009 CBR600RR with Combined Anti-lock Brakes! - Featured News @ Bikeland Having returned from a thorough drenching in the rain soaked desert at Honda’s super-secret R&D testing facility, we can faithfully report that the 2009 CBR600RR equipped with ABS delivers as promised - and then some. We approached the introduction and review of this new model (and its big brother, the CBR1000RR ABS) with some skepticism. Who really needs ABS on a Supersport machine, and why on Earth would we want to give up control of the brakes to a computer controlled, linked system? Valid questions for any Sportbike rider, we figured. To our surprise this new machine and its Combined ABS system perform a little bit of magic and deliver anti-lock protection in a package that feels, well, rather un-anti-lockish. The linked ABS system is purposefully designed and doesn’t do all that much for the rider unless you’re caught in the tricky position of needing to save your hide. When called upon, the CBR’s ABS seamlessly (without the slightest hint of pulse or any other indicator) dragged the 600 to an immediate halt, regardless of the pavement surface we tested it on.