[Dr. Curve]

One owner 2008 here. No ABS, but I would not mind one at my time in life. I have always liked the later ABS units, but am still glad I learned with no ABS so I still brake like I don't have one, even if on a bike that does. The HP2 has astounding brakes. One can put the thin Galfer Waves on them and might get slightly better feedback in wet conditions but if roads are dry, you are alert, and the tires have air...........a HP2 will really stop hard. A few times when doing hard stop practice from higher speeds, I have over braked on the front some but the feedback was there and no problems occurred. I had one only brake caused sliding incident and it was a combo of events that caused a let loose, but the bike recovered just like it should have. Either bike you get will be a joy. Make sure that it has had warranty work done. Get the papers that show so. Call BMW and see if the earlier unit (2008) has had the fuel pump and all its clamp connections replaced under warranty. Mine has been done and no more gas leaks. Be advised that the parts for this bike are hard to get and very expensive if carbon skin related. Top speed, about 167, braking distance from 60-mph with 165 pound total rider, about 107 to 112 feet. Make sure your sags are set right and this will assure that the bike neither goes up or down during hard braking, especially useful in the tights where its full on/full off/full on/full off.......braking and accelerating as the wheel base stays the same no matter how you dive in or leave a apex. Just get one, or the other, of them, that is what really counts. If not now, when?