The answer to your question as of why I would never buy a carburetted bike again. Fuel injection makes the bike run better, it offers greater fuel efficiency, it is less finnicky (no changing of jets at different altitudes, working a choke, etc), and it is maintenance free. Sure, repairng a carburettor is esier and cheaper - but fuel injectors have become extremely reliable. It's not exactly new tech anymore - its a long time since Kawasaki first put fuel injection on the KZ1000G in 1980. And, all the money you will save on gas will pay for several new fuelinjectors should it ever fail (very unlikely that it will).

As for why I would no longer buy a bike without ABS? It reduces the probability of a fatal crash by more than a third, and minor crashes by twice that (sources vary) - an all accidents do not only hurt, they are also expensive. It is very common to spend a lot of money on protection for both the bikeand rider to keep be able to stay operational in the event of an accident. But spendng money on accident prevention - like ABS???

Over the course of time, how ever monor we are talking about - Is it really a question of wether or not you will get into an accident because of poor breaking? Or, is it more a question of "how many times"?

A few years ago, there were fewer options for us, especially if we were to buy used - not so anymore. ABS on motorcycles has been arround long enough that there is a large selection of used bikes out there.

For me, not spending the extra money for ABS falls in the same traveler mentality as putting on extra durable tires with zero grip - to save money - while at the same time investing in crash bars. Getting into an accident in the boonies of a developing country is not the same as it happening close to your own hospital and mechanic. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - get ABS, and don't ride on tires with less grip than you would while riding closer to home!

For reference: I currently have one bike (2020) with lean sensitive abs, traction control and fuel injection. I also have one bike (2021) with basic ABS and fuel injection - but no traction control. I also have one bike (2011) that has fuel injection, but without all the other nifty stuff. In addition I have three ancient bikes that lacks everything. The only thing I enjoy about the older tech is the nostalgia.

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