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I'm in the hunt for another 1800 too. The simplest way to know is simply to ask. Normally if a bike has ABS the ad will mention it as a selling point. The two things I'd like to have on the next bike are a CB and ABS like I had on my '01. Not deal breakers if they don't have one or the other though.
I can vouch that the 1500 does have a bit more cargo space but it's not as much more as I though before I changed from the 1500 to the 1800. The trunk is a bit smaller, I could get four 12 packs of Diet Pepsi in the 1500 but only three in the 1800. Part because the trunk is a bit smaller, part due to a different shape. The saddle bags look smaller but will hold about the same amount as the 1500. I'm pretty sure of that because I can carry the same gear in the bike on road trips as I could on my 1500.
I wasn't overwhelmed instant love for the 1800 when I got it but it didn't take very long to see that this is a big improvement over the earlier bike. EFI makes a big difference especially in cold weather and at high altitudes. The much stiffer frame eliminates the frame flexing you can feel in carving curves with the 1500. With the oldest 1800s now reaching 12 years old they aren't all that much more expensive than the last couple years of the 1500 which makes them a better buy to me. No problem with parts and a lot more farkles available for the 1800 too.
I can vouch that the 1500 does have a bit more cargo space but it's not as much more as I though before I changed from the 1500 to the 1800. The trunk is a bit smaller, I could get four 12 packs of Diet Pepsi in the 1500 but only three in the 1800. Part because the trunk is a bit smaller, part due to a different shape. The saddle bags look smaller but will hold about the same amount as the 1500. I'm pretty sure of that because I can carry the same gear in the bike on road trips as I could on my 1500.
I wasn't overwhelmed instant love for the 1800 when I got it but it didn't take very long to see that this is a big improvement over the earlier bike. EFI makes a big difference especially in cold weather and at high altitudes. The much stiffer frame eliminates the frame flexing you can feel in carving curves with the 1500. With the oldest 1800s now reaching 12 years old they aren't all that much more expensive than the last couple years of the 1500 which makes them a better buy to me. No problem with parts and a lot more farkles available for the 1800 too.
