How good is the Ohlins EC 2.0?

Ha nice. How’s the bike running? What tires are you using?

endodoc said:

Ha nice. How’s the bike running? What tires are you using?

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Runs great. Rained this morning so switched from SC1 slicks to TDs.
Stock v4s ohlins shock is out of rebound damping so need to get it rebuilt and probably add a shim to the valving.

sure as hell not running the adaptive suspension damping. Not sure why people fall for the marketing crap where they see xyz pro do it so it must be good. A pro golfercan play under par with any set of golf clubs, they are skilled beyond what the average duffer is by far. How many average golfers think their new overpriced shiny clubs that some pro gets paid to use makes them better golfers? Lots of them and it almost never works. It’s marketing.Pro racers could ride any bike and beat you.

All true my friend. How’s the cooling system on track?

endodoc said:

All true my friend. How’s the cooling system on track?

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Decent since I run straight water plus 4 ounces of wetter

So in other words you're a rider not a gas bagging forum whore addicted to the dopamine reply hit? You do not fit in

Paul G said:

So in other words you're a rider not a gas bagging forum whore addicted to the dopamine reply hit? You do not fit in

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Lol I guess not. I come to hopefully learn a little bit… I do enjoy the entertainment sometimes though and I am amazed at the successful marketing gimmicks that run with this brand.

Forum whore, that implies some sort of payment doesn’t it?

Don’t let him offend. You are no whore…

Yer just a .... like the rest of us : )

endodoc said:

So you will be racing the V4 in BMRC in the future?

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Both. I like Duc more, but need to prep it properly.

I will be taking it to Misano/Red Bull/Mugello with RehmRacing, they run their own championship. Will be racing it there.

My BM has Motec dash and proper logging. I'm missing that in V4R now. Need to figure out solution.

Salvadori explains here in more details the V4S bike setup. Its really a stocker with different pads (I assume z04s) and Evo3 map. He does use electronic suspension. altho he changed something in setup.




Its truly incredible what a stocker with electronic Ohlins can do.

Here is setup, that you can find at end of the video

panibadboy said:

Salvadori explains here in more details the V4S bike setup. Its really a stocker with different pads (I assume z04s) and Evo3 map. He does use electronic suspension. altho he changed something in setup.




Its truly incredible what a stocker with electronic Ohlins can do.

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Well if its good enough for Luca, ABS DES DWC DTC etc its good enough for me

haha Indeed if guys, not even the top guys, are consistently braking records on different tracks with a stock bike full of "S marketing ........" clearly it's not that bad as a total package. Seems like a computer allows for the use of less expensive parts for more impressive outcomes.
It would be interesting to see a real A-B test with the same guy on the same day with the DES on and off and see how long it would take them to figure out a set up to get the same lap times with the DES off. That's a real test.
But this is all just interesting. Everyone needs to put a bike together they personally jell with whatever that is.

My opinion, it depends where you live. If you live in SoCal, have access to hundreds of miles of twisty roads, and most roads in between are pretty good (S OC), you may find yourself in a fixed mode most of the time. I am new to the motorcycle track world so I don’t have a lot of experience, but I did not like the dynamic modes of EC 2.0 on my RSV4 while on track. I had a couple rider help with suspension setup and finished the weekend in a fixed mode that was very predictable.

For track work the dynamic menu on the Ape asks about stiffness under braking, under acceleration and mid corner support. A fast guy will more than likely make final tweaks to just rebound or compression and not necessarily a similar or related amount of turns if adjusting both. These finer adjustments are possible in manual mode of EC 2.0 however not in dynamic.

If I spent most of my time on the street with no real place to get on it in the twisties, like Florida, I’d probably opt for the electronic so I could bounce between a softer commuting mode and a firmer one for an occasional sporty feel. Whereas this would be a significant change with a mechanical setup, this is a preset, programmable option via EC 2.0.

I bought a 1299 for the track and avoided the EC 2.0 for aforementioned reasons. If I want a plush ride I would jump on a naked bike, sport touring or an adventure bike. When I jump on a sport bike I want that raw connected feel, I want to feel the grip and surface conditions under the front tire, it’s what I expect. I wouldn’t hop in a GT3 and expect the connection of a Lexus even if a flick of a button brought it back to being a Porsche.


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brad8266 said:

Runs great. Rained this morning so switched from SC1 slicks to TDs.
Stock v4s ohlins shock is out of rebound damping so need to get it rebuilt and probably add a shim to the valving.

sure as hell not running the adaptive suspension damping. Not sure why people fall for the marketing crap where they see xyz pro do it so it must be good. A pro golfercan play under par with any set of golf clubs, they are skilled beyond what the average duffer is by far. How many average golfers think their new overpriced shiny clubs that some pro gets paid to use makes them better golfers? Lots of them and it almost never works. It’s marketing.Pro racers could ride any bike and beat you.

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Yes, I agree with you, you said right, however, people should use other strategies, like to review for utility irons. What you think about it, Is it better or not?

johnmarsh182 said:

Yes, I agree with you, you said right, however, people should use other strategies, like to review for utility irons. What you think about it, Is it better or not?

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I am also using other strategies.

We need the engineer from McLaren here ASAP.