Ohlins electronic suspension spotted

[imdying]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne..._/R-EPI-124522

Hopefully a revolution isn't too far away?

[Devil]

Wait, what?
So it's the same as the multistrada but someone dork has glued an iPhone to it? Sounds reliable...

[AllanB]

Fuck it - you don't need that crap at 104kms per hour! And we all know it is dangerous to travel over that speed.

Maybe the electronics will make it all easier to adjust and set up your bike, download a map for your bike, type in your body weight and road conditions then the computer sets it all up for you. Actually I like that idea. But I won't like the price.

[tri boy]

Ohlins probably stole the idea from YSS

[NordieBoy]

Ohlins probably stole the idea from YSS

Or Hagon.

Hagon are coming up with some trick stuff for the VMX scene.

[schrodingers cat]

If fitted to a bike with a seat covering tension meter it can sense how hard you are clenching buttocks and adjust accordingly.

Brilliant stuff and made in Sweden and not with slave labour and supported by the best suspension techs in the world and cheaper if you grey import it but really, play the game and just agree with me.

Have I covered everything?

[Mishy]

Have I covered everything?

Not quite - but we'll have to open the box to find that answer . . . . . . . . .

[Robert Taylor]

Im glad suspension techs were mentioned. With new and often complex technology requiring specialised knowledge Id be going to the people that are actually factory trained. Later this year we are sending a technician to the factory in Sweden to be trained in this new electronic suspension. Only one person in NZ will have this direct factory training.

Im also glad grey importing was mentioned. Several weeks back we got a call from a BMW owner who had grey imported his Ohlins shock. He saved perhaps only $100 to $150 through not buying off the local Ohlins distributor who has local knowledge of our roading conditions and provides backup for the products sold through the distribution channel.
The spring rate was incorrect for him and also the shock required a slight revalve to make it work better again on our high ratio of bumpy and challenging roads. As he hadnt bought it off ourselves he had to pay for the new spring and the revalving, the thick end of $400. Had he bought the shock off ourselves that specialised setup for our conditions would have been done automatically at no extra cost or later at no extra cost, as required. This is a local setup issue, not a warranty issue and is why you have local factory trained technicians with specialised product knowledge and knowledge of local conditions.

I dont apologise for having a scathing opinion of those who have contempt for doing things properly.

[SS90]

Im glad suspension techs were mentioned. With new and often complex technology requiring specialised knowledge Id be going to the people that are actually factory trained. Later this year we are sending a technician to the factory in Sweden to be trained in this new electronic suspension. Only one person in NZ will have this direct factory training.

Im also glad grey importing was mentioned. Several weeks back we got a call from a BMW owner who had grey imported his Ohlins shock. He saved perhaps only $100 to $150 through not buying off the local Ohlins distributor who has local knowledge of our roading conditions and provides backup for the products sold through the distribution channel.
The spring rate was incorrect for him and also the shock required a slight revalve to make it work better again on our high ratio of bumpy and challenging roads. As he hadnt bought it off ourselves he had to pay for the new spring and the revalving, the thick end of $400. Had he bought the shock off ourselves that specialised setup for our conditions would have been done automatically at no extra cost or later at no extra cost, as required. This is a local setup issue, not a warranty issue and is why you have local factory trained technicians with specialised product knowledge and knowledge of local conditions.

I dont apologise for having a scathing opinion of those who have contempt for doing things properly.

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[imdying]

I dont apologise for having a scathing opinion of those who have contempt for doing things properly.

How about apologising for posting up the same old boring shite instead of offering some interesting technical insight then. You're not actually required to post in every Ohlins related thread, so if you're just going to rehash the same old same old we've heard a million times before, then don't.

[avgas]

So will this new fancy suspension bike be faster around the track than a bike with no suspension?

[Robert Taylor]

How about apologising for posting up the same old boring shite instead of offering some interesting technical insight then. You're not actually required to post in every Ohlins related thread, so if you're just going to rehash the same old same old we've heard a million times before, then don't.

It was I thought quite relevant to quote the negative example of grey importing as someone else had mentioned it. This is affecting all supension distributors, as it happens.
As soon as I have more info on the electronic suspension I will indeed post details.

[Robert Taylor]

So will this new fancy suspension bike be faster around the track than a bike with no suspension?

Well at least I posted something with information and real world experience for readers to ponder

[imdying]

It was I thought quite relevant to quote the negative example of grey importing as someone else had mentioned it. This is affecting all supension distributors, as it happens.
As soon as I have more info on the electronic suspension I will indeed post details.

Screw those haters, give us the good oil!!!

Sure someone will be bringing this gear in off their own back soon enough, just be happy that's their problem, and make some money off em when it all turns to custard

[Marmoot]

Im also glad grey importing was mentioned. Several weeks back we got a call from a BMW owner who had grey imported his Ohlins shock. He saved perhaps only $100 to $150 through not buying off the local Ohlins distributor who has local knowledge of our roading conditions and provides backup for the products sold through the distribution channel.
The spring rate was incorrect for him and also the shock required a slight revalve to make it work better again on our high ratio of bumpy and challenging roads. As he hadnt bought it off ourselves he had to pay for the new spring and the revalving, the thick end of $400. Had he bought the shock off ourselves that specialised setup for our conditions would have been done automatically at no extra cost or later at no extra cost, as required. This is a local setup issue, not a warranty issue and is why you have local factory trained technicians with specialised product knowledge and knowledge of local conditions.

I dont apologise for having a scathing opinion of those who have contempt for doing things properly.

Can you maybe not sput this on virtually every single post you make?

Don't get me wrong, I entirely and wholeheartedly respect your knowledge and skills in the area, and the fact that you are the authorized Ohlins dealer/service/person. But it really starts to sound very similar to the broken record they call "road safety advertising" on TV.

Seriously, dude, you're not the only shop in the world and chances are there are 3.9 million people in NZ that do not know you even exist. People buy stuff from everywhere. If they ask you to service it and they are willing to pay $400 then (1) you're $400 richer, (2) they become Ohlins convert and happy riders, and (3) there is one more person in the world on Ohlins. I don't see a problem there. Do you?
Or you're just pissed off there are other people selling Ohlins on trademe/ebay/interweb/yellowpages? You simply can't control those things. It's 2010 and the world has gone global.

I can understand if the "Ohlins" they sell are knockoffs. But as long as they are genuine and come from Ohlins factory, they are still Ohlins. There are reasons people don't buy off you in the first place, and big chances are it is not just about saving money. Four million people in this little NZ, probably almost or more than a hundred thousand of them ride bikes, which about more than 10 thousands are interested in Ohlins, and how many do you know of these?


I have the same feeling about some of the motorcycle dealers treating people who come to them for service as "criminals" just because they did not buy the bikes off them. Wtf....