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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Apriliarsv on September 25, 2019, 06:00:54 AM
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I can't believe what they are putting on bicycles.
https://www.ridefox.com/content.php?c=livevalve-bike
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That sounds like it would make more sense on a motorcycle where we could absorb the extra weight and power requirements more easily.
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That sounds like it would make more sense on a motorcycle where we could absorb the extra weight and power requirements more easily.
But if it was on a motorcycle, buyers probably wouldn't pay for the technology - unless they were BMW customers, of course. ::) But then that would never happen as BMW never uses technology that they don't develop themselves (or use when the patent expires). ;)
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That sounds like it would make more sense on a motorcycle where we could absorb the extra weight and power requirements more easily.
But if it was on a motorcycle, buyers probably wouldn't pay for the technology - unless they were BMW customers, of course. ::) But then that would never happen as BMW never uses technology that they don't develop themselves (or use when the patent expires). ;)
Didn't WP &/or Showa make BMW’s first few ESA systems?
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That sounds like it would make more sense on a motorcycle where we could absorb the extra weight and power requirements more easily.
But if it was on a motorcycle, buyers probably wouldn't pay for the technology - unless they were BMW customers, of course. ::) But then that would never happen as BMW never uses technology that they don't develop themselves (or use when the patent expires). ;)
Didn't WP &/or Showa make BMW’s first few ESA systems?
BMW seems to go for the low-bidder when it comes to their suspension systems. They appear to switch vendors every now and then. I don't believe that they ever used WP as that company is owned by KTM. A few years ago their semi-active ESA suspensions were being manufactured by an long-time Italian suspension company whose name I can't spell, but begins with an "M". Then they switched to Sachs, who made the "semi-active" (and completely lazy) suspension components used on my RS. This year they returned to the Italian firm again and their stuff seems to work a lot better than the Sachs brand. If they ever bought suspension components from Showa, I never heard about it, but they might have used that company for their non-ESA bottom-feeder low-budget models (which are almost impossible to obtain). ???
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In a past life I had a 2005 K1209S with ESA but I don’t recall the brand.
I found this yesterday so at one point BMW has used both.
I believe Marzocchi is the other company that your thinking of. https://youtu.be/vkHtZsgFq60
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In a past life I had a 2005 K1209S with ESA but I don’t recall the brand.
I found this yesterday https://youtu.be/vkHtZsgFq60
The information in that video was news to me. I had a 2007 R1200R (which I traded-in for my current RS) with ESA that worked better than the Sachs ESA suspension on my 2016 RS. I have no idea who made those components, though. But it does go to show you how BMW moves from one manufacturer to another.