V4 And So It Begins

Discussion in 'Multistrada' started by Android853sp, Sep 25, 2023.

  1. Thanks. Which colour did you go for? Both the aluminium & the red look pretty snazzy...
     
  2. I went for the black ones. The red are a bit too Essex for my liking.
     
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  3. Agreed, I’ve gone black. I’d have said a bit too Southerner though…
     
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  4. Agreed...

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  5. Don't forget to order the adapters to mount the reservoirs.
     
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  6. @Sicilian, I can confirm the crash bars do their job :( I can also tell you, the V4 Pikes Peak is an absolute bi**h to pick up. If I'd been on my own, there would have been no chance :p On the plus side, nothing touched except the Enduro bash plate and the crash bars, no damage to anything expensive :D Andy
     
  7. The bash plate? What did you hit a rock :eek:. I have a dropped a couple of Multi's over the years but never damaged the bash plate.
    Glad you and the bike are OK.:upyeah:
     
  8. I got stranded over a speed hump in a car park on a slope at zero miles an hour. Couldn't hold it but did slow the rate of descent. Exacerbated an old shoulder injury, feels like I've broken my collar bone again but haven't. Time for heat and stretching and I'll be fine in a few days :D Andy
     
  9. Similar thing happened to me with my Multi V4S, lost my footing getting the stand down, bike started leaning fully loaded, couldn't hold it up. Ended laying down and bruising the hell out my legs. Lifting it took 3 men!
     
  10. Shit, I've just got a new centre stand for my impending PP, was not aware there was a possible difference fitament and assumed a V4s one would fit it?
    Ah well, it's been delivered anyways so time will tell if it fits or not, I've heard that there can be issues with it seating 100% when you have the full system. I'll find out soon enough lol
     
  11. Not sure but I think what was a modification is now the norm. Andy
     
  12. Just a word of warning if using the "urban " setting if torturing. I've found if you're on a steep mountain pass and the road surface is not great the electronics reduced the power so much (tc I'm guessing) the bike will stall. Halfway round a tight hairpin is not a great place to be to put it to the test! Put it back in sport after that.
     
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  13. I wish there were adjustable compression and rebound values you could just assign to each profile yourself. They made it so for preload, why not the rest...
     
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  14. That is easily sorted ……… now you have said :D Thank you. Andy
     
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  15. Yes, that would be my preference too. I wonder if Race mode gives you a bit more adjustability, like the Panigale V4S :thinkingface: Andy
     
  16. But surely the whole point is the compression & rebound, front & rear, are being adjusted continuously by the computer, based upon the selected engine mode, the throttle opening, the torque demand from the engine, whether you’re braking or not, not to mention continual feedback from the road surface thanks to the suspension accelerometer sensors and the 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit.

    For example, when you brake, the dip in the front suspension is immediately detected and the compression adjusted immediately to minimise fork dive and keep the bike on as even a keel as possible.

    Manually setting, and therefore fixing, the compression & rebound means it always has to be a compromise. Do you set it for a fast smooth race track, or for a pothole infected, patchy tarmac B road?

    For sure, before the electronic suspension control unit was developed we had no choice but to adjust C & R to the best compromise but now we can let the electronics do that and know it’s always at its best.
     
    #198 West Cork Paul, Jun 20, 2024
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  17. And all at 250 times a second. Try doing that with a screwdriver :D
     
  18. I've had other bikes that had "active suspension". Trust me the other systems just feel shite compared to the quality your getting with the PP.
     
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