Multi S rear Ohlins Shock

[multi rider]

Folks, was wondering....

I had my bike on the centre stand this morning.... set the mode from urban to sport and nothing happened....

I thought that it should adjust the spring immediately....

Could it be that my Ohlin shock is f...ed?

Have checked all fuses....

How do you know if your shock is working correctly? I have no error messages.

Shock electrics were replaced in September.

[bull rrider]

Originally Posted by multi rider

Folks, was wondering....

I had my bike on the centre stand this morning.... set the mode from urban to sport and nothing happened....

I thought that it should adjust the spring immediately....

Could it be that my Ohlin shock is f...ed?

Have checked all fuses....

How do you know if your shock is working correctly? I have no error messages.

Shock electrics were replaced in September.

You should hear a buzzing sound of the suspension servos adjusting the forks and shock. The ride should change from Cadillac in urban to Ford pickup in sport. The height of the seat will also increase, very noticeable to me since im short.

[number2]

not that familar with the suspension so excuse my ignorance. I thought sport set the power output and you're saying it changes the shock also?

[bull rrider]

Originally Posted by number2

not that familar with the suspension so excuse my ignorance. I thought sport set the power output and you're saying it changes the shock also?

Your are correct sport does change power output to an "150HI" hp compared to urban's 100 hp, but yes it does also changes the suspesion.

Here's a break down:


Sport ABS on DTC 3 150HI hp Seat height MED

Touring ABS on DTC 5 150LO hp Seat height MED

Urban ABS on DTC 7 100hp Seat height LOW

Enduro ABS off DTC 2 100hp Seat height HI



All models have the 3 engine maps and DTC. The "S" models get Ohlins DES (Ducati Electronic Suspension) with appropriate front/rear compression & rebound as well as rear preload suspension adjustments.

All features can be further tweaked to match your individual preferences. The bike will remember your settings. The exception is ABS which will always have to be manually turned off in the Sport, Touring, and Urban modes (the ABS remains on to some extent in all modes - it has to be separately shut off every time the ignition is turned off and back on).
In the default settings, when choosing enduro mode, the ABS is not active, however it is not completely disabled (I'm not aware of any varying levels of ABS), so if you switch from enduro mode to any of the other three modes, ABS will be active again.


On both the front and rear suspension, hydraulic compression and rebound damping is adjusted by electric actuators (with 31 progressive settings). Spring preload in both stanchions of the front fork is adjusted conventionally, whereas spring preload for the rear shock absorber is adjusted by an electric actuator (the rear shock absorber may be compressed by up to 8 mm, with sixteen different positions settable for the electric actuator. meaning that each subsequent position corresponds to half a millimetre of spring compression). Changes to the hydraulic damping settings are not accompanied by audible clicks. Therefore, to ascertain whether the dampers are working correctly, set to one extreme of their travel first and then to the other, comparing the different damping actions achieved by compressing and releasing the front and rear suspension repeatedly

[dansz24]

Originally Posted by multi rider

Folks, was wondering....

I had my bike on the centre stand this morning.... set the mode from urban to sport and nothing happened....

I thought that it should adjust the spring immediately....

Could it be that my Ohlin shock is f...ed?

Have checked all fuses....

How do you know if your shock is working correctly? I have no error messages.

Shock electrics were replaced in September.

I thought I had this problem too but realized that when you’re in any mode besides single rider and no luggage the shock preload is all the way up.

[oleary]

Originally Posted by dansz24

I thought I had this problem too but realized that when you’re in any mode besides single rider and no luggage the shock preload is all the way up.

Exactly!!!

[robb]

I forgot who originally posted this, but it's a thorough spread sheet of all of the default settings.

[multi rider]

Thanks folks....

I suppose one should read the manual....

I did exactly as you said... went back and set the mode to single rider only and then changed from Sport to enduro, and guess what????

The servo immediately changes the compression of the spring! yihaa i am very happy now as we dont have to go to the dealer anymore....

you see I am a bit of a "fat ba...rd" at 115kg (approx 240lbs) so always ride with the settings at rider with lugage.

I wonder if I should consider an uprated spring???

Anyway thanks again for your input....good to know there are clever people on this forum)

[Mr Sunshine]

Originally Posted by multi rider

I wonder if I should consider an uprated spring???

I'm lighter than you and I want a heavier spring...I just haven't pulled the trigger yet.

So yes you should consider it. It'll make the bike more plush while handling better. If you have to add too much preload and compression the bike ends up getting a little ridged.

[Fupped Duc]

I upgraded to the Ohlins 100 N/mm spring and could not be happier. I weigh ~240 lbs. in summer textile/mesh gear, ~250 lbs. in full leathers. The result was no more wallowing like a warthog in Urban mode, and it now rides on rails in the corners in Sport mode. A word of warning, though - when you stiffen the rear spring, be prepared to realize that the front fork springs are too soft for you, too.