Only the Multistrada gets this as optional. Home Bike News. October 10, BA User. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Stay in touch To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements. Transverse leaf spring rear end suspension. A proposal to bring back computer-controlled active suspension systems in was rejected because it could have had a negative effect on the racing. Active suspension allowed teams to optimise the configuration of their ride height and other variables from corner to corner.
How does adaptive suspension work? Adaptive or active suspension systems use sensors and microprocessors to monitor the road beneath its wheels in real time. A computer reads the data as it's sent over by the sensors and adjusts the shocks and springs to create a smooth driving experience.
Ram Jaguar F-Type. Subaru Crosstrek. Chevrolet Camaro. Alfa Romeo Giulia. Mazda CX Chevrolet Colorado. Maserati's Skyhook Suspension system performs anti-dive, anti-squat and anti-roll movements.
The primary function of damping is to lessen the speed or intensity of the impact transmitted to the rider for improved comfort and control. By slowing the force of an impact and transmitting it over a longer period of time it is less of a stress on the rider.
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Eliminates body roll during high speed cornering. The tires can be aligned to axis which give the optimum performance when encountering a bump or in case of cornering. There are three basic types of suspension components: linkages, springs, and shock absorbers.
Hydraulically-controlled suspensions are banned from Mercedes have been a pioneer in the use of hugely complex hydraulic suspensions front and rear, looking to replicate some of the benefits of the long-since banned active suspension systems. Multi-link and dual wishbone systems are the holy grail of suspension designs, allowing engineers to achieve agile handling without compromising ride quality.
Bumpy Ride. The damping valves themselves are nothing like the conventional stacks of shims or tapered screws in conical holes you have in standard suspension. Instead, they're more like a slightly loose fitting piston in a cylinder bore which the oil flows around. The piston is part of the electric solenoid so its position can be changed very quickly by an altered electrical signal, altering the speed with which the oil can flow past it.
In the spring mass diagrams, k represents the suspension spring, while k-t is the inherent spring effect of the tyre, m is the mass of the wheel assembly and M the mass of the bike supported by the front suspension system approximately half the mass of the bike, less the combined front and rear unsprung masses.
The spring k is controlled and kept in check by the damping unit c, and it's this which is continuously varied in Skyhook, but fixed in passive systems. The Comfort Index graphs, which measure the shocks coming through to the sprung mass of the bike, show how Skyhook system matches or slightly beats the best passive setting on various road surfaces, even though on some the hard setting is the best while on others the soft setting is the optimum. This is why it's not immediately obvious in terms of feel that Skyhook is any better than a conventional system.
You need to try the bike in a wide range of conditions and discover how it always feels as if it's set up for them. There are other parameters taken into account as well as the suspension movement speed, including the throttle position and speed of operation, the brake line pressures and whether or not the ABS has been activated, road speed and acceleration, so the suspension will adjust automatically when you're accelerating and according to how hard, as you apply the brakes and so on.
In the different riding modes the Skyhook system still has access to and makes use of the full range of damping settings, but switching from one mode to another changes its zero point. In Sport for example its zeroed towards firmer damping settings and it always returns to those in normal riding, while in Urban or Enduro it sits at the other end of the scale, providing a softer ride in normal conditions. What the rider sees in the dash is shown in the Instrumentation image. The menu is navigated in the same way as before via the indicator cancel and two additional sliding buttons on the left switchgear.
There's an increase in the information displayed in each mode, with horsepower, throttle response, DTC and ABS information, and for personalizing the suspension the display is different. Where the old showed the separate compression and rebound settings as 'click' numbers, on the S models, you can increase or decrease the damping harder or softer by two stages from the central medium default.
This can be done in each of the four modes, so for example if Touring is too firm, you can change it to one or two softer settings, and it will stay there unless you change it back.
This article originally appeared on Ash On Bikes and is reprinted here with permission. Make sure you don't miss Kevin's review on the new Multistrada.
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