How To Separate Front Suspension Compression and Rebound Damping on BMW S1000RR 

How To Separate Front Suspension Compression and Rebound Damping on BMW S1000RR
BUYING THE 2D SUSPENSION POSITION SENSOR
The device fitted to our 2015/2016 model can be purchased in Australia from Shane Kinderis and S1KR Racing via their website at s1000kracing.c... , or in Europe through Alpha racing - www.alpharacin...
THE EXPLANATION
You can change both front rebound damping and compression damping on the BMW S1000RR. However, in stock configuration for bikes fitted with Dynamic Damping Control (DDC), the front damping settings for both are changed together as a single setting, unlike the rear.
So if you set front damping at a let’s call it ‘faster’ or ‘softer’ setting (e.g. -4), both compression and rebound will have less damping, hence the suspension will extend and compress faster than say a slower setting (e.g. +4).
This combined setting explains why the front suspension setting in the dashboard is labeled "DMP," rather than "REB" or "COM" as we see for the rear.
WHY ARE THEY COMBINED IN STOCK CONFIGURATION?
The rear shock on the S1000RR recognises when the bike is rebounding (going up), and compressing (going down), via a factory fitted rear spring position sensor. Because of that, the bike’s system can employ different damping settings for rebound and compression.
In standard (stock) configuration, the front suspension only knows how quickly it is moving. It does not recognise the direction of travel as there is no position sensor (unlike the rear). So the amount of damping applied to the front shock is the same for down and up, I.e. compression and rebound.
THE 2D SENSOR SOLUTION
Without going to the extent of replacing the suspension, the simplest way to separate damping settings for the front compression from rebound is to install a position sensor on the front. Fortunately for us, 2D have worked with BMW and produced such a device.
INSTALLATION
The device is super simple to instal, no special tools are needed, and once installed is a plug and play device that works perfectly from the get go. Once it is connected correctly you will be able to adjust front compression damping separately from front rebound damping.
LICENSING
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