BMW HP 4 and its intelligent suspensions

The BMW brand has presented us with an explanatory video about its new intelligent suspension system, without a doubt an interesting way to understand how this innovative system works. Don't hesitate, take a look and discover one of the secrets of the BMW HP4, the superbike from the German brand.

By Gloria21 February 2013 · 3 min read

The brand BMW has presented us with a very interesting video about its new intelligent suspension system, so now you can learn how this innovative system works and understand a little about how the new German machines work, among them the most interesting one at the moment, the HP4 Superbike.

We came across one of the most technologically advanced machines, so don’t miss a single detail that BMW shows you about it, and you’ll see how this Superbike is a sports bike meticulously detailed and fully equipped with the best.

So now enjoy the explanation the German brand shows us about its new suspension system, with which the left-hand fork leg and the rear shock absorber are controlled by an electronic control unit, which therefore adjusts the valves that regulate the hydraulic flows depending on each road and circumstance.

Explanatory video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_O4BOC7gZ0&feature=player_embedded

The mechanism itself is a bit complicated, so the best thing is to watch the video that explains how it works in a very interactive way, so don’t miss a detail and discover the new technologies of one of the most sporty models of the German brand, with 4 inline cylinders, 4 strokes, DOHC, 4 valves (valve actuation via individual lower rocker arms), displacement of 999 cc, liquid cooling, with a maximum output of 193 CV (142 kW) / 13,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 112 Nm (11.4 kg-m) / 9,750 rpm.

The emissions control is through a closed-loop catalytic converter, with a 350 W alternator and a maintenance-free 12 V / 7 Ah battery. The clutch, for its part, is a multi-disc anti-hopping clutch in an oil bath, mechanically operated, and the transmission is 6-speed constant-mesh. The frame is a twin-spar aluminium bridge type; the front wheel is guided by an inverted fork. The front suspension is electronically adjustable in compression and rebound (Slick mode), and the rear is a two-sided aluminium swingarm with a DDC central spring strut, electronically adjustable compression and rebound phases, and adjustable spring preload.

For the brakes, the front has been fitted with dual discs, 4-piston radial brake calipers, and the rear with a single disc and a one-piston floating caliper. ABS with 4 different modes.

A unique machine, the HP4.

Source | Solomoto.es