American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 246 January 2020 | Page 37
Bitubo 'DigiShox' Custom Kit for
2020 Softail and Touring models
Last year saw Italian suspension manufacturer
Bitubo add to the applications available for its
popular DS ('DigiShox') electronic suspension system
with fitments for Harley models. The company now
says that its R&D team have validated the system for
2020 Softail and Touring models.
Operated from a smartphone app, the DS system
consists of Bitubo's proven and multi-patented ECH
cartridges, its XXF rear mono shock and a Bluetooth
control unit. The control display indicates the status
of the settings in use from a choice of twelve
available suspension tuning options.
A button allows the rider to choose the set-up that
suits his or her riding style and load, while an E-lean
drop sensor and a GPS sensor determine speed, with
the value used to adapt the suspension's setting
automatically whenever required by the rider.
The Bitubo ECH cartridge kit is equipped with
hydraulic adjustment of the manual spring preload
and electronic adjustment of compression and
rebound. Bitubo XXF mono shocks are equipped
with electronic adjustment of rebound, compression
and preload.
Bitubo says that using "the smallest and most
efficient micromotors ever used by any suspension
producer allow increasing the speed more than 30%
compared to any other similar system. The unit is
equipped with nine adjustments that are pre-set by
Bitubo and not modifiable, together with three more
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
that can be personalized by the user.
"The included color choice map is visible on the
display through the choice of position 1, 2 or 3, and
further personalized set-ups are available via an
Apple Store or Android Market downloadable app.
After downloading the app and selecting it, the user
will be faced with the nine adjustments pre-set by
Bitubo and the three more that are customizable to
suit the user.
The user can then send his personalized set-ups
through the application to the control unit via
Bluetooth wireless technology. The set-ups are
selectable through the handlebar selector - parked
or on the go - with a system reaction time of the
system of just 100 milliseconds.
The system is a 'Plug & Play' fully reversible
installation.
BITUBO
Selve di Teolo (PD), ITALY
Tel: +39 0499 903 475
[email protected]
www.bitubo.com