OHVALE GP-2 190 DAYTONA
R I D E R E V I E W
P94
analyze where you're fast on
the track and where you can
make up time. Think of it as a
smaller, easier to use version of
the Ducati Data Analyzer system
found on Ducati's superbikes.
Although it looks outwardly
similar to the GP-0, the GP-2's
bodywork is different via a big air
scoop at the front of the fairing,
while the seat and tank units
have been reshaped to give the
rider more freedom of move-
ment.
That's the number-one thing
you notice when you first ride a
GP-2. No longer does this bike
feel like you're the Jolly Green
Giant riding a child's tricycle, de-
spite, well, almost doing just that.
Everything that was great
about the Ohvale range is still
present in the GP-2. It's by far
the best (that I know of) tool to
teach a rider not just the dynam-
ics of road racing, but also differ-
ent styles. Superbikes are point-
and-shoot machines, where
you brake super late in a mostly
straight line, get the bike on
its side, turned, and upright as
fast as possible to maximize the
straight in front of you. Smaller
bikes like supersports require
more corner speed, keeping that
roll speed up as they don't have
Operation Ohvale was a great success.
