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the power of a big bike to make
short work of the straight.
Interestingly, the Ohvale
teaches both techniques. It
has only 25-ish horsepower, so
keeping up corner speed is an
absolute must. However, the
chassis works equally well by us-
ing a point-and-shoot style, brak-
ing mega late and getting the
corner over with the maximum
drive. It's a neat little trick the
Ohvale engineers have probably
unintentionally pulled, and again,
it means the GP-2 will suit a wide
range of riders.
Our Mupo suspension was
stiffly sprung (sorry, I don't know
the spring rate) and would al-
low the GP-2 to simply devour
corners. There isn't a lot of give
in terms of suspension, and like
the GP-0, the GP-2 magnifies
the rider's mistakes instantly. Put
your body position in the wrong
spot of the chassis, and the front
will chatter violently. Conversely,
sit too far back and you'll miss
the apex by a week. Precision is
the name of the Ohvale game,
and if you want to go quick, you
better learn it.
The GP-2 comes with re-
vamped J. Juan four-piston
brakes that are absolutely all the
braking power you need for such
Black and yellow, along with red and
white, are the standard colors of the GP-2.
Of course, you can customize your Ohvale
any which way you like, you just need to
ask importer Brandon Cretu.
