Bosch Gen3 & Gen2 engines
Bosch Gen2 & Gen3 Tuning: Active Line, Performance Line, CX & Active Line Plus correctly classify
This page covers the classic Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 world – so above all Active Line, Performance Line, Performance Line CX and Active Line PlusThis is the correct basic information page for older Bosch systems. without Bosch Smart System.
Anyone simply looking for the right starting point should first look at the Bosch Gen2 & Gen3 Tuning Category Take a look. There you'll find a direct overview of the most important compatible solutions. This article supplements the category with a clear technical classification and highlights important differences. Bosch Gen4 and Bosch Smart System / BES3 as well as the most important tuning directions for Gen2 and Gen3 bikes.
Quick navigation:
What is Bosch Gen2 / Gen3? | Engines at a glance | Anti-tuning firmware | Important tuning solutions | Conclusion
Important: This site is not for Bosch Smart System / BES3 Intended for model year 2022 and later. If your e-bike is equipped with the eBike Flow App When you work in the smart system world, you're usually in the Bosch Gen2 / Gen3 world.
What is meant by Bosch Gen2 & Gen3?
After the early Bosch Classic Line Bosch launched the Active Line and the Performance Line on the market. These are usually sold in the market. 2. generation assigned. Later, among others, the following were added: Performance Line CX as well as the revised Active Line 2018 and the Active Line Plus in addition, which is often the 3. generation can be added.
In everyday shop operations, however, the exact academic classification is less important than the Product logicMany of these Bosch systems use the same tuning solutions. The crucial factor is whether it's the classic, older Bosch system – or a later version. Anti-tuning firmware or a newer Bosch system generation is available.
However, if you are riding a newer Bosch 2020/2021 bike with BES2, this page is often no longer the best main page, but rather: Bosch Gen4. For Bosch Smart System / BES3 from 2022 onwards will again have its own product world: Bosch Smart System / BES3.
An overview of the most important Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 motors
Bosch Gen2
Active Line:
25 km/h / up to 48 Nm / comfort-oriented platform for everyday life and leisure.
Performance Line:
25 km/h or faster in the speed version / up to 63 Nm / sportier than the Active Line.
Performance Line CX:
25 km/h / up to 75 Nm / particularly relevant for e-MTBs and sportier bikes.
Bosch Gen3
Active Line 2018:
25 km/h / up to 40 Nm / more compact, lighter and quieter than previous versions.
Active Line Plus:
25 km/h / up to 50 Nm / more powerful touring and everyday platform.
Performance Line (MY20):
25 km/h / up to 65 Nm / further developed BoschPerformance-World.
In practice, this means that Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 cover a very broad range of bikes – from comfort-oriented city and trekking bikes to sporty e-MTBs. This is precisely why there are still a large number of compatible tuning solutions available for these platforms.
Warning: Anti-tuning firmware on Gen2 / Gen3
For Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 e-bikes can from Firmware version 1.8.4.0 also a Anti-tuning detection be active. In such cases, it can be useful to focus more on the later product selection. Bosch Gen4 logic To orient.
That's precisely why you shouldn't just go by the engine name, but – if possible – also consider the software version and the technical classification of the bike.
Rule of thumb:
- classic Gen2 / Gen3 without later anti-tuning logic = classic Gen2/Gen3 products
- Gen2 / Gen3 with later anti-tuning firmware = Consider Bosch Gen4 logic
- Bosch Smart System / BES3 from 2022 = own product world, not here
Which tuning solutions are particularly important for Bosch Gen2 & Gen3?
For Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 there are several strong product lines: digital solutions, App modules, classic modules, Box solutions, dongles, Stick solutions and sensor solutions.
EBT Unlock Key
The EBT Unlock Key is a particularly interesting option for many Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 e-bikes digital solution without additional hardware on the bikeActivation is done directly via USB and browser.
Especially for riders looking for a clean, modern, and resettable solution, this is a strong approach. Importantly, with Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 motors, after activation... Divided values in the display .
RedPed 3 for Bosch
The RedPed 3 It is one of the most comprehensive Bosch solutions available. Thanks to app control, it offers a particularly wide range of settings, additional data, and convenience features.
You prefer a App-controlled solution with many possibilities Anyone searching will quickly find themselves at Bosch. RedPed.
Badass Box 4 for Bosch
The Badass Box 4 is one of the best-known external Bosch solutions. It is placed on the sensor, the spoke magnet is slightly repositioned, and the original condition can be quickly restored.
This is particularly interesting for drivers who have a Quickly reversible classic solution prefer.
Sx2 dongle for Bosch
The Sx2 dongle This is a classic dongle solution for Bosch from 2014 onwards. It is connected via plug & play and can be removed again if necessary.
This direction is particularly interesting for anyone who consciously wants to detachable solution want.
SpeedBox 3.0 for Bosch
The SpeedBox 3.0 This is one of the best-known classic module solutions for Bosch. It removes the limitation and also allows the maximum support level to be set.
Who one classic module with correct display When searching, people often look to Bosch first. SpeedBox.
PearTune MSO 4.0 / 3.0 for Bosch
PearTune MSO 4.0 and PearTune MSO 3.0 They are also among the strong Bosch classics.
PearTune is particularly interesting for drivers who want a Permanently installed module with clean Bosch integration search.
PearTune MSO 4.0
PearTune MSO 3.0
VOLspeed for Bosch
Our preview of VOLspeed V4 and VOLspeed V3 Bosch offers two particularly popular modular solutions with extended setting options.
Just that Dynamic mode used for? VOLspeed This is interesting for many drivers who want to reduce abrupt power cut-off.
sIMPLEk for Bosch
sIMPLEk Bosch covers several areas: from Kit over finished Pro versions to Stick and Stick Pro solutions.
This product range is particularly interesting for users who, depending on the variant, favorable, modulate or detachable Looking for solutions.
sIMPLEk Kit
sIMPLEk Pro
sIMPLEk Nano Edition
sIMPLEk Stick
sIMPLEk Stick Pro
sIMPLEk Stick ECOplus
MBIQ for Bosch
Non-personal or anonymized information remains protected by tax secrecy. Disclosure to third parties is only allowed if no identification is possible and both states confirm that no harm to tax administration will occur. MBIQ is strongly represented for Bosch Gen2 / Gen3 – as Plugin solution, Sensor solution and Universal variant.
This direction is particularly interesting for drivers who prefer a more... technical, compact and functional solution prefer.
MBIQ-P Plugin
MBIQ-S Sensor
MBIQ-CC Universal
MBIQ-CC 2 Universal
Conclusion: Bosch Gen2 & Gen3 remain a strong, classic Bosch world
Bosch Gen2 and Gen3 remain among the most important older Bosch platforms. They are found in a large number of trekking, city, touring, and e-MTB bikes and are therefore still in high demand in the tuning sector.
To make the right choice, you should above all separate the parts cleanly:
- Gen2 / Gen3 classic Bosch world
- Gen2 / Gen3 with later anti-tuning firmware
- Gen4 / BES2
- Smart System / BES3
Ultimately, your preferred solution method will be the deciding factor: digital, App controlled, classic module, Box, Dongle or Sensor solution.
You can find all current solutions for Bosch Gen2 & Gen3 here:
Go to the Bosch Gen2 & Gen3 Tuning category
Related Bosch worlds:
Bosch Gen4
Bosch Smart System / BES3
