False Neutral #34: Alternative Suspension

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Eric, Garrett and I get technical this week, discussing alternative motorcycle suspension and steering technology. From springer and girder front ends to leading link forks to anti-dive devices, we talk about what worked, what didn’t work, and what the motorcycle industry has abandoned and come back to later. I kinda geek out slightly here and there.

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False Neutral – Alternative Suspension

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Triumph Sprung Hub
ep34-02-2007-harley-davidson-softail-springer
2007 Harley-Davidson Softail Springer
ep34-02a-2008-yamaha-yzf-r6s
2008 Yamaha YZF-R6S
ep34-03-1984-ktm-500
1984 KTM 495 MX
The first production bike with inverted forks
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BMW Earles fork
ep34-05-bmw-telelever-duolever-hossack-front-ends
BMW Telelever (left) and Duolever [Hossack] (right) front ends
ep34-06-radd_prototype
James Parker’s RADD prototype
ep34-07-yamaha-gts1000
RADD-equipped Yamaha GTS1000
ep34-08-bimota-tesi-1d
Bimota Tesi 1D
with center-hub steering
ep34-09-bourget-fat-daddy
Bourget Fat Daddy
ep34-10-suzuki-anti-dive-forks-1981
Suzuki anti-dive fork mechanism, circa 1981
ep34-11-honda-trac-anti-dive
Honda TRAC anti-dive mechanism
ep34-12-mechanical-linkage-anti-dive
A custom, all-mechanical anti-dive linkage
ep34-13-girder-front-forks
Girder Front Forks
Source: chopperhandbook.com
ep34-14-2009-confederate-renaissance-fighter
2009 Confederate Renaissance Fighter
with girder front end
ep34-15-ronin-47
Ronin 47
Honda RC125 Twin with quadrilateral leading-link fork
Honda RC125 Twin with quadrilateral leading-link fork
ep34-17-brazed-motorcycle-frame
Bronze-brazed motorcycle frame
Source: caferacer.net

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    SlowJoeCrow

    I’m glad to the BMW Oilheads got a mention. The R1100RS’ combination of a Hossack style front end, stressed engine and articulated swing arm was very advanced for 1993, and perhaps more significantly they were the first commercially successful design unlike the contemporary Yamaha GTS100 and Bimota Tesi.

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