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Technical articles on motorcycle chassis and suspension - forks, wheels, brakes, rear suspension, frame design...

 
1. Aftermarket Frames at .tz350.net
 
Nico Bakker Hossack P&R Lew Batty Jazen PEM Jamathi Piravano JCM Reimanoc Beo/CAT Johnson ROC Bimota Juchem Saxon BUT Junghans Scitsu
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2. Basics - The Springs
 
Springs are the most important part of your suspension: without damping you’d be in trouble, but without springs, you’d be lost. Yet people give surprisingly little attention to matching spring rates to their weight and their riding style. In order to be able to make sensible decisions about what different springs might do for you, it’s necessary to think a little more carefully about how they work... Author - Graham Byrnes PhD
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3. bikesetup.com
 
A plain language fun site about the ins and outs of motorcycle suspension including ride height, rebound damping, compression damping, preload adjustments as well as braking and riding tips.
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4. Hossack Design - Hossack Suspension System
 
...In the years that followed Norman did the Le Mans 24 hour race 3 times, the last 2 as race planner/manager.
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5. Lacing Spoked Wheels, by Tim
 
Basic article on wheel lacing ...Using this method I found the hub was always centered and the rim ran true.
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6. Motorcycle Suspension Systems
 
A telescopic history of suspension Telelever and SaxTrak Britten's girder forked parallelogram Pierluigi Marconi and the Bimota Tesi James Parker and RADD/RATZ Bakker's QCS
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7. Sag & Preload - Author Graham Byrnes PhD
 
Preload makes the bike sit higher, or lower. It does not make the spring stiffer. So if someone tells you that you should reduce your preload to make the bike feel less harsh, they probably don’t have a clue...
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8. TOO TECH Suspension Tuning
 
PART II of Too Tech's Suspension Performance Tips Fine Tuning the Suspension
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9. Vintage Front Suspension
 
Do you know how 1950 through 1980's front suspension elements, commonly called front forks, work? Well, I will attempt to walk through suspension developments and attempt to explain how each style works...
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