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re: cornering and rear suspension



>  From: "David Arnett" <DArnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 04/11/2000 08:01:
>  If the bike was front wheel drive, it would squat.  
>  
>  When accelerating, the powered chain drives the rear tire, which the ground
is countering.  Picture this.  The bike remains stationaty, power is applied to
the rear tire, and traction is never broken between the rear tire and the
ground..... what is going to happen?  The rear suspension will head towards the
ground as the rear tire is trying to move towards the front of the bike.
Anyway, its tough to explain in words.  Try visually observing other bikes
under hard acceleration.  Another point... When on the gas, the rear suspension
stiffens.......and while on the rear brake, it softens??   Another point...
roll off of the throttle in a turn and your ground clearance is reduced.  If
the opposite was true, motorcycles wouldn't corner very well under
acceleration.
>  
>  Read Keith Code!!!

	Yeah, I have _Twist of the Wrist_ vols 1 & 2. Maybe I should dig those
out again...

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