Motorcycle suspension
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A motorcycle's suspension serves a dual purpose: contributing to the vehicle's handling and braking, and providing safety and comfort by keeping the vehicle's passengers comfortably isolated from road
Vincent Black Lightning with Girdraulic front suspension
Telescopic forks on a 1969 BMW
BMW's 1955-1969 Earles fork eliminated and reversed brake dive
Honda TRAC
Hub-center steering
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Hub-center steering is one of several different types of front-end suspension/steering mechanisms used in motorcycles and cargo bicycles. Hub-center steering is characterized by the steering pivot poi
Motorcycle suspension
…swinging arm for front suspension on their motocross designs. A single-sided version of the idea is also used in motor scooters such as the Vespa. The hub-center steering as developed by Ascanio Rodorigo, on a concept associated to Massimo Tamburini is a complex front swingarm alternative system that entails suspension…
The Vyrus 985 C3, an exclusive Italian motorcycle with hub-center steering, of which 24 were sold between 2004-2008
Hub-center steering in Bimota Tesi 1/D
1910 "New Pattern' James with hub-center steering
Detail of mechanism on the Mead & Tomkinson Kawasaki 'Nessie'