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Old 01-28-2013 | 07:13 AM
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Old 01-28-2013 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Halfrican
This using a swing arm as a front end fad is strange..
It's one of those things engineers refer to as "solving a problem that doesn't exist"
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Old 01-28-2013 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Halfrican
This using a swing arm as a front end fad is strange..
The technique is called a Girder suspension.

I think they look better than telescoping forks on everything (except sportbikes).

Using the rear swing arm to make one is a bit stupid though.

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Old 01-28-2013 | 09:44 AM
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Old 01-28-2013 | 05:49 PM
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Old 01-28-2013 | 07:36 PM
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Old 01-28-2013 | 08:11 PM
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Old 01-28-2013 | 08:15 PM
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That's a lot going on there, but for some reason I like it.

Also, you need those slip-on's.
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Old 01-28-2013 | 08:16 PM
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Ditto

and ditto
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