Introducing: Your rear suspension: Difference between revisions

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This view is from the left side of the bike, so the front is at the left side of the picture and the rear at the right.

* The thing that looks like a shock absorber is, ummm... a shock absorber. Its main job is to keep your rear tire on the road (the fork springs do the same thing up front). When a bump forces the tire up, the shock sends it back down. This is a delicate balancing act. If the wheel moves too much, or too little, it won't have proper contact with the ground and traction will suffer. Both are bad, but thankfully there's a fairly wide margin of "good enough", although it does get more narrow the faster you ride.

* The thing that looks like a shock absorber is, ummm... a shock absorber. Its main job is to keep your rear tire on the road (the fork springs do the same thing up front). When a bump forces the tire up, the shock sends it back down. This is a delicate balancing act. If the wheel moves too much, or too little, it won't have proper contact with the ground and traction will suffer. Both are bad, but thankfully there's a fairly wide margin of "good enough", although it does get more narrow the faster you ride. [http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_9604_tech/ More information]

* The black piece with everything connected to it is the frame. This is what nearly everything on your motorcycle is connected to. It supports the forks, the engine, the seat, and, of course, the rear suspension.

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 This view is from the left side of the bike, so the front is at the left side of the picture and the rear at the right.
-* The thing that looks like a shock absorber is, ummm... a shock absorber. Its main job is to keep your rear tire on the road (the fork springs do the same thing up front). When a bump forces the tire up, the shock sends it back down. This is a delicate balancing act. If the wheel moves too much, or too little, it won't have proper contact with the ground and traction will suffer.  Both are bad, but thankfully there's a fairly wide margin of "good enough", although it does get more narrow the faster you ride.
+* The thing that looks like a shock absorber is, ummm... a shock absorber. Its main job is to keep your rear tire on the road (the fork springs do the same thing up front). When a bump forces the tire up, the shock sends it back down. This is a delicate balancing act. If the wheel moves too much, or too little, it won't have proper contact with the ground and traction will suffer.  Both are bad, but thankfully there's a fairly wide margin of "good enough", although it does get more narrow the faster you ride. [http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_9604_tech/ More information]
 * The black piece with everything connected to it is the frame. This is what nearly everything on your motorcycle is connected to. It supports the forks, the engine, the seat, and, of course, the rear suspension.