Sato Link Rod - thoughts?

ScrapperX said:

Race Tech's Motorcycle Suspension Bible: Dirt, Street, and Track - Paul Thede, Lee Parks - Google Books

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littlejohn said:

D'ems fighting words George.

I think if you drew up some pics and look at geometry of any suspension setup for a chain or belt driven 2 wheeled vehicle and if there is any chain growth over the suspension movement, and if changing sag/ride height, changes where the rear suspension sits, then it will directly affect squat or anti-squat characteristics.
Btw... the term "squat" refers to the effect that the chain torque has on the suspension (not weight transfer as per your example of coming out of a corner ). Depending on the suspension design, chain toque will either compress the suspension (squat) or extend the suspension (anti-squat) .
It is almost impossible to completely eliminate the effect of chain torque on suspension movement with a single pivot swing arm type suspension design. Even with a 4 bar multi-link design, this would be almost impossible to eliminate, but you can get it to a point where there is so little effect that it become negligible.

Many suspension designers will capitalise on this in order to have some control over weight transfer, which will effect on power traction. The effect of chain torque on suspension movement can also be manipulated by changing the size of front and rear sprockets.

FYI, it is possible to design a suspension system so that it will extend under acceleration. Although, this would be considered a bad design as it would effectively "lockout" the shock on acceleration.
Having said this, many mountain bike suspension designs incorporate a little anti-squat to minimise the "bobbing" effect of a rider's pedalling motion.

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George Villar said:

Not wasting anymore time on this thread.

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George Villar said:

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