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1934 Cotton with girder fork. One of the earliest types of motorcycle front suspension, the girder fork consists of a pair of uprights attached to the triple clamp by linkages with a spring usually between the top and bottom triple clamps. The design reached a peak in the "Girdraulics" used on Vincent motorcycles from 1948. Girdraulic forks ...
The most common form of front suspension for a modern motorcycle is the telescopic fork. Other fork designs are girder forks, suspended on sprung parallel links (not common since the 1940s) and bottom leading link designs, not common since the 1960s. Vincent Black Lightning with Girdraulic front suspension
Plunger suspension on a 1953 BMW R51/3. A swingarm (or swinging arm), originally known as a swing fork or pivoted fork, is a single or double sided mechanical device which attaches the rear wheel of a motorcycle to its body, allowing it to pivot vertically.
Pages in category "Motorcycle suspension technology" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Girder fork; H. Hub-center steering; L. Leading ...
A motorcycle frame is a motorcycle's core structure. ... Using lattice girder principles, ... [35] and better-performing suspension components, ...
The front suspension used girder forks suspended by large rubber bands, which proved to be problematic because they broke and were unavailable from H.D. after the early 1960s. A two-man seat was an available option, but proved to be unpopular likely because the machine was underpowered for two.