> > >>Ever ridden a bike with leading link forks?
Yes. BMW R60/2, R69S, a couple of ancient Hodakas, a Guzzi
sidecar rig.
> >LL forks are excellent. Much better than all but the most
expensive
> >teles for suspension, although they have a greater mass
moment and
> >therefore are not so good for quick-steering requirements.
What throws
> >most tele addicts is the complete lack of dive during
braking. First
> >time you use them, you are _certain_ that the brakes have
failed.
>
> Are you sure that isn't because of the drum brakes? ;-)
Certainly not ... Have you ever ridden a bike with a drum front
brake and telescopic forks?
LL forks can be tuned to dial in whatever level of brake
anti-dive the engineer wants by arranging the pivot to axle
geometry appropriately.
Yes, traditional LL forks are a bit heavy, regardless, they can
work extremely well. Tele forks have their own set of plusses
and minuses, including allowing enough dive to steepen the trail
on heavy braking to allow for quicker turn-in. BMW's bikes now
have the hybrid "tele-lever" fork setup, which attempts to
capitalize on the benefits of both LL anti-dive characteristics
and tele light weight/tunability.
Godfrey
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