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Old 17-Aug-2006, 22:32   #1
Felix Felix is offline
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Yes, the pro or anti-squat forces do come into play, but on most sports bikes the are designed to cancel themselves out to a large extent by an appropriate swinging arm pivot location. The maximum contribution of additional load on the rear suspension due to squat forces are roughly 10%.

If you really want to confuse yourself, have a read of this book:Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design. I've made extensive use of his design analysis software in my own bike project. Seems to work alright.
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