07-16-2020, 04:36 PM
(07-15-2020, 10:36 PM)Bighonda14_imp Wrote: It is a game changer on the new Goldwing. Smooth riding like never before. I’d love to see it and demo a CB1100 with this setup.
But on the GW it is different set-up:
https://www.cycleworld.com/honda-gold-wi...opic-fork/
The steering on the GW goes trough 2 "push-pull" links. On the "CB that doesn't exist", the steering goes through a mechanism that will work in bending.
The GW design seems very light, and the loads are transfered as they should: traction and compression. On the CB, there are too many parts, seems like too much weight (steering inertia: can feel stable, but also heavy), and as it works in bending, it will be way more flexible/compliant than the GW desing.
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I also think the "bmw telelever" design is much cleaner, mechanically better, and in terms of suspension kinematics it can be almost as good as the honda's double wishbone but using a single arm,
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On another note: I think this spoils the spirit of simplicity that I associate to UJMs