10-29-2013, 12:46 PM
I've wondered the same thing in the past, taking notice that while viewing the passenger side of most high-performance sports cars (911 & S2000 for example, and many many others), the front calipers are mounted at 9 o'clock, while the rears are at 3. The reasons for doing so may vary, but it may be something as simple as the mass-centralization engineers gone mad.
For a motorcycle, it just seems logical that the caliper mounting points would be to the rear of the fork tubes, especially on radially-mounted types. That way, it's direct metal-on-metal contact points, rather than having stretching tension put on the bolts.
For a motorcycle, it just seems logical that the caliper mounting points would be to the rear of the fork tubes, especially on radially-mounted types. That way, it's direct metal-on-metal contact points, rather than having stretching tension put on the bolts.