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[egleaves_imp]

Maybe old news to some. I have to admit that I’ve never heard of a motorcycle with no forks. Interesting concept and a unique look.

The 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 Was The Acura NSX Of Bikes

 

[misterprofessionality]

hub steering. it's technology that exists but never really caught on outside of custom bikes that just want to be different. Somebody more educated than I am could talk about what the advantages might be over traditional suspension and steering. if i had to guess, i'd say weight distribution?

 

[Lord Popgun]

Kevin Cameron did a column on this. Stiction was one thing mentioned. Can’t remember the other things that were good. Or bad.

 

[3rdbike_imp]

Nothing new under the sun. From Wikipedia: "The hub-center steer concept is a very old one used as early as 1910 by the British James Cycle Co,"


Why? Again, from Wikipedia: "The advantages of using a hub-center steering system instead of a more conventional motorcycle fork are that hub-center steering separates the steering, braking, and suspension functions."


The Bimota Tesi of some years ago is the first to come to mind....

 

[LongRanger_imp]

My riding buddy had one back in the day. He loved it. I completed my first SaddleSore 1000 riding with him -- he on his GTS, me on my ZG1000. The route took us through Nevada and finished in Laughlin, NV -- 1024 miles in under 15 hours. Hard to believe that was 22 years ago!

 

[DHB_imp]

Isn't this what the new Goldwings are utilizing? They're capable of handling much more weight than conventional forks.

 

[LongRanger_imp]

The new Goldwings use a Hossack-design not unlike the BMW Duolever.