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Old 11-26-2009, 11:15 AM   #4
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i was looking at the ecosse heretic in the latest motorcyclist in the can the other day and thinking about how id do it differently were it me and came up with an interesting thought: why havent we seen anyone move the swingarm pivot forward of the engine yet? Im assuming off hand that it would make some balance issues but you oughtta be able to throw some serious power at it before it lifts.
I'm not sure if that would work. It would put a lot more weight on the back side of the pivot. I would think this would increase the tendency of the rear to heavily squat under power.
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