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Default Suspension Experts ??

On Oct 4, 8:00*am, "Snag" wrote:
Karl Townsend wrote:
*I'd settle for a set of sketches of the geometry ... the budget on
this one is "do it yourself or you can't afford it" .
*We've decided to sell her Kawasaki since she's just not all that
hot on leaning into turns , and my budget is whatever I can get for
it . Probably somewhere in the $700-$900 range - which will buy the
materials (I hope !) .


If you're rolling yer own...


Can you start with a shaft drive bike? (That would not be the Honda
750, its chain drive) Then take the smallest *rear wheel drive car you
can find for drive and suspension parts.


I've seen a few people that can just do this. For most it would be a
nightmare to design.


Karl


* Well , the thing is that I already have the CB750 , and it's paid for