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Most of us are fond of the two wheelers. Aren’t we?
There are however several small and big parts of the bikes about which we seldom have any sort of knowledge. And we get to realize this crisis only when there is some sort of damage caused to the bikes.
In addition, these parts and the subsequent mechanism becomes all the more complex as it comes to the motorbikes designed and used for the purpose of racing. One very vital factor in terms of the parts and mechanism of the motorbikes used for the racing purpose are the suspensions.
Suspension in the motorbikes is mainly present in order to absorb the various imperfections or undulations present in the roads. It ensures most importantly that the tires must keep contact with the road for proper frictional activities that would in turn avert accidents.

Most bikes suspensions have a spring attached to it which are similar to that of the spring mechanisms that are present on the pens, trampoline or on the mattresses but are essentially much stronger than them.
To avoid the spring from making the tires bounce, the “dampers” are controlling the rate at which the spring moves up and down.

Dampers are sometimes referred as the “oil filled bicycle pumps”. The pump will move accordingly faster and slower depending on the hole size. By referring to the hole, it is meant that whole where the oil is being pumped through and on the thickness of the oil. All the motorbikes have both dampers and springs fitted to them for the desired performance.

There is also a mechanism called the ‘front forks’ mechanism where the bike has a spring outside the damper present on the rear wheel that is also known as the ‘rear shock’. However, the front wheel suspension has springs within the dampers that cannot be seen.
You must nevertheless remember that the suspension of the rear and the front wheel are independent from each other and reacts differently to the riding conditions and on the road.

The suspension of motor vehicle can be mainly divided into two main types- the front end and the back end suspension. The front-end suspension is the derivation f the technology called the ‘girder fork’. Today, the technology is named the ‘modern telescopic fork front suspension systems’.

The technology was one of the earliest inventions for controlling the front wheel of any motorcycle, and thus, keeps away any problems of the bike’s front wheel at bay. However, this technology has one serious disadvantage, as the limitation of the movement is fixed while it is working; it changes the effective wheelbase of the motorbikes continually. If the motorbike hits a bump, the front wheel instantly moves up and the back, which is again relative to the frame.

Thus in the process, the wheelbase is shortened. Shorter wheelbase ensures less stability when the bike is in motion, which is one of the reasons for people getting into tank slapper or any other modern motorbike.

There is also the back end suspension that you need to keep in mind. However, there are different modifications of the back end motorbike suspension. The first type of back end suspension is the twin-shock, regular swingarm suspension, which is a regular motorbike ‘suspension system’. In this, an H shaped swingarm remains pivoted at the front of the motorbike frame.

The main drawback of this design is that it is not incompatible with the modern considerations and got a blendy and flexible under the tough riding conditions. However, with the addition of the metal, the efficiency of the suspension is actually reduced.
Another version is the monoshock, older style, regular swingarm.
Some more of the versions are the monoshock, newer style, regular swingarm and the monoshock, single-sided swingarm.