Posted by WD on February 27, 2001 at 03:23:58:
In Reply to: Anybody want to make a HARDTAIL out of their Savage? (seriously) posted by INTRUDN on February 26, 2001 at 04:39:25:
Beat you to it. The struts are at work waiting to get painted. :-)
To refute Peter the blacksmith, the advantage to a hardtail is Handling. They'll stick to the road all the way into the ditch, unlike a swingarm, which will wash out fairly quickly or let the pegs bottom out before the handling is gone.Every bike I've had before this one (excluding the Honda CB350F) was either a real or conversion hardtail. The ride is kind of rough (at times), but a good sprung seat and a decent front end will make up for it.
-WD
PS: The struts are really for rally use only, since a bolt on strut is not as good strength wise as a welded in unit.