The Greatest Rear Suspension was Stolen!

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Village Idiot wrote:
Nor sure what the specific details were that constituted patent infringement, but yes, Kawi's original Uni was a single dogbone with a shock attached directly to...

Nor sure what the specific details were that constituted patent infringement, but yes, Kawi's original Uni was a single dogbone with a shock attached directly to the frame at the bottom. The negatives were that it was a falling rate design and frame breakage was common with the system.

e-wa wrote:

Hang on when the frame snapped,  broke 2 of them.

Gworm wrote:

Kawasaki I assume?

The Uni-traks worked pretty well, but as mentioned, were prone to snapping frames.  In post-vintage racing, you see a lot of CRs, RMs and YZs from the 80s, but hardly any Kawis.  I asked a guy about it once, and he told me there were hardly any of them left intact anymore.

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