FRONT-WHEEL SPRINGING
Ever since motor-cycles first appeared designers have been trying to solve the problem of springing, and even yet no really satisfactory solution has been found. There are two reasons why machines should be sprung; that is to say, “isolated” from road shocks caused by potholes and bad surfaces. First, to make the rider comfortable, and secondly, to protect the engine and frame from vibration. Nowadays it is the general rule for the front wheel to be sprung, and for the rear frame to be rigid; although some years ago a few spring roar frames were marketed it was found that these were not altogether satisfactory in practice, and the motor-cycle world still awaits an engineer who can design a spring frame which will fulfil the practical, theoretical and commercial requirements.
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Shannon News, 12 April 1929, Page 4
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132FRONT-WHEEL SPRINGING Shannon News, 12 April 1929, Page 4
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