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This is a simple result of the fact that the swingarm and rear drive are one unit, hinged at one end: vertical movement will cause rotation, and rotation will cause vertical movement. Think harder about the latter part of that relationship: the torque of the wheel and drive will move the suspension vertically. This torque-induced suspension movement, sometimes called "the shaft effect" or "shaft jacking" is considered to be a drawback to traditional shaft-drive designs. The Paralever drive unit, on the other hand, does not rotate as the suspension moves up and down - it stays at the same angle as the chassis because of the parallel links. Since there is no direct relationship between vertical suspension movement and drive unit rotation, the torque of the wheel does NOT result in suspension movement. This, in a nutshell, is what the Paralever is about. Understand this paragraph and you're almost finished. | This is a simple result of the fact that the swingarm and rear drive are one unit, hinged at one end: vertical movement will cause rotation, and rotation will cause vertical movement. Think harder about the latter part of that relationship: the torque of the wheel and drive will move the suspension vertically. This torque-induced suspension movement, sometimes called "the shaft effect" or "[[shaft jacking]]" is considered to be a drawback to traditional shaft-drive designs. The Paralever drive unit, on the other hand, does not rotate as the suspension moves up and down - it stays at the same angle as the chassis because of the parallel links. Since there is no direct relationship between vertical suspension movement and drive unit rotation, the torque of the wheel does NOT result in suspension movement. This, in a nutshell, is what the Paralever is about. Understand this paragraph and you're almost finished. | ||
If that didn't work, try this: Think about the motion of the contact patch with respect to the bike. Since the Monolever is one solid piece (in our example), every part of that system rotates around the swingarm pivot. As the contact patch pushes forward, it can actually move forward with respect to the rest of the motorcycle by pushing downwards. | If that didn't work, try this: Think about the motion of the contact patch with respect to the bike. Since the Monolever is one solid piece (in our example), every part of that system rotates around the swingarm pivot. As the contact patch pushes forward, it can actually move forward with respect to the rest of the motorcycle by pushing downwards. | ||