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<blockquote data-quote="Twigg" data-source="post: 1160870" data-attributes="member: 27619"><p>BMW don't do it that way for fun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>They argue that the paralever rear suspension brings real benefits for the rider. Their aim was to eliminate torque reaction from the shaft drive. This "feature" of all shaft driven bikes is a real thing, and motorcycle journalists have bitched about it since shaft drive was invented.</p><p></p><p>Back in the real world I surely can't be the only rider that never found the slight rise and fall of the back end an issue not worth obsessing over.</p><p></p><p>If you are riding on the limits, then I guess keeping the whole plot parallel at all times has some benefits ... but who actually rides an FJR "on the limits" outside of a track day?</p><p></p><p>I applaud BMW for their innovative design, but preventing a bike from squirming a bit under hard acceleration, while good, comes a distant second to making sure it can get me home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Twigg, post: 1160870, member: 27619"] BMW don't do it that way for fun :) They argue that the paralever rear suspension brings real benefits for the rider. Their aim was to eliminate torque reaction from the shaft drive. This "feature" of all shaft driven bikes is a real thing, and motorcycle journalists have bitched about it since shaft drive was invented. Back in the real world I surely can't be the only rider that never found the slight rise and fall of the back end an issue not worth obsessing over. If you are riding on the limits, then I guess keeping the whole plot parallel at all times has some benefits ... but who actually rides an FJR "on the limits" outside of a track day? I applaud BMW for their innovative design, but preventing a bike from squirming a bit under hard acceleration, while good, comes a distant second to making sure it can get me home. [/QUOTE]
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