How much force is created with swingarm movement?
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How much force is created with swingarm movement?
Anyone have any ideas approximately how much force is generated on average?
Sorry...don't know the tech term, but basically, how much resistance would be needed at the top swingarm bar to moderate swingarm movement?
Sorry...don't know the tech term, but basically, how much resistance would be needed at the top swingarm bar to moderate swingarm movement?
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Related concepts to accelerating forces include thrust, which is any force which increases the velocity of the object. drag, which is any force which decreases the velocity of any object, and torque, which is the tendency of a force to cause changes in rotational speed about an axis. Forces which do not act uniformly on all parts of a body will also cause mechanical stresses. mechanical stress can remain embedded in a solid object, gradually deforming it.
oh, I'm not an engineer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
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if I understand your question..... the answer lies in the concept of force; which is used to describe an influence which causes a free body to undergo an acceleration. Force can also be described by intuitive concepts such as a push or pull that can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (which includes to begin moving from a state of rest). An applied force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity. Newton's second law can be formulated to state that an object with a constant mass will accelerate in proportion to the net force acting upon and in inverse proportion to its mass, an approximation which breaks down near the speed of light. Newton's original formulation is exact, and does not break down: this version states that the net force acting upon an object is equal to the rate at which its momentum changes.
Related concepts to accelerating forces include thrust, which is any force which increases the velocity of the object. drag, which is any force which decreases the velocity of any object, and torque, which is the tendency of a force to cause changes in rotational speed about an axis. Forces which do not act uniformly on all parts of a body will also cause mechanical stresses. mechanical stress can remain embedded in a solid object, gradually deforming it.
oh, I'm not an engineer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
Related concepts to accelerating forces include thrust, which is any force which increases the velocity of the object. drag, which is any force which decreases the velocity of any object, and torque, which is the tendency of a force to cause changes in rotational speed about an axis. Forces which do not act uniformly on all parts of a body will also cause mechanical stresses. mechanical stress can remain embedded in a solid object, gradually deforming it.
oh, I'm not an engineer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
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OK.
let me clarify
the swingarm bumpers on a standard softail. The things that keep the wheel from rubbing inside the fender and the swingarm from slamming into metal
at that area on the bike...how many pounds of force are found on average?
let me clarify
the swingarm bumpers on a standard softail. The things that keep the wheel from rubbing inside the fender and the swingarm from slamming into metal
at that area on the bike...how many pounds of force are found on average?
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for one the rubber bump stop doesnt prevent the tire from hitting the fender it stops the swingarm from hitting the oil tank...........as far as #s of force to mush it, who knows
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Funny...I asked a sincere question, for a legitimate reason. Can't for the life of me see what there is to be sarcastic about.
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howz that being a dick i said wut the rubber bump stop was for and as far as #s of force to mush it i dont know or who would know....why dont you give more info like why you are wondering about pounds of force on the bump stop, are you thinking about riding on the bump stop if so, yes you can there are guys on here doing it
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Send an email to Progressive Suspension and ask them how much lbs/force is needed to bottom out rear suspension on a softail. That force should practically be the same as the one you get on the bumper.