Motorcycle Suspension Guide

Smooth out those wrinkles in the road! The nice people at Harley, Kawasaki and Triumph have spent countless hours and lots of cash ensuring their motorcycles possess beautifully balanced suspension systems. That said, motorcycle manufacturers are in the business to make money, so it’s unlikely that your stock bike is gonna come with every state-of-the-art piece of tech and high-end equipment that’s out there. And that’s great news for us, because it means there's lots of room to play around with improving our bikes! But be warned: a motorcycle’s suspension is the beating heart of safety and stability. Make sure you do your homework on this one. Your ass is quite literally on the line.

Common Motorcycle Suspension Mods

Whether you want to repair or upgrade components of your existing suspension or install a completely new set up, there's loads of products to choose from.

Check out our list of some of the easiest and most common upgrades you can do to your ride.

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Suspension Geometry and Steering/Handling

Rake, trail and offset sounds more like a firm of lawyers than stuff to do with the handling of your bike.

But when rake, trail and offset are in perfect harmony, your ride becomes a sweet handling machine - as sure footed and agile as a mountain goat.

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Motorcycle Suspension at Work

Motorcycle suspension technology has evolved an awful lot in a short time, and it continues to evolve at pace. A lot of the advances can be attributed to a trickle-down effect from the track.

Nice of the fly boys to put their butts on the line for us, don't you agree?

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Motorcycle Suspension Installation Overview

Every bike is different, but the essential tasks and order in which you have to do them for your average suspension mod is pretty universal.

Here’s a few step by step overviews to get you started.

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Why Modify Your Ride's Suspension?

If you’re contemplating modifying your bike’s suspension, chances are it’s for one of four reasons:

1. Improve the comfort level

2. Change the look

3. Lower your ride

4. Regular maintenance program to keep your machine in tip-top shape

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Motorcycle Suspension Guide

Smooth out those wrinkles in the road! The nice people at Harley, Kawasaki and Triumph have spent countless hours and lots of cash ensuring their motorcycles possess beautifully balanced suspension systems. That said, motorcycle manufacturers are in the business to make money, so it’s unlikely that your stock bike is gonna come with every state-of-the-art piece of tech and high-end equipment that’s out there. And that’s great news for us, because it means there's lots of room to play around with improving our bikes! But be warned: a motorcycle’s suspension is the beating heart of safety and stability. Make sure you do your homework on this one. Your ass is quite literally on the line.