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Twins vs. Mono

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Mark,

It sounds like due to market demand that R&D on twin shocks has pretty much ended while R&D for monos has picked up. Correct?

I was tinking with all things being equal I was going to go with a twin shock set up as there would have been very little if any out sourced labor for the project. It's beginging to look like the cost of having the fabrication and welding done to my frame to accomodate a mono conversion may be easily offset by the lower cost of parts of the caliber I want.

Thanks all for the input.....however, the deal isn't sealed until the first cut is made. ;)
 
LilTinc said:
Tone,
Are you saying you think the mono set up would work better over real road type conditions or that the "twin vs. mono test" should be performed on real roads instead of a more uniform close course track surface?
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yes imo monoshock setups work better in real world road conditions simply because the development has been consistant & ongoing for the last 20 years or so while twin shock development has remained static

Also imo any sort of handling package including modifycations or ajustments should be tested in the enviroment it is intended to be used in eg a perfectly setup track bike is truly horrible & uncomfortable on the road while a road bike setup simply cant hack it at the track the only exeption to this that i can think of is TT road race bikes

cheers tone
 
80GS1000 said:
Another item to consider is cost. A late model GSXR swingarm and shock can be had off eBay for around $100 and are high quality with a lot of adjustment possible. A set of ZRX shocks will be around $200-300 and a set of Ohlins is close to $800. :eek:

All modern sportbikes and roadracing bikes come with monoshocks, if there were an advantage to twinshocks then they would be so equipped. But the latest GSXR and MotoGP bikes all are monoshocked.

The late model monoshock style swingarms are also much stiffer due to their bracing.

Have to disagree with you on the weight matter reddirtrider, the last time I weighed it my bike is 450 pounds with a full tank of gas and the oil filled up (536 pounds is the listed stock wet weight) and a significant chunk of that weight savings came from the rear rim/tire/swingarm/rear brake/shock assembly.
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WINNER!!!:dancing:
 
personally tho I like the dual shock look like has been said the mono is the new in. so you bought an old GS so why not be differnet and keep the dual shocks and have everyone else on the road riding mono rockets or what have you look at you and think what an old peace. and you can be thinking Heck yeah this thing is beautiful.

just my .02
Jake
 
LilTinc said:
Mark,

It sounds like due to market demand that R&D on twin shocks has pretty much ended while R&D for monos has picked up. Correct?
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Not really, a shock is a shock. But no one offers a current shock design combined with a high quality build for a twin setup. If they did, the cost would be double that of a mono, because the size is very insignificant in the cost.

The current top of the line Penske shocks offer ride height, high and low speed compression and rebound damping adjustments. In addition, they also offer numerous piston designs that will give almost any damping curve imaginable. They also cost around $1250USD... In the latest issue of MX Action mag there was an MX shock that offered adjustable bottoming control in addition to the above adjustments. Nothing we can buy for our GS's is even close and performance suffers accordingly.

I agree with Tone that a mono installation nicely braces up the frame above the swingarm pivot, but that can also be done with a twin setup if desired.

Mark
 
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