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2026. 6. 30. 작업

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What are the Advantages of a Single Side SwingArm on Motorcycles?

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Background While various items such as maintenance and ease of tire removal are cited for the SSSA (Single Sided Swing Arm) design, initial testing and development of all these designs were started on the racetrack. Honda initially released their version of the SSSA with NSR250R . image of an NSR250R All of the early SSSA's were developed for racing to reduce un-sprung weight. From there, street sport bikes were the early adopters, porting the race technology to the consumer. This was followed by SSSA's on scooters and other non-sporting motorcycles. While there is logic regarding reduced maintenance and ease of maintenance regarding SSSA's their initial adoption was for reduced weight and racing applications. Un-sprung Weight With all vehicles, un-sprung weight is the holy grail of handling. Un-sprung weight reductions result in a wheel getting back to the surface area it's adhering to in less time. The result is frequently less over-steer in cars and in motorcycles, less low sides du