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Offline Jan187

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look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« on: July 11, 2011, 01:53:11 PM »
Surfin on the million waves of the web I came across this

 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_40bUmGGS4do/THWUMjQEHZI/AAAAAAAAA1o/fA1wjzKl6lw/s1600/shirt+sale+058.jpg

I thought sharing it with you guys.
hope to maybe hear some interesting stories on this one?

found it here http://400bc.blogspot.com (edit, =NSFW)

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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2011, 02:28:00 PM »
interesting. have seen torsion on front ends but not the rear. knowing bugger all as usual, would they need a damper to stop the wheel hopping around ?
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2011, 02:30:30 PM »
I just ROFL'd in my pants. THATS WILD!!! I bet that thing will rattle your fillings loose. You'd definitely need some sort of damper.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2011, 03:12:40 PM »
Those are insane...what do the fronts look like?
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2011, 03:25:20 PM »
Can't imagine why they didn't become more popular...


BTW Jan, you ought to mark that 2nd link as NSFW
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2011, 04:52:18 PM »
Really springs, not shocks.

Improves handling! Wow, the power of lying advertising I mean.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2011, 04:57:34 PM »
Quote from: Tim2005 on July 11, 2011, 03:25:20 PM
Can't imagine why they didn't become more popular...


BTW Jan, you ought to mark that 2nd link as NSFW
Here you are, editted the ori messege, I didnt think about that  :P

I would love to see how that torsion front springs would have looked like.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2011, 05:09:41 PM »
It says "patent applied for."  Patents are good for what, 40 years?  Oh yeah, I'm swooping in and making a million off those things.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2011, 07:23:07 PM »
Quote from: Bankerdanny on July 11, 2011, 04:52:18 PM
Really springs, not shocks.

Improves handling! Wow, the power of lying advertising I mean.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2011, 08:00:57 PM »
thats like an ad before the interweb was made.....

sure its real or someone just photoshopped that? who in the right mind would take the time to scan that and put it on the internet lawl

whats with the weird side cover and the passenger seat?
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2011, 06:08:27 AM »
I bet that back when mullets were in... Some #$%* would have loved to have those things on the back of his raked out 750.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2011, 06:25:38 AM »
Quote from: Bankerdanny on July 11, 2011, 04:52:18 PM
Really springs, not shocks.

Improves handling! Wow, the power of lying advertising I mean.
Now to be fair, it doesn't claim to improve handling. It just says "fantastic handling". Fantastic can mean many things:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fantastic

Most of which fit, I think.  ;D
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2011, 06:36:48 AM »
I want to make a set just as an experiment.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2011, 10:12:59 AM »
Currently I'm running the 2" lower shocks from CycleX
It would be awesome to turn some of those torsion things as a test.

I wonder why these dissapeared since nobody heard or seen of them  ;)
the chrome wasn't the reason for sale succes I think...
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2011, 10:23:42 AM »
I'd rather ride a rigid.  Seriously.  That's a f'n death trap IMO.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2011, 10:28:18 AM »
Quote from: Jan187 on July 12, 2011, 10:12:59 AM
Currently I'm running the 2" lower shocks from CycleX
It would be awesome to turn some of those torsion things as a test.

I wonder why these dissapeared since nobody heard or seen of them  ;)
the chrome wasn't the reason for sale succes I think...

Because they go boing, boing, boing.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2011, 10:58:52 AM »
Quote from: Industrial-sized Dukiedook on July 12, 2011, 10:28:18 AM
Quote from: Jan187 on July 12, 2011, 10:12:59 AM
Currently I'm running the 2" lower shocks from CycleX
It would be awesome to turn some of those torsion things as a test.

I wonder why these dissapeared since nobody heard or seen of them  ;)
the chrome wasn't the reason for sale succes I think...

Because they go boing, boing, boing.
Yeah. Needs a damper of some sort to be complete. IMO
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2011, 11:30:00 AM »
Quote from: MCRider on July 12, 2011, 10:58:52 AM
Yeah. Needs a damper of some sort to be complete. IMO
A set of these for symmetry & looks:
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2011, 11:43:29 AM »
NOW THOSE ARE PRETTY AWESOME! Where'd you find that pic? lol
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2011, 11:47:33 AM »
Primitive but likely effective. A "friction dampener" on each mounting point and the knuckle. Appear to be adjustable. Whcih with a lot of riding you'd have to adjust them as they wear out.
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Re: look what I found, rear torsoin shocks
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2011, 11:56:54 AM »
Quote from: twistedengineering on July 12, 2011, 11:43:29 AM
NOW THOSE ARE PRETTY AWESOME! Where'd you find that pic? lol
Image search on the Google Machine for "scissor damper".  I believe that they have alternating layers of steel and leather to provide the friction.
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