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why spring suspension is not used at front for two wheelers?

Recently the telescopic suspension are using at front and spring damper system at rear suspension of two Wheeler. So why spring damper system is not used?????

Answer:

Check with your local dept. of motor vehicles. It may be illegal first of all. Then check with higher performance car builders online and in local area. What make, model? Call dealers for it and ask about high grading performance and what is needed and desirable.
Telescopic front forks have been used on motorcycles for over 80 years! That's hardly recently, is it.?!!
The spring and damper is contained within the telescopic fork.
Harley has a couple models with springer front ends- Retro look for what they had up to 1948. A couple cycle at Slimey crud meet last week had springer sort of fronts- home made sort of copy of Greefves that used to be popular on English dirt bikes in 1960s. Earles forks from BMW /2 series up to 1968 and still used on side car rigs. Some springer and trailing link fronts on a few scooters yet - was a standard for Vespa and retro look style use and the leading links are stable under braking for small wheels. Honda had pressed steel front forks for the Dreams in 1960s- I had one and the leading link and spring/shock units did work fair. Minor advantage- multiple small parts don't need big lathe and or press , smaller molds, dies can be used and assembled, parts can be interchanged or replaced. minor hassle- lots of wear points to get sloppy compared to telescopic front forks with large bearing area of slider bushings.

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