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Frank Lee · 12-03-2008, 01:06 AM

And how much do they weigh?

Bottom line is this application sees FAR more lateral forces than bike swingarms do. And more weight besides. I wouldn't trust a bike swingarm on the back of my car, but that's just me.

12-03-2008, 01:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
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