Many bikes are nowadays advertised with the fact that it has a monocross suspension. A major merit of this Monocross suspension is that, compared to the conventional dual shock absorber type, it can be positioned close to the machine’s center of gravity to improve the concentration of mass. Also, it enables greater freedom of positioning of the shock absorber unit and makes it possible to get greater wheel travel than the actual stroke of the shock absorber unit. With a p14mm rod and a q 62mm spring and an optimized design for the valve that created the damping force, the rear suspension of the FZ16 achieves the necessary maximum load capacity.
The spring is a two-stage type with a different coil pitch in the upper and lower halves. The tighter coiled section contributes to a smoother ride, while the section with fewer coils supports load at the time of the larger stroke to prevent bottoming. By the way, of all the motorcycle makers, Yamaha has the longest history of Monocross suspension development. It way back in 1973 that Yamaha mounted a 250cc motocross competition machine, YZM2SO, with a Monocross suspension and won the world championship. After that, the Monocross suspension became a standard feature on many production models. Today, it continues to evolve as the world standard on sports bikes by all makers.
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Wow, nice article. Now I won’t buy a bike without mono-suspension.
What abt Unicorn. it is also having monosuspension. Is it good compared to FZ16??
plz can u tell there is not problem in electric start (battery)
there r no another option to start the bike
Sumanta,
All FZ have best compared to Unicorn
soumen ……
as u said
“All FZ have best compared to Unicorn”
fz16 might be good at performence but unicorn as per the local listnings and local ratings is the best bike in terms of milage maintainence and long run….!!!
which cannot be expected frm “FZ16″
ur comments have helped me alot guys thanx
suspension on unicorn is waste as compared to yamaha FZ’s monocross suspension because it doesnnt have linkage kind of mechanism associated with it. to cut costs honda has implemented this cheap way. mono suspension is meaningless if it doesnt have linkage mechanism , as we see on fz and R15 from yamaha stable!
even the unicorn dazzler has the same unit with out linkage mechanism and more commuterish style of ride. rearset footpegs should compliment the monocross suspension for better ride and handling.
which bike is better on d basis of style, performance, n maintanence- bajaj pulsar or yamaha FZ-S?
may i know d details of mono suspension of fz,,, like the stiffness , the travel.,etc.. watever u got plz post it,,.