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Old 12-19-2009, 08:42 PM   #60
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Originally Posted by fasternyou929 View Post
How do you figure light braking would affect the suspension differently than decreasing the throttle? Doesn't each transfer weight forward, loading the front forks and decompressing the rear (albeit a small amount)? Mind you, we're not talking about slamming the throttle closed, but subtle changes.

Wouldn't closing the throttle be characterized by decreasing the fast and braking be classified as increasing the slow?

Wouldn't braking have a more cumulative, greater impact on front suspension compression than just closing the throttle?
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