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FOURCHE INVERSEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
CONT

... inverted forks (also called upside-down forks or "USD" forks) orient the slider (or fork tube) near the axle, and the outer slider up top, where it clamps into the triple tree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Motos et motoneiges
CONT

[...] la fourche inversée possède un fonctionnement inversé par rapport à un élément classique : elle s'assemble autour de la colonne de direction avec les tés de fourche de part et d'autre; les fourreaux sont pris dans ces derniers à l'aide d'un système de visserie; les tubes de fourche protègent le système de suspension où se trouve ressorts, joints et huile, et coulissent à l'intérieur des fourreaux.

Spanish

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