Swingarm Pivot Adjustment Explained! | FASTER CORNER EXIT?

If you've ever wondered why some motorcycles have adjustable swingarm pivots, this is the video for you! Hint... it may help you get a better corner exit due to something called anti-squat!

This is a common adjustment found in MotoGP and on Superbikes, but it's now commonly found on standard sports bikes too - Ducati V4R, Aprilia RSV4 and BMW S1000RR M, to name just a few!

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[timdavis]

I accomplish a similar effect by dragging the rear bake mid corner if I start to feel the bike running wide. Saved my bacon more than once by tightening my line without letting off the throttle and standing the bike up.

[jamie]

is the swing arm pivot point on a motorcycle fixed(non mobile) yes? i know you just said we can move it up or down but after adjustment is done it is tightened and it will not move on its own right?

[dastrix]

I have adjustment pivot height. I'm getting excess wheel spin on corner exit but the bike does not run wide, intact overall handling is excellent on track. My wheel spin goes as high as 17% ad my software provides data channels for this. Would lowering the pivot assist in reducing spin and increasing drive grip.

[ydang]

up the swing arm will increase swingarm angle, shorten the wheelbase, impact the speed but éasier for turning

[powpow]

hey man. how adding 2 links on my chain will affect the handling on my bike? any wxplanations? I want to make the rear sit more in the back but I am afraid will not handle that good. is 2 links to much to add?

[ianfox]

I know this is an old video but forums and content related to this are hard to fine. I'm wondering for a S1k1000rr if going from setting 3 "tallest" to setting 1 "lowest" what will the seat height difference be.

[hsiao]

Here are your user~
I'm confused by a problem recently. The chain force and driving force act on the swingarm by a torque form.
No matter what squat ratio it is, the vertical force to the rear tyre contact path is always the static load + load-transfer on rear

So how the squat ratio affect total load on rear? This problem confuses me for a while.
thanks bro

[michaelsmith]

So this option is only for corner results ?

[youregatieri]

Hello. The calc of the angle with the bike at its own weight? Or i need to add my weight?