There's no such thing as a new idea.....

[B3]

This motorbike's from 1937, complete with Girvin Vectors

 

[syncrosfan]

In the early days of Motorcycling, linkage style front suspensions were actually more prevalent than telescopic forks. There are tons of those kind of forks out there.
What bike is that? It looks really cool!

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Shimano bods from Japan have been touring around MOMBAT too.

So expect to see lots of new ideas from Shimano coming out. Which given they reuse a lot that they already tried but in a new era should be quite good ;-)

 

[andyz]

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That's a Francis Barnett cruiser, mid-1930s. Most motorcyles from 1900-1950 were fitted with girder forks of various designs.

As you say, nothing is new. I was looking at the patents for a full suspension bicycle today, they date from 1891!

 

[NeilM]

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Tractor seat, hand gear change, fat tank, girder forks, rigid back end...... shouldn't that have a Harley engine in it and a custom paint job.

 

[RockiMtn]

that prototype looks promising. where can i drop my wad of cash as a deposit for one of the first group of production units?

 

[66 triumph daytona]

Nothing innovative about a Fanny B,dreadful and hateful things.Not an opinion,its advice.

 

[andyz]

Nothing innovative about a Fanny B,dreadful and hateful things.Not an opinion,its advice.

You're not wrong there! But, I do like the "built like a bridge" models.

 

[REKIBorter]

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I was riding linkage forks from an early age

 

[legrandefromage]

Hydraulic discs for bicycles? 1978 (ish)

Hydraulic cantilevers for bicycles? 1976 (again, 'ish')

V-brakes? somewhere back in the 1920's

Theres loads if you have the time to trawl through it all.