by The Old Coyote » March 13th, 2005, 2:55 am
All of the suspensions systems vary in ride, depending on what shock is used, too. As mentioned, the original SC-10 had falling rate shocks (for cruising) and stiffer, rising rate shocks for performace (MXZ's). That was the 1'st generation long travel. A version with ACM a rear to front, only, coupling system was thrown in on some models. An improvement. SC-10 II was their 1st fully coupled suspension and a huge improvement. My recollection is that is was new for 2001. I bought an '01 Formula Deluxe with Motion Control shocks and it was nice. I then bought my current, 02 Legend w/SC-3. These have 12" of travel. On the Legend, it has variable rate shocks that make stutter bumps nearly disappear, but still handles bigger bumps fairly well. The MXZ's use stiffer HPG's and sometimes HPG VR's to handle big bumps at speed. The SC-4 is designed specifically for the rider forward position of the REV's and RT chassis with more emphasis on the front arm, rather than the rear as other suspensions. For '05, it has been known by some as a slider eater. Don't know if proper adjustments cured that, or not. I'd vote for the SC 3 and pick shocks for how you ride.
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