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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 188795" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>#183 is a point-counterpoint i.e. "measure twice... then measure a few more times, cut once" view. IOW thinking out loud. That's best done before committing bucks into metal. Seems I should clarify the term "function". It's not some monolithic, universal, parameter that can be worked out mathematically. In this instance, "function"is how the bike will be used. That could be racing, touring, showing, offroading, collecting dust, being a decorative item inside of a glass case, etc. Each has its own set of options/requirements. </p><p></p><p>Those lowered "slammed into the weeds" builds, with rigid rear ends, 1" of fork travel, ape-hangers and jockey-shifters have forms that follow function. </p><p></p><p>As down pipes go, I kinda like that one. It's more practical than most, too. I saw the details on that bike when it was completed. As JDM builds go, it's a tastefully restrained exercise in functional bling. (Many Japanese builders seem to prefer a highly blinged-out, disco ball, aesthetic) It's also a high-budget (easily $12K in finished parts, alone), not intended for much mileage. How long would that machine survive our 3rd world roads? IOW, it was built to a different purpose (i.e. primary function) and thus its form. </p><p></p><p>Short and directly to the point, suspension, especially the shocks, are one of the most critical areas of a road build...if not the most critical. If it comes down to a tightly limited budget for the exhaust & shocks, mo`better to go for the best shocks the budget will allow and cut corners with the exhaust. A cheap exhaust won't bruise vertebrae or kidneys...or bend & break shock mounts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 188795, member: 5"] #183 is a point-counterpoint i.e. "measure twice... then measure a few more times, cut once" view. IOW thinking out loud. That's best done before committing bucks into metal. Seems I should clarify the term "function". It's not some monolithic, universal, parameter that can be worked out mathematically. In this instance, "function"is how the bike will be used. That could be racing, touring, showing, offroading, collecting dust, being a decorative item inside of a glass case, etc. Each has its own set of options/requirements. Those lowered "slammed into the weeds" builds, with rigid rear ends, 1" of fork travel, ape-hangers and jockey-shifters have forms that follow function. As down pipes go, I kinda like that one. It's more practical than most, too. I saw the details on that bike when it was completed. As JDM builds go, it's a tastefully restrained exercise in functional bling. (Many Japanese builders seem to prefer a highly blinged-out, disco ball, aesthetic) It's also a high-budget (easily $12K in finished parts, alone), not intended for much mileage. How long would that machine survive our 3rd world roads? IOW, it was built to a different purpose (i.e. primary function) and thus its form. Short and directly to the point, suspension, especially the shocks, are one of the most critical areas of a road build...if not the most critical. If it comes down to a tightly limited budget for the exhaust & shocks, mo`better to go for the best shocks the budget will allow and cut corners with the exhaust. A cheap exhaust won't bruise vertebrae or kidneys...or bend & break shock mounts. [/QUOTE]
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