What is swingarm suspension in motorcycles?

Question:
Why rear suspension in bikes is called swingarm. How it is different from telescopic fork which is used as front suspension.

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The rear wheel is attached to the end of an arm, with the other end attached to the frame. It pivots at the frame and there is a shock, usually around the middle of the swingarm.

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If you look at this picture, this is a basic swingarm. The left end connects to the frame and pivots. The wheel mounts in the right end, note the holes are elongated to allow for chain adjustment. There are also two little brackets with holes, on the top of the arm. These are for connection of the shocks.

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Rear suspension is not called swingarm. A swingarm is a part of the rear suspension though. It is the part that the rear wheel connects to. The bottom of the rear shock is connected to the swingarm and the top of the rear shock connects to the frame. The swingarm pivots where it connects to the frame and that's what makes the rear suspension work.

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a telescopic fork compresses up and rebounds down on the front of the bike.

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a swingarm travels in an arc, with the fulcrum being near the center of the bike.

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the rear tire is mounted on the end of a swing arm and this arm swings allowing the tire to go up and down in a arc when you hit a bump in the road. if the rear tire went strait up and down that would cause the chain the get yanked at some point causing the chain to wear out too soon.

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Swing arm is a component which is a load bearing part of the bike. It i made of HRC pipe. It joins Rear wheel through hub, Rear suspension and Frame center. This is to bear load and bumps.
Front telescopic suspension is a link and for bumps. The load bearing of front telescopic fork is very less in comparison to Rear fork mounted on swing arm.

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