Type of Shock Absorbers in your bike
Shock absorbers are a few of those part in our car or bike, which we know is there but don't often think much about them. Yet, they play a major role in deciding your comfort, road grip and contributes to the overall performance. In our day to day life, we get to see mostly 2 types of shock absorbers, which are, Simple Hydraulic Shock Absorber(in image Twin-Tube) Spring Loaded Shock These have been used since ages while most of which are now getting replaced by the latter. This simply works on the Hydraulic Principles. When the foaming occurs inside, the damping effect gets deteriorated . This in longer run makes the oil less viscous which also results in leaking. This process is called as “Cavitation” and can be understood by shaking oil in a bottle or container. Actually, there are about 10% of gas molecules present in the oil which get loosen their bond with the oil molecules when shaken or blended. These gas molecules come out in the form o...