The fork and rear of the bike are controlled by F1 style active suspension circa early to mid 90's. No springs or shocks, everything is controlled my hydraulic actuators that match road speed and vehicle attitude in order come up with a functional setting. Then this makes thousands of calculations per second to keep the vehicle attitude consistant for the intended usage. Though this is fantastic technology, I doubt it can be functional for the average vehicle due to service issues and general wear and tear and, of course, massive potholes present on normal roads. I would also be seriously frightened of hydraulic/computer failure at road speed, not an issue of you have four wheels, a whole other ball of wax on two. Further, these suspension sytems, though now available on some high-end cars, at this point have not reached full and complete usage, usually using some hybrid system where springs and or shocks are still in use with some amount of computer adjustment that controls shock response and or ride height. just and fyi
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