Because they are under tension so effectively are always being pulled straight?? Another thought i had ia that maybe they arnt "bent" as such but "stretched" as the bolt holes are off the centre line of the links. Think of a banana if you pull it from either end it will straighten out. And ita effective length will be longer.

I think im correct in saying that the shorter the links the higher the rear end. Mine are lift links yet they were near as makes no difference the same length as the stock ones when i removed them.

Heavy loading and jumping a 200+kg bike with +110kg rider could have bottomed the shock and the links were pulled straighter by the force?? I used to use a hyperpro progress spring along with the progressive linkage on the Ten would have made it virtually impossible too bottom out. All that pulling force would have been on the links.

Discuss.................

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