A steel fork tube is the heaviest part of a traditional fork assembly. They also need to be as light as possible.Īn inherent advantage of inverted forks is their weight, they're lighter than conventional front ends. WHY AN INVERTED FRONT FORK SUSPENSION IS SUPERIOR TO A CONVENTIONAL (TUBE & SLIDER) FRONT SUSPENSIONįront forks on a motorcycle need to be as rigid as possible, to function as effective suspension parts.
