Saturday, September 21, 2019

KLR600 Uni-Trak

The Uni-Trak Mono-Shock Suspension and Swingarm (originally called the Bell Crank) was state of the art technology in the early 80s. The suspension mechanism was effective and has continued uses into the current era.

Kawasaki KLR 600

However, the real beauty in the Uni-Track, as I see it, is in the highly-intuitive mechanism in the rear of the swingarm that provides for accurate wheel alignment and simple chain slack adjustment.

Below is a video that I recorded and posted on the Blue Knob Ventures YouTube Channel to showcase the Uni-Trak wheel alignment and chain slack adjustment on my 1985 Kawasaki KLR600:


No comments:

Post a Comment