How a dirt bike Shock Works | Offroad Engineered

The rear shock is probably the most demanding and sensitive component on a dirt bike.
Besides absorbing a major part of the obstacles, it is also responsible for efficiently transferring the power of the engine to the ground.
Do you know how the shock works?
What is the linkage for, after all?

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0:00 Intro
0:24 The importance of the shock
1:14 Anatomy of a shock
3:09 How it works
5:59 Linkage
8:45 Adjustments
11:19 End

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