Here's a question for someone who knows shocks. The Ohlins on my Husky have two springs each, mounted in series. There's a smaller one up top and then a larger, main spring. However, this newer shock shown here only has one spring. I tried looking up a couple of old bikes to see how common dual springs were back in the day, but they were all covered by stupid number plates (or in the case of the YZ, a gas tank). I haven't really paid much attention to it, but I believe that most, if not all of my dad's old bikes have dual-spring shocks. I presume the reason for this is to provide faster response for small bumps but still have enough balls to take the big stuff. So what I'm wondering is, why wasn't that done here? Are they getting the same effect now with geometry, or with the inner workings of the shock absorber itself? Or are tracks to day just so damn smooth that it's not necessary? Curious minds want to know.
