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Ricci · 09-22-2003, 07:59 PM

Single downtube frame - CBZ , Karizma
Double downtube cradle frame - Pulsars , RX series , KB100 , KB125 , Fiero

There are 2 tubes that support the engine from below thus taking the weight of the engine . In Shogun/Shaolin , the single downtube splits into 2 tubes again to suppport the engine from below .

In Bullet ,CBZ and ZMA , the engine is not supported from below , the engine is the load-bearing member of the chassis .

Modern foreign bikes also have the engine as stressed member .

Overall its the stiffness and strength that matter , however you get it .

09-22-2003, 07:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ricci Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pune, , India. Posts: 278	Single downtube frame - CBZ , Karizma Double downtube cradle frame - Pulsars , RX series , KB100 , KB125 , Fiero There are 2 tubes that support the engine from below thus taking the weight of the engine . In Shogun/Shaolin , the single downtube splits into 2 tubes again to suppport the engine from below . In Bullet ,CBZ and ZMA , the engine is not supported from below , the engine is the load-bearing member of the chassis . Modern foreign bikes also have the engine as stressed member . Overall its the stiffness and strength that matter , however you get it . __________________ Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.