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Originally Posted by Superman
I must be missing something. Vehicles are suspended by springs. Shocks simply prevent wheels from moving too quickly toward or away from the rest of the vehicle. It would seem to me that a vehicle with a blown shock is still driveable, short distances, slow speeds.
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There are all sorts of vehicles. A car with a blown shock will exhibit wheel hop (oscillation) after hitting an irregularity in the road surface. That may not be a problem as the sprung weight is a small percentage of the total weight of the vehicle. On the trike however, the sprung weight of the axle is a significant percentage of the total weight of the machine and undampened oscillations could lead to loss of control. Just recall how a front end oscillation in the steering can rapidly evolve into a "tank slapper".
Hopefully he has resolved the issue by now.
Best
Les