The diploma thesis is a presentation of a design and production of a hydraulic motorcycle shock absorber. When designing the shock absorber, the most common downsides of competitive products were considered and therefore improved or eliminated. The manufactured shock absorber was tested using a highly developed testing device. We studied the effect different settings have on the rebound movement. The newly developed shock absorber provides longer damped period. Compared to a factory produced shock absorber, the damped time may be extended from 0.3 to 1.3 seconds, depending on the settings. Our main finding was that the position of the needle has a significant effect on the damped time of the rebound movement.
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