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The springers I have ridden do not handle well is the road is bouncy but fine in the twisties on a smooth surface,a bump or 2 has little impact but if there is enough to get the wheel bouncing it could be dangerous.I remember chasing a friend up a rough twisty road and bouncing all the way from the inside of a corner to the outside. But add a properly dampened shock and spring tension adjusted correctly for conditions I don't see why a springer wouldn't work almost as well if not as well as a telescopic front end. I still would like to put a springer on mine but still have not worked out all the issues in my head yet, I think a girder may work better on our bikes than a springer just due to the tree geometry and clearance to the tank.