bike shocks?

[danilo]

I once discovered that the Rear spring on my Moto was 500+ lbs.
That's pretty Beefy.. but then it holds up both Bike and Lout.
The springs on my Old (and long gone) Lotus Series 3 were in the 100/150 lb range IF I remember correctly.
How come such heavy springs are needed ?

[alga]

The springs on the Caterham/Lotus are more upright than on the Roadster, so the Roadster suspension has more leverage.