Lean into it with Wesll Four Wheeler

January 27th, 2009 by BallerRide View Comments

Taking the best of both worlds, Wesll Corp has combine the high ground clearance and wheel travel of a moto-cross bike with the grip and balance of a four wheel ATV. The extreme leaning that Wesll is able to acheive out of this built concept is due to a leaning mechanism that consists of two control arms and hinges on the unsprung side of the shocks. “The lower control arm is decoupled from that shock, allowing 28 inches of travel, which in turn permits lean angles Wesll claims are in excess of 50 degrees. Because four wheels have more grip than two and leaning shifts the center of gravity lower and to the inside of a corner, these machines should also have more cornering grip than equivalent non-leaning quads.” Check out the videos after the jump.

Wesll Suspension Working Prototype 1 from Wesll on Vimeo.

Wesll Suspension Working Prototype 2 from Wesll on Vimeo.
[via HellforLeather]