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Message: [QUOTE="BillyWho, post: 96233, member: 22397"] The mechanics of how this works is centrifugal force: The rear axle is the center of rotation, the swingarm is attached to the axle which becomes the "lever". So imagine the wheel spinning very fast and then the rear wheel stops instantly form applying the brake.All that centrifugal force that the wheel had is transferred to the lever (swingarm) with the axle still being the center of rotation and pulls the front end down.The same thing happens on the ground, but the front wheel is supported by, well, the ground.As far as raising the front end, it works exactly the same but in reverse.It is harder to raise the front end because the wheel is already spinning,but that is where you get the classic "panic" rev in the air to try and spin the wheel as fast as possible to rotate the front end up. [/QUOTE]