RE: [Honda-C70] "long-type" suspension

Mike G : Is the body '' the working part " of a long shock really an longer than the short shock ? I have always thought that the only long part was the extention of the lower mounting eye. I will agree that the long shock has greater posabilaties to be upgraded & the high mount on the short shock swing arm might be a weak point for flex & bend which would make the long shock system a prefered