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Towards the rear wheel, which supports more load.
Towards the rear wheel: the load it supports increases while the front-wheel load decreases. This is load transfer between the contact points, not the entire vehicle mass physically moving rearward or the front wheel always becoming unloaded. Greater acceleration can produce greater transfer; excessive acceleration can lift the front wheel. Use the throttle progressively to maintain control and safe road contact.
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Towards the rear wheel, which supports more load.
Towards the front wheel, which supports more load.
The load supported by either wheel does not change.
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