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slider 03-04-05 02:36 AM


Originally Posted by WithNail
. . .But besides any BMW, name any recent successful shaft driven motorcycle. Please because for my sake I would like to know

Does Moto Guzzi count as successful?

Both the Honda Shadow and Magna are/were shaft drive? (mentioned even though they probably count as overweight underpowered cruisers)

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gally99 03-04-05 05:05 AM

i'm just gonna throw the words "worm drive" in here...

2manybikes 03-04-05 08:39 AM


Originally Posted by icithecat
But. Shaft drive motorcycles are used in the overweight/underpowered cruiser lines, not in the sportbike lines. Point me to the World Superbike racer with a shaft drive. If you deliberately want to add weight and reduce usability of you bicycle, then feel free to convert to shaft drive. It must be all chrome, though.

A shaft driven bicycle is not a good thing. I don't endorse it. This has been discussed in many other threads.

2manybikes 03-04-05 11:02 AM

Some interesting pictures of bikes with shafts. There is a place for them in this world.


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