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Re: [ST] Getting the shaft
- Subject: Re: [ST] Getting the shaft
- From: "David W. Funk" <dwf@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 05:41:40 -0800
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:39:26 -0800, Donald Olson wrote:
>when, o when is Triumph going to make a shaft driven
>>sport-tourer? <<<
>
>Shaft drive and sport bikes? Nah! Too heavy too much parasitic drag and
way
>too much power robbing friction. Too hard to set up the suspension
also.When
>the race bikes use it then I'll consider it. Until then I'm not ready for a
>rolling couch yet.
Shaft drive for a Sport-Tourer, not pure sport bike. With todays motors, like
the R1 and GSXR1000, losing a little HP to a shaft would be unnoticable.
BMW and Moto Guze (sp?) have both race shaft bike with success.
David W. Funk
'94 BMW K75S + '00 Triumph Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA
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