Re: [ST] Getting the shaft

["Brian D ." <brd@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 05:41:40AM -0800, David W. Funk wrote:
> 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.

Not to mention the... dare I say it... Nah, nevermind.  :b

Laters,
Brian
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Euless, TX
'97 VFR 750
'99 Sprint ST(black, RIP)

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