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Re: [ST] Getting the shaft



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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