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Subject: Re: Shaft-drives and Wheelies
From: [email protected] (John Stafford)
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (John R. Daker)
wrote:
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> In a previous article, [email protected] () says:
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> Mike Terry asks:
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> >Is it possible to do a "wheelie" on a motorcycle with shaft-drive?
> >
> No Mike. It is imposible due to the shaft effect. The centripital effects
> of the rotating shaft counteract any tendency for the front wheel to lift
> off the ground.
This is true as evinced by the popularity of shaft-drive drag bikes.
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