data.3news-bydate.test.rec.motorcycles.104814 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Bill Slack)
Subject: Re: Shaft-drives and Wheelies
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Various posts about shafties can't do wheelies:
>: > 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
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>Good point John...a buddy of mine told me that same thing when I had my
>BMW R80GS; I dumped the clutch at 5,000rpm (hey, ito nly revved to 7 or so) and
>you know what? He was right!
Uh, folks, the shaft doesn't have diddleysquatpoop to do with it. I can get
the front wheel off the ground on my /5, ferchrissake!
Bill
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