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From: [email protected] (Laszlo Nemeth)
Subject: Re: Shaft-drives and Wheelies
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In article , [email protected] (Bill Slack) writes:
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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
|> >
|> >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!
you may have been able to bounce the front up but not
actually do a "wheelie". see the shaft effect unloads
the rear susspension and effectivly loads the front.
this is why a shaft bike should accelerate if it starts
scraping in a corner......
laz