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From: [email protected] (Tony Kidson)
Subject: Re: Shaft-drives and Wheelies
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
> When did *you* go out and change the laws of physics? :-) According to some
>numbers I used to see bandied around, shaft drive is on the order of 95-97%
>efficient, while chain drive is closer to 99%... Seems to me that this makes
>*chain* drive more efficient, hmmmmm???
>
Well maintained chains, running in oil, without those little rubber 'O' rings
to cause frictional losses, might reach 99% efficiency. The average open to
the dust 'O' ring motorcycle chain probably has a difficult job making 90%
efficient.
Tony
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