data.3news-bydate.train.rec.motorcycles.105120 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (charles.a.rogers)
Subject: Re: Shaft-drives and Wheelies
Organization: AT&T
Summary: trolling, trolling, .....
Lines: 27
In article , [email protected] (Bill Slack) writes:
>
> 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!
Well, just when you think *nothing* will strike at a
BMW-key-fob/ostrich-feather-dipped-in-silly-putty-and-varnished-solid lure,
somebody comes along and inhales it right up to the lead swivel!
There *is* a Dog.
It's going to be pretty difficult to better (worsen?) a trolling scheme this
low, though.
:-)
Chuck Rogers
[email protected]