Drive shaft

[Bob Denman]

:clap: Thanks for this video! :thumbup:
This guy obviously is coming from the Sportbike side of the game, but his comments are accurate.

 

[jaherbst]

I agree but this has been brought up before and now everyone will attract you even though most of the best touring bikes are shaft the cost argument is moot really if it was just on all machines the cost would be minor

If you think drive shafts are cheap, try replacing one on your BMW cost of the shaft alone is $1500-$2000 and then at $110 per hour of shop time-- .
Belt drives IMO are pretty good and reliable. I have had many shaft drives and belt drives and I like both but they each have their idiosyncrasies.

​Jack

 

[cptjam]

Shaft

The problem is cost. A chain and sprockets is the strongest. No superbike is without one. Cheap, but wears quickly. A belt is clean, lasts long, simple. A shaft is expensive, complex, sealed, and clean. Gold wings, BMW's, other honda's have them. Doubtful folks would want to pay 2K more, and BRP won't eat that cost. So, a belt. I'm betting it will stay!