Shaft drive?

[Huambo81a]

Im thinking about getting a shaft driven bike for my next one, does there exist an affordable and crucially desirable shaft drive bike, barring the obvious Rocket III and all the beemers (neither of which i could hope to afford!)

it crossed my mind on the way to work this morning that a shaft drive bike would serve me well in winter, but i just cant think of one that i would want!

Anyone know any different?

Cheers

Sam
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[Itchy]

Edited from one of my old posts


NTV / deuville
Pan European
Goldwing
CX500
VT500
GT550/
GT750
XV535/750/1100 Virago
All BMWs over 800CC cept the new belt 880 one
XJ900F Yam
Vmax 1400
Yam Drag star 650
Yam XS1100,
Suzuki VX800
Suzuki GSX1100G
Suzuki VS1400 Intruder
Kwak GTR1000
Honda VF700/750 Magna.
ZL400/600/750/900/1000/Z1300
suzuki gs850
and a whole bunch of moto Guzzi's
Ural, Neval, Cossack, Cheng Jiang. All shaft drive.
CX650
CX500+650 Turbo
GL500/650/700
As is a pewee (PW50/80).
My ZL400 is a shaftie as well. Apparrently the whole ZL range from 400 up is so that's ZL400/600/750/900/1000.
Z1300.


Or just get yourself an old NTV some models are trading on ebay for £200 , the NTV600 a bit more... GT550s (with courier abuse) can be had for £300ish...

its just a winter hack nobody'll care about its looks.
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[feef]

Also the Yam FJR1300 and Kawa GTR1400

I likem both

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[mr.z]

As i've said before numerous times, once you have had a shaft drive bike its very difficult to go back to chain.. (i'd definitely be manufactureing some sort of bastardised scott oiler if i did though)
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Yamaha BT1100

[Polarbear]

My mate has a 650 deauville, T reg and drives from Milton Keynes to work in London and back each day.

He swears by it. Not too much chrome so it still looks good without shedloads of work. It's a v twin, handles OK and is cheap!!

I had a 900 Divvy. Fast enough and handles OK and is an in line four. Not a bad bike but suffered from Yamaha's not quite so good quality. Went ok though!
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[Akira]

Aren't Deauvilles parallel twins?

edit - No, 52 degree vee. Cool

[bish777]

I was looking into fitting a GSX1100G shaft unit onto my GSXR1100.
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[Itchy]

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To shaft or not: that is the question
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the pain of lube and chain re-tension
or to take the easier option of less maintenance


FWIW shaft, ok for all round bike, commuter and tourer.
BMW seems to make a good sporty K1200 as well
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