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From: laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu (Laszlo Nemeth)
Subject: Re:  Shaft-drives and Wheelies
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 18:57:41 GMT
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In article <wrs.4180@wslack.UUCP>, wrs@wslack.UUCP (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!

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
