Shaft drive, especially on a touring bike. Chains are so much better now they're hardly a bother even on a trip. Belt drive requires large sprockets that look a bit wierd to me and they can be incapacitated by a pebble, however they are clean and require little maintenance.
Chain , let the chain be unbroken.
(11-25-2018, 02:23 AM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1. Shaft, if as smooth as my V7II was
2. Belt
3. Chain, which seems very appropriate for the CB
(11-25-2018, 01:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1907 FN 412 cc Four (with shaft)
So accessible!
So accessible!
Now that looks like a "sewing machine" to me.
Up to this point:
Shaft: 8
Chain: 2
Belt: 0
Other: 0
(11-25-2018, 03:47 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2018, 02:23 AM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1. Shaft, if as smooth as my V7II was
2. Belt
3. Chain, which seems very appropriate for the CB
(11-25-2018, 01:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1907 FN 412 cc Four (with shaft)
So accessible!
+1
1. Shaft to avoid chain maintenance.
2. Belt if you don't have to take half the bike apart to replace it.
3. Chain. Better now that I use chain wax.
+1
1. Shaft to avoid chain maintenance.
2. Belt if you don't have to take half the bike apart to replace it.
3. Chain. Better now that I use chain wax.
You still own the V7?
2016 V7II traded on 2018 Yamaha XT250, which was traded in on the new 2014 CB1100.
CB sold back to dealer on 4 Sep, after ~12,500 miles, a month after I developed eye issues.
Sport'Doc: Sorry to learn about your eye challenges. Really ... the most critical organs connecting you to the experience. I wish you find a solution, and resume the journey.
(11-25-2018, 03:47 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2018, 02:23 AM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1. Shaft, if as smooth as my V7II was
2. Belt
3. Chain, which seems very appropriate for the CB
(11-25-2018, 01:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1907 FN 412 cc Four (with shaft)
So accessible!
+1
1. Shaft to avoid chain maintenance.
2. Belt if you don't have to take half the bike apart to replace it.
3. Chain. Better now that I use chain wax.
Oh yes! I let it dry overnight and no flying off onto the wheel.
(11-25-2018, 04:40 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: [ -> ]For a touring or sport-touring bike, my preference is shaft, but only if it's a single swingarm design (Paralever, CARC, etc.). Wheel removal on a shaft drive bike with a dual swingarm design can be a pain.
That said, on the CB, I think anything other than chain drive would be out of character and unnecessary.
Yep!
(11-25-2018, 01:33 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Sport'Doc: Sorry to learn about your eye challenges. Really ... the most critical organs connecting you to the experience. I wish you find a solution, and resume the journey.
Thank you. I promised family that #17 was final bike, so 55 years of riding has come to an end. I now have full (almost full?) movement of right eye, double vision only occurs looking far right and I can now drive with both eyes open. So now I am limited to vicarious motorcycling through this and one other forum. Cause remains unknown. Doctor thinks it is too limited to be a stroke.
I accepted Iodine injection for CT Scan and nothing found.
Peter Baron kindly asked via email about the scheduled MRI/MRA. I balked at Gadolinium injection for MRI/MRA, so doctor ordered MRI/MRA without contrast; but I backed out when the "catcher's mask" was put on and told to be still for 25 minutes. More claustrophobic than I thought. Radiology voided the co-pay.
I'm a big fan of the modern chain drive. With O-rings and wax based lubricants, maintenance and clean up are minimal. I like that chains are light, simple and make rear wheel removal a piece of cake.
I was a big fan of shaft drive back in the 80s. Those standard chains and heavy sticky lube were a maintenance nightmare. It made the jacking tendency of early shafties very easy to live with.
(11-25-2018, 03:32 PM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2018, 03:47 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2018, 02:23 AM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1. Shaft, if as smooth as my V7II was
2. Belt
3. Chain, which seems very appropriate for the CB
(11-25-2018, 01:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1907 FN 412 cc Four (with shaft)
So accessible!
+1
1. Shaft to avoid chain maintenance.
2. Belt if you don't have to take half the bike apart to replace it.
3. Chain. Better now that I use chain wax.
Oh yes! I let it dry overnight and no flying off onto the wheel.
(11-25-2018, 04:40 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: [ -> ]For a touring or sport-touring bike, my preference is shaft, but only if it's a single swingarm design (Paralever, CARC, etc.). Wheel removal on a shaft drive bike with a dual swingarm design can be a pain.
That said, on the CB, I think anything other than chain drive would be out of character and unnecessary.
Yep!
(11-25-2018, 01:33 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Sport'Doc: Sorry to learn about your eye challenges. Really ... the most critical organs connecting you to the experience. I wish you find a solution, and resume the journey.
Thank you. I promised family that #17 was final bike, so 55 years of riding has come to an end. I now have full (almost full?) movement of right eye, double vision only occurs looking far right and I can now drive with both eyes open. So now I am limited to vicarious motorcycling through this and one other forum. Cause remains unknown. Doctor thinks it is too limited to be a stroke.
I accepted Iodine injection for CT Scan and nothing found.
Peter Baron kindly asked via email about the scheduled MRI/MRA. I balked at Gadolinium injection for MRI/MRA, so doctor ordered MRI/MRA without contrast; but I backed out when the "catcher's mask" was put on and told to be still for 25 minutes. More claustrophobic than I thought. Radiology voided the co-pay.
More claustrophobic than a full face helmet?
I absolutely believe chain drive is right for the CB 1100
(11-25-2018, 03:32 PM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2018, 03:47 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2018, 02:23 AM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1. Shaft, if as smooth as my V7II was
2. Belt
3. Chain, which seems very appropriate for the CB
(11-25-2018, 01:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]1907 FN 412 cc Four (with shaft)
So accessible!
+1
1. Shaft to avoid chain maintenance.
2. Belt if you don't have to take half the bike apart to replace it.
3. Chain. Better now that I use chain wax.
Oh yes! I let it dry overnight and no flying off onto the wheel.
(11-25-2018, 04:40 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: [ -> ]For a touring or sport-touring bike, my preference is shaft, but only if it's a single swingarm design (Paralever, CARC, etc.). Wheel removal on a shaft drive bike with a dual swingarm design can be a pain.
That said, on the CB, I think anything other than chain drive would be out of character and unnecessary.
Yep!
(11-25-2018, 01:33 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Sport'Doc: Sorry to learn about your eye challenges. Really ... the most critical organs connecting you to the experience. I wish you find a solution, and resume the journey.
Thank you. I promised family that #17 was final bike, so 55 years of riding has come to an end. I now have full (almost full?) movement of right eye, double vision only occurs looking far right and I can now drive with both eyes open. So now I am limited to vicarious motorcycling through this and one other forum. Cause remains unknown. Doctor thinks it is too limited to be a stroke.
I accepted Iodine injection for CT Scan and nothing found.
Peter Baron kindly asked via email about the scheduled MRI/MRA. I balked at Gadolinium injection for MRI/MRA, so doctor ordered MRI/MRA without contrast; but I backed out when the "catcher's mask" was put on and told to be still for 25 minutes. More claustrophobic than I thought. Radiology voided the co-pay.
Oh yes! I let it dry overnight and no flying off onto the wheel.
Ok, I need to learn about this. i've been religiously cleaning and oiling my chain for a while now, what's the wax i keep hearing about?