Recall on the Kawasaki

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Would take a shaft instead of a chain everyday and twice on Sunday.

NO noise, NO cleaning, NO lubing, NO adjusting, and NO replacing. Unless it's a BMW, it will NEVER break.

Honda design the Nighthawk S with a longer then normal shaft. Handled great with very little or no "jacking".

I had the 750 Nighthawk S and I didn't notice the shaft at all. I have had four shaft-driven bikes (two Honda, two Yamaha) and I only changed the oil in each once. Only on the Virago 1100 was the shaft noticeable with all the torque that could surge though it.

Ok...this thread has drifted a bit and far be it for me to straighten it out... so at the risk of sounding naive, aside from the maintenance issue, what is the advantage of a shaft-drive?

There isn't one.

I'm not aware of any early '80's CB750's with shaft. The DOHC CB750F, CB750K, CB750C and CB750SC models were all chain, as were the later CB750 Nighthawk models.

There isn't one.

I'm not aware of any early '80's CB750's with shaft. The DOHC CB750F, CB750K, CB750C and CB750SC models were all chain, as were the later CB750 Nighthawk models.
Hey LR - In '83/'84 the Nighthawk line switched to shaft, except the 450.