Victory Motorcycle to Wind Down Production

[curlyjoe]

I'm with ferret on this one. I hate every aspect of chain maintenance. I clean it twice a year and lube it every 500-600 miles according to recommendation in the manual. More than once since I got the ST as a second bike, I'd go out in the garage intending to take the CB out for a ride and take a look at the chain and say "guess I'm taking the ST out today".

That motus certainly has a ton of "chain snapping" torque though. For the price I could buy a new FJR and a Concours with money left over (both with shafts).

If you completely discount performance and handling, only ride upright at 55 mph, and look at chain vs shaft as an economic decision, perhaps. But if you're saying that sport, race, off road, and other forms of motorcycles would be better off with shafts, you are wrong.


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yea nobody is saying that.

If you completely discount performance and handling, only ride upright at 55 mph, and look at chain vs shaft as an economic decision, perhaps. But if you're saying that sport, race, off road, and other forms of motorcycles would be better off with shafts, you are wrong.


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You don't have to ride like that to appreciate a shaft either. BMW's have always been known for their handling. Didn't Pridmore and Butler and Smith win some Superbike championships vs chain drive bikes with their shaft BMW? Hasn't BMW done alright off road with their GS series? FJR's are pretty good in the curves, Even Goldwings have been called 800 pound sport bikes and there's a guy in NC that outruns serious sportbikers on the Dragon with his wing. ST Hondas go pretty good in the curves. Moto Guzzi's have always been acknowledged for their good handling too.

Doesn't the Tenere' have a shaft?

Yes and so does the new Honda VFR1200X. Sweet V4 too.