Recall on the Kawasaki

[Houtman_imp]

Personally I think that a shaft would look out of place on our bikes. It is very easy to replace a chain on a bike and they will last a long time .

[GoldOxide_imp]

I agree with, it should have a shaft drive and also hydraulic valves as the old CBX 750 and her follower Seven Fifty had.

By the way Kawasaki is good at recalls. Toyota also.
My W800 had 3. Fuel pump. Wheels. Wires and intake.
My Prius 4 had also 3....

Vehicles are complex things. Sometimes even too complex for very experienced manufacturers...

Wisedrum

Hey Wisedrum, yeah, I miss the hydraulic lifters too, but so far the solids are doing pretty good.

Personally I think that a shaft would look out of place on our bikes. It is very easy to replace a chain on a bike and they will last a long time .

Sh-sh-afts would be 80's era CB for sure.

Then it would twist coming out of corners... HA!

I don't recall the ol' CBs being much of an issue. However, the Yamaha 1100 Virago really compressed-then-released the rear end on hard acceleration. The ol' CBs didn't have the torque of the Virago.

Nevertheless, shaft is heavier and more expensive, but I like the trade-off, especially given our CB is more of a tourer (vs a racer).

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Honda, you reading this?

[Roper_imp]

I had a V65 for several years. That was the shaft jackingest bike I've ever ridden. Under hard acceleration, it felt like I sat about 4 inches higher and the rear end felt really light. But man, in a straight line, it was a religious experience...

[GoldOxide_imp]

I had a V65 for several years. That was the shaft jackingest bike I've ever ridden. Under hard acceleration, it felt like I sat about 4 inches higher and the rear end felt really light. But man, in a straight line, it was a religious experience...

I hear ya. Sounds like the 1100 Virago, sans the hp of the V65.

V65 was the fastest [drag] production ride pre-VMax. We are speaking religion here.

[Houtman_imp]

Isn't our CB more like a seventies CB ? , therefor a chain.

[Cormanus]

You have to forgive the dreamers.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Shh-h-h-h-a-a-a-ff-f-t.

... and those with issues.

I would say 70's CBs had chains, and to a lesser extent, early 80's.

[emptysea]

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?

[bigsheep_imp]

Best advantage for Shaft is the lowest maintenance. It is the poorest at converting power to the back wheel as I understand it.

[LongRanger_imp]

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.