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Alex · August 4th, 2011, 07:39 PM

Yup. Advantage is zero maintenance, it just works. Great for a long distance bike. Disadvantages are that if it does fail, it's typically a problem that will disable the bike, as opposed to a chain that can be replaced while en route. It's also harder to change gear ratios, with no easy sprocket swaps like chain drive. There used to be handling issues with older shaft driven bikes, but with most of the modern designs (anything in the last 10 years or so), most of the handling quirks have been ironed out. The bikes behave just as any other, and don't require any special techniques or compensations for the drivetrain.

August 4th, 2011, 07:39 PM	#3
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Yup. Advantage is zero maintenance, it just works. Great for a long distance bike. Disadvantages are that if it does fail, it's typically a problem that will disable the bike, as opposed to a chain that can be replaced while en route. It's also harder to change gear ratios, with no easy sprocket swaps like chain drive. There used to be handling issues with older shaft driven bikes, but with most of the modern designs (anything in the last 10 years or so), most of the handling quirks have been ironed out. The bikes behave just as any other, and don't require any special techniques or compensations for the drivetrain. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)