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Old 10-24-2009, 01:45 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
Chain drive but it's front wheel drive, the chain is fully enclosed and runs between the engine and the transmission, kind of like it's done on the Saab's.
...Thanks! that is what I thought, although I was obviously way off on front- versus rear-drive!

...I saw and rode in a 600 while stationed on Guam back in '66-'68, and later heard of the "woes" epeople encountered trying to bring them back to the 'States from Japan. California was one state that "banned" them from the highways--as I recall--because of their chain drive, which was deemed "not safe". Ironically, motorcycles aren't banned and THEY still use chain-drives.
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