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Old 08-18-2008, 11:54 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Smile i agree

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Originally Posted by Greenblazer View Post
Chains and sprockets are expensive, and wear out frequently, shaft drive would be preferred if you want to save money.

Later,

Allan Greenblazer
However chains and sprockets are a lot easier to use - shaft drive on a motorcycle is not like on a car and would involve a lot of machine work - i would like to get the system worked out first- it can always be converted to shaft drive after i get the bugs out of it.

There are basically two ways to get power to the ground - Slow turning motor with gobs of torque and gear it up for speed - OR - very high rpm motor and gear it down to get torque - i am looking into the latter - searching for a motor that will turn some outrageous rpm that i can gear down - not having much luck so far but i am still looking

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