well said TR, and the next time someone says "it sounds like a Harley", and it really sounds like a coffee can full of marbles, just kick them in the nuts area!!! HD has made it over 100 years without radiators and drive shafts...Jeeezus!!!

 

if they go to shaft and or radiator, I'll be getting a LOT more miles out of my '05.

 

Buell already has a water cooled engine in the new 1125R. Production for the first round of shipping bikes was to begin this past week but apparently has been delayed. In any event, it was a joint venture with between Buell and Rotax and based on an article in last month's Cycle World, Harley had relatively little involvement other than to "approve" the joint efforts.

Note that the 1125 is belt driven. Way cool.

 

And 84 years later, they still are having reliability issues with the final drive. Although in all fairness, BMW's Paralever system is sweet - it pretty much eliminates the "jacking" that is characteristic of a shaft drive under acceleration.

 

belt drive radiator drive shaft it dont matter to me ill ride honda harley yamerhamer ect ect its all two wheels the wind in my face feals the same nomatter what im ridding my last two were harleys who knows what the next one will be only reason i went with harley on the last two was because i didnt have to pay that rediculas bs price for them 13k for my 01 heritage & 10 k for my 05 eglide standard .allthough nobody makes a tourbike that will compare to the looks of an eglide

 

my neighbors lastthree were bmw's he is about to buy his fourth over 100k ontwo of the three no issues what so ever but those engines are noisey every time we stop at a light tap tap tap i can hear it over my straight fishtails[&:]

And 84 years later, they still are having reliability issues with the final drive. Although in all fairness, BMW's Paralever system is sweet - it pretty much eliminates the "jacking" that is characteristic of a shaft drive under acceleration.
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OK, I don't give a flyin whatever, BMW is by far the dumbest looking yuppie POS I've ever seen. Don't care how good or innovative they are! They could be the best thing since sliced bread, if I couldn't fit a bag over it I wouldn't ride it!

I'm with you there!! Right in the NADS!!!

Ya know, I don't care what anybody rides, I don't care that they spend all their time tryin to look like HD, even going as far as to remove the badges so the general joe blow moron thinks it's a HD, why the heck do we have to listen to the, why doesn't HD do this, or that? My wannabe is so much better cause it was 'x' amount cheaper. People please! As far as I'm concerned, if you're on a bike, you're ok with me, but quit making excuses about the bike you ride or trying to justify why you bought that bike!
As far as someone saying, I'lll ride whatever, doesn't matter, as long as it's 2 wheels and the right price, someone like you would never understand!

 

I think Harley will go shaft drive just to sell the chrome pumpkin and shaft kit they don't make enough on them belt guards

 

Uh-hem....BMW did NOT invent shaft drive, other companies were doing it 20 years before BMW adopted it. Shaft drive is less maintenance, much easier to change oil in shaft drive than to replace a belt, and with synthetic oils changes are rarely needed. After break-in period oil change, my shaft bikes' oil looks as new as when I put it in after tens of thousands of miles.

 

Hello Freja, and welcome to the Forum! If you look at the dates of the other posters, you will notice that this particular thread about the shaft drives is 10 years old.