Shaft Drive?

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Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 10:18
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Doe's any one know if Kaw, or anyone else made a 400 to 500 shaft drive street bike? Thanks.
Have: 06 Kaw ZG1000 Concours, 80 Kaw KZ 750 Twin
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Re: Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 10:50 - 10 Dec 2008 11:06
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As far as 1970 till present the smallest I can recollect is a 750. Probably because on the relatively higher power losses with a shaft over a chain or belt.

Later, That's not correct. Kawasaki made a shaft driven 550 in 1983. Probably other years as well.

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Re: Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 10:55
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I think the CX500 was a shaft. Yamaha made a shaft called the Vision; think it was a 550. I am not sure about some of the small mid-80s cruisers... Virago and Shadow (both had 500cc versions). I think they are shafties.
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Re: Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 11:21 - 10 Dec 2008 11:30
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No Kaws that I can think of.

As for others,

Moto Guzzi made a 500 in the late 70's early 80's

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Also, Honda's CX/GL 500 lineup.

I hope you're not in a hurry!:laugh:
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Re: Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 11:34 - 10 Dec 2008 12:36
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So far I come up with 83 kz 550, kz 550m1 ltd, kz 550F1 Spector.
1997 Vulcan 500 Ltd.
1988 Kaw 400 Eliminator
1986 Kaw zl 400 Eliminator
Eliminators I guess, Hope they're not all over seas!

No, not in a hurry :laugh:

1997 Kaw Eliminator 600 has a 4 cyl. engine not V, interesting! :blink:
Have: 06 Kaw ZG1000 Concours, 80 Kaw KZ 750 Twin
Had: 71 Kaw 175 Enduro
73 Kaw S1 250
76 Yahama 400 Enduro
75 Kaw Z1 900
87 Kaw 1000 police
06 Kaw KLR 650
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Re: Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 12:59
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eliminator good choice
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Re: Shaft Drive?

10 Dec 2008 14:16
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I think you have it pretty well covered NDkaws...the KZ550F/M, the eliminator series (ZL400/500/600) and one that North America never saw, the GT550.
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