The driveshaft on the K100 is more than twice as long

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Post #285,576 by drewk 5/28/07 12:38:26 PM 5/28/07 12:42:04 PM Reply	The driveshaft on the K100 is more than twice as long If you've ever seen a 60s-era American musclecar revving at a red light, you probably saw the front end twist from the torque. A long driveshaft and heavy flywheel[1] mounted longways in a bike could have a similar effect, and I do remember people noting it when the K bikes came out. [1] One guy said that BMW had apparently welded a sewer lid onto the end of the driveshaft. [edit] Bah. I knew after walking away from the computer for several hours with a reply open that I should have checked for updates in the thread before posting. Christian got the physica exactly right. === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Edited by drewk May 28, 2007, 12:42:04 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #285,602 by CRConrad 5/28/07 4:34:49 PM Reply	What would the LENGTH of the shaft have to do with anything? More rotating driveshaft weight, you mean, or what? [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]
Post #285,604 by bepatient 5/28/07 5:30:26 PM Reply	Now exactly where is this conversation headed? Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #285,628 by drewk 5/28/07 8:55:39 PM Reply	Yes, I'd guess more than twice the mass === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #285,645 by folkert 5/28/07 10:16:23 PM Reply	Not particularly. When a driveshaft gets to a "certain length" or is required to handle a certain power level, they get lighter and more expensive, until you get past another point in length and power handling. It is all about reducing shaft flex, whipping, harmonics and twist. IOW, short low-power shafts do not have to worry about flex, whipping, harmonics or twist. The more requirements... the more "high-tech" they become. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0`

Hayabusa motored VW Golf... wow. - (folkert) - (21) - May 16, 2007, 04:37:38 PM EDT

Pretty darned zippy! -NT - (bepatient) - May 16, 2007, 09:17:30 PM EDT

reminds me of legend racing - (boxley) - May 16, 2007, 09:41:53 PM EDT

Dodge Tomahawk: Viper V-10 engined Motorcycle. 368 kB. - (Another Scott) - (18) - May 26, 2007, 10:52:26 PM EDT

How would it have torque steer? - (pwhysall) - (17) - May 27, 2007, 02:29:32 AM EDT

Monster-motored personal vehicles are silly. - (Another Scott) - (16) - May 27, 2007, 07:33:39 AM EDT

Nope - (drewk) - (15) - May 27, 2007, 09:18:11 AM EDT

"Torque lean", "Counter-torque lean", something like that? -NT - (CRConrad) - (3) - May 27, 2007, 09:42:48 AM EDT

On a bike, if you're leaning you're steering -NT - (drewk) - (2) - May 27, 2007, 09:55:24 AM EDT

Not if you counter by actually *steering* the other way. -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - May 27, 2007, 01:20:03 PM EDT

Ever ridden a bike? - (drewk) - May 28, 2007, 12:45:06 PM EDT

That's every BMW ever, then. - (pwhysall) - (10) - May 27, 2007, 10:45:46 AM EDT

Moto Guzzi, Gold Wing, (old) Indian, that big new Triumph... -NT - (CRConrad) - (4) - May 27, 2007, 01:19:09 PM EDT

How does that work, then? - (pwhysall) - (3) - May 27, 2007, 03:32:12 PM EDT

No; just that like BMWs, they have longitudinal crankshafts - (CRConrad) - (2) - May 27, 2007, 07:25:38 PM EDT

gotcha, thanks - (pwhysall) - (1) - May 28, 2007, 03:26:08 AM EDT

Yeah, of course; they should never have started using it. -NT - (CRConrad) - May 28, 2007, 04:48:29 AM EDT

The driveshaft on the K100 is more than twice as long - (drewk) - (4) - May 28, 2007, 12:42:04 PM EDT

What would the LENGTH of the shaft have to do with anything? - (CRConrad) - (3) - May 28, 2007, 04:34:49 PM EDT

Now exactly where is this conversation headed? -NT - (bepatient) - May 28, 2007, 05:30:26 PM EDT

Yes, I'd guess more than twice the mass -NT - (drewk) - (1) - May 28, 2007, 08:55:39 PM EDT

Not particularly. - (folkert) - May 28, 2007, 10:16:23 PM EDT

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