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I ride my bike daily (as long as there is no rain) I'm thinking of a 240 kit but I hear they are off center. So I'm considering a 300 with a jackshaft.. Can a jackshaft swingarm be riden every day??
its going to be a pain to get adjusted and ive never heard of one that didnt eventually fail with alot of street use. jackshafts are mostly for show bikes. the 240 being off center isnt as bad as some make it out to be. there are alot of pics on here and a few threads about it.
The newer outside drive systems virtually eliminate all the negative of crap shaft systems, I spoke to roaring toyz this week and will be upgrading soon from my 240 to a 300 or 330 really soon. I think the guys name was Brian, he was really helpful and explained everything thoroughly. Best part is they are very supportive of our troops so my money is going straight to them as soon as get all the cash rounded up after Christmas
Well I installed my 300 kit WITH jack shaft and put maybe 2k on it last season and checked it every month only had to tighten it up a tiny bit after 200 miles after installation and still is good to go. Not that hard to deal with the OSD setups are cool too just personal preference, Each kit has parts that will fail. JMHO
Thanks thats the input i was looking for..
I can easily double that but I wanted to know how realiable that is..2k miles in a season is daily ridden
Well most times the reason the jack shafts fail is because of improper alignment and tension. Also I have seen OSD setups fail and shred into the side of the frame also, if your going to give advice please give it from experience and not from what you read online. Like I said each kit have parts that will fail and that are the weak points. And no 2k is not daily riding but in 2k off rolling burnouts and long rides is still good and tight no slop. And when you purchase a jack shaft they need to be the good one from CAT the ones they use in bulldozers and stuff, I have the RC Component swing arm and 300 kit.
I have only tighten it after 200 miles an it's still fine. I think I put a little over 2k miles on it and it's still in spec.
Thats what I like to hearI have only tighten it after 200 miles an it's still fine. I think I put a little over 2k miles on it and it's still in spec.
I can easily double that but I wanted to know how realiable that is..
Here's your answer:
Moving parts= opportunity for failure.
The more moving parts you have the more opportunity there is for mechanical failure. If you add a jack shaft kit it will not be as reliable as your stock setup.