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Things that make you say why?

Yeah, I know there's a reason he's not riding, but that's no excuse for having such a narrow opinion of what should and should not be on a motorcycle.

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When I bought my Goldwing Rob asked me about jacking and I let him know I didn't notice it but had on a virago 920 I once had. Then when I got the XS1100 he flat out declared that particular bike was known for jacking but I never noticed it. He hasn't asked about jacking on my current bike which is surprising since it appears that with all his accumulated knowledge he seems to be an expert on jacking. Maybe he knows something I don't on the subject, I just ride the things and don't spend much time pondering the subject of jacking.
 
Only had a short ride on an XS1100, I did notice the jacking, but only because it was slightly worse than my KZ1300. My subsequent shafties have had noticeably less. The list: ZN1300 (factory-loaded version of the KZ1300), GL1500, GS650G, numerous GS850Gs.

For those who ride at 9/10 level and above, it does require a slightly different technique, but for the rest of us, it's simply a good ride with lower maintenance.

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Like most everything else, It's what you get yus'to... First few rides on friends shafties it seemed odd, XS1100 really bad... Bought a GS1000G in 1980, and a week later never noticed the jacking again, I had quickly got yus'to it. Probably if Rob rode one for a few days he may think of shafties different too. No doubt XS1100's, by far, were the worst I ever rode
 
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As mentioned, it wasn't something I seemed to notice on the XS but the only times it got ridden beyond a pedestrian level it was on straightaways and rarely above 75 or so.

If you where powering out of a corner I could see it being an issue but when it comes to cornering it's well known that I have the meatiest chicken strips in The Smokies, Colonel Sanders sends out his personal jet to pick up my used tires, really saves on disposal fees!
 
Steve said:
Yeah, I know there's a reason he's not riding, but that's no excuse for having such a narrow opinion of what should and should not be on a motorcycle.

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To answer thread question: different strokes for different folkes!

For you Steve, I agree with your philosophy and I own a chain driven bike.

Here's a song that came to me as I read your words:

 
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