J Jack Klarich Guest Mar 20, 2011 #21 smitty901 said: They designed two one engine was turned shaft ran straight second shaft made a 90 degree turn for the Nova, that was around the time they got belt drive right belt drive won out. Shaft drives have some issue also. Click to expand... There is also a rare shaft drive bike that saw dessert duty in WW2 there is a picture of it in The Official Eighty Year History of Harley Davidson
smitty901 said: They designed two one engine was turned shaft ran straight second shaft made a 90 degree turn for the Nova, that was around the time they got belt drive right belt drive won out. Shaft drives have some issue also. Click to expand... There is also a rare shaft drive bike that saw dessert duty in WW2 there is a picture of it in The Official Eighty Year History of Harley Davidson