<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">This is a comparison between apples and oranges. They are both fruit /motorcycles but different.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">I've owned a couple of BMWs (R69S, R100RS) but only one Transalp. That said, the R100RS was every bit as reliable and enjoyable once Peter at Moto Bogotara straightened out the PO's lack of proper maintenance. When I sold it to Marcus last year he rode it back to NY without a problem.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">BMW made their reputation back when the choice was BMW or Triumph/BSA. They have had some stunning failures like the transmissions in 1977 that had to be replaced straight out of the crate. However, their customer service was such that the riders were able to look forward to a reliable, if unemotional, motorcycle. They have been able to market themselves as a premium brand with premium prices. Moreover, they have broadened their product line while retaining their image. Something that Harley Davidson must envy.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Chains vs shafts, potAYto, potAHto. Each has benefits and drawbacks. On the RS a shaft drive was fine. On my Aprilia RST the chain has been equally excellent. I think it's more a matter of personal preference for the bike than any choice of drive. I.E. I would choose a GS or Africa Twin because of the overall features of the bike rather than solely because of the drive mode. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Today, I'll be working on my '65 Honda Scrambler to get it ready for spring. It has weak suspension, a lumpy engine, and a seat made out of the very finest mahogany! It has Dunlop K70s that let me ride pavement or back-country gravel roads. It puts a huge smile on my face which is the whole point of owning a motorcycle for me. Everything else is just details.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">J.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 7:31 AM John Borella via Tanx <<a href="mailto:tanx@lists.micapeak.com">tanx@lists.micapeak.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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You might prefer a chain to a driveshaft but that certainly doesn't make a chain better. Depends on the type of riding you like to do. For long distance riding, which is what BMWs were once designed for, it's hard to beat a driveshaft. Now they sell a number
of models with chains or belts. Nothing cheap ($$) about modern o'ring chains & sprockets especially since they fall under regular maintenance. As for obsolete parts I can still order every part for my R90/S from any BMW dealer. Try that with your Transalp. </div>
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<div>Replacement is cheap and easy. Most people never go 50K. No special or obsolete parts. Just so much better. </div>
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<div dir="auto">I’d estimate 5 sets of sprockets or less if your scottoiler numbers are used. $500-700 for quality chain and sprockets and any shade tree mechanic could do the work themselves. Unsprung weight reduction would be greatly reduced.
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The original driveshafts & rear drives in my 1976 R90/S (110K) & my 1973 R75/5 (50K+) are still going strong after all those years. How many chains & sprocket sets would that be & what would it have cost? That said I run Scottoilers on my Duc & my Aprilia
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