OSD Outside Drive vs Jackshaft

OSD Outside Drive vs Jackshaft. With 15 years of AMA road racing experience, Robert Fisher always has handling and longevity in the back of his mind. You can’t win the race if the parts don’t hold up. What has that got to do with stretched out, slammed to the ground, phat tire custom sportbikes? Everything…but it is still a mater of choice on why you built that one of a kind custom bike. Don’t get me wrong, there is still a place for Jackshaft swingarms running 330-360 tires. It is about the only choice you have if you really want to go BIG. You just have to remember the nature of the beast, the bigger tire you go, the more weight you are going to have and the handling characteristics are going out the window. O.S.D. has really been around for about 35 years in the drag racing world. It was the only way to accommodate the big car tire bikes without adding a lot of weight. Roaring Toyz took the idea and refined it as they do with everything at the shop. It still goes back to the opening statement, “Motorcycles are made to be ridden and ridden hard”. You may not have ever ridden a big tire bike utilizing the jackshaft swingarm, so let me enlighten you with some facts. Jackshaft swingarms use 2 chains to get the power to the rear sprocket. The first chain is very short and has little slack in it. The chain gets very hot. The jackshaft has 2 sprockets on it that are always under extreme pressure and tension. You will be changing jackshafts and bearings if you ride the bike hard and long. Another characteristic is throttle control. On and off the throttle can seem like you are pulling a trailer or someone just threw out the boat anchor when you come to a stop light. Jackshaft swingarms are heavy. Let’s just say it, big tire jackshaft bikes for cruising up and down Main Street, but I wouldn’t take them on a long trip! It’s all about choice though because they are about as badass as they come! When you talk to Robert Fisher about O.S.D., he gets a glimmer in his eye and starts talking about it likes it a brand new baby boy that just came into his family…he is proud of it. It has taken a lot of R&D, trial and error and watching the little details that has made this such a great product. He just doesn’t cut any corners. “What can I say; the O.S.D. has put the drivability back into the big tire bikes! #hardrider #hardridermotorcycle #hardtalk #hardtalknews #motorcycle #motorcycles hardridermotorcycle.com