re shaft drives and wheelies in article r ja dpa news ysu edu ak yfn ysu edu john r daker wrote in a previous article xlyx vax cit cornell edu says mike terry asks is it possible to do a wheelie on a motorcycle with shaft drive no mike it is imposible due to the shaft effect the centripital effects of the rotating shaft counteract any tendency for the front wheel to lift off the ground this is true as evinced by the popularity of shaft drive drag bikes john stafford minnesota state university winona all standard disclaimers apply
