CV Joint discussion

[gordonv]

It's been mentioned a few times in discussions of the u-joint, that a CV joint would be better.

Is this a viable modification for the Valkyrie, or now that the u-joints are available again, and there is a mild failure rate of those, is there any reason for this?

My thoughts would be to inspect the rear of the engine, and see how the output shaft is made, and change it out for a flange for a CV joint instead. Same would be at the pinion end.

But they would most likely need to be really small, to keep it within the current swingarm, since it is not open to the air. Would there be a CV out there that small?

Thoughts?