Originally Posted by
Roelof
If you want to lighten a shaft for less mass rotation you must take it from the outside and not from the center....
Thats why MAX is still using 14mm crankshafts and not the 14.5mm
Actually it does save time and tools to create such a shape directly in the crankshaft. Producing in large numbers (60.000 a year regarding their promo movie) a short machine time and less maintenance and recalibration is wanted