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Water Warrior 2 · 03-09-2012, 02:04 AM

Chains may be a little more labor intensive when regular maintenance(lubing /adjusting) is involved but not that difficult. A shaft is sweet and clean however servicing a shaft is far more work and expense if something goes south. A belt is a proven item for a street bike and a lot quieter and cleaner than a chain. As much as I like them(never had one yet)they are not cheap to replace and regearing a belt drive bike is costly and/or impossible due to parts availability from the factory or aftermarket.
I can get a belt drive conversion for my Vstrom but the cost is an insane number of dollars. I can wear out a lot of sprockets and chains before equaling the belt drive set-up.

03-09-2012, 02:04 AM	#122
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Not the speed I expected. Chains may be a little more labor intensive when regular maintenance(lubing /adjusting) is involved but not that difficult. A shaft is sweet and clean however servicing a shaft is far more work and expense if something goes south. A belt is a proven item for a street bike and a lot quieter and cleaner than a chain. As much as I like them(never had one yet)they are not cheap to replace and regearing a belt drive bike is costly and/or impossible due to parts availability from the factory or aftermarket. I can get a belt drive conversion for my Vstrom but the cost is an insane number of dollars. I can wear out a lot of sprockets and chains before equaling the belt drive set-up.
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