2023 Yamaha Tracer 9GT / 9GT+

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Chain is the least of my worries. With spoked wheels I now have to keep an eye on that as well. Chain is not a big deal for me. I can trade the extra transmission efficiency for lubing the chain every 500 miles. Still love the idea of a shaft drive but I will admit was not too impressed with the failures that have occurred with the LC boxers, relatively small number that they may be.

I thought it was the oilheads that had the problems?  Or was it the Hex/Cam heads?

Seriously, the paralever design creates some challenges for the intended benefit of minimizing shaft jacking.