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Belts are less maintenance intensive than shaft drives. A shaft drive needs an oil change every 10,000 miles. A belt needs a change every 60,000 miles or so, de
by dharmab 3y ago
Belts are less maintenance intensive than shaft drives. A shaft drive needs an oil change every 10,000 miles. A belt needs a change every 60,000 miles or so, depending on storage condtions.
The disadvantages of belts are efficiency (especially compared to chains), off road durability and trailside serviceability.
- mmh0000 3y agoI might just be a bad bike parent, but, my current shaft drive bike has ~42,000 miles on it. It had the shaft-oil replaced once at 800 miles (per manual, break in period). My bike has been rock-fucking-solid. Its been in the shop once for a real break in 16 years for a busted fuel line. (not including tires and engine oil changes). Its really hard for me to believe another bike could be as reliable.
- dharmab 3y agoIn my experience most Suzukis other than the 2000s GSXRs have superior reliability to BMW at the tradeoff of lower sophistication. Though the new VStroms and Hayabusa are competitive with BMW on rider aids. Certain Kawasakis are uo there too, like the Versys and KLR.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoI'm too lazy to grab my Honda's manual to check, but I'm pretty sure the recommended shaft oil change interval is way more than 10k miles. I'm thinking 48k km, which something like 30k mi.
- dharmab 3y agoOn a current Gold Wing it's every 3 years. https://cdn.powersports.honda.com/documentum/MWOM/ml.remawmom.2022_gl1800_gold_wing_owner_s_manual.pdf https://cdn.powersports.honda.com/documentum/MWOM/ml.remawmo... On an R1200/R1250 it's 12,000 miles or 2 years.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoIndeed, mine says every two years, doesn't specify mileage (it's a vfr).