himaro

I'd not considered belt drive bikes. How often do they need changing? And roughly how much does it cost to do?

So, I'm an all weather bike rider and I'm currently on a 62 plate DL650 It's pretty soulless and boring but it's good for getting to work. Except for one thing that becomes especially annoying in the winter. It's chain driven. I live in a flat with no garage so all maintenance has to be done outside, in the cold, wet and windy weather we all know and love in the UK during winter. In short, I'm just sick of freezing my hands adjusting the chain. There used to be a bit of variation in shaft driven motorbikes that were sub 1000cc with the CX500, GT550 \ GT750 and the old XJ900 Diversion. But today, we basically have the NT700 Deuvelle (which makes my DL look like a sports bike) or the Moto Guzzi v7.... and that's it. I'd rather avoid going back to the 80's and getting a CX again but at this rate, I might have too. Any ideas? The Divvy is up for consideration but something just turns me away from them.