Yes, I agree in normal road conditions a belt will last longer and will have less or no maintenance. However, I was referring to his environment (He's in New Zealand, I think.) that he is riding the bike in an area that is detrimental to the belt, and a chain conversion might be more viable. Ie... I have personally had road debris, in a rural area, get sucked up into a belt drive and fubar the belt. I have never had a motorcycle with a chain have this happen. Is a chain more maintenance? Yes, you have to clean, oil, and replace it and pulleys every once in a while. But they have never left me stranded at the side of a road if I do all the right things. Plus, fixing on the side of the road is simply spinning a new chain on or adding a couple of spare links with a master link (which I carry with a breaker), not disassembling the entire swing-arm and rear section of the bike.