At the same time, with a belt conversion, you have to take the swingarm off to change the belt on a Triumph.
On the Vstar counterfeit Harley, you have to disassemble the entire shaftdrive assembly just to change the rear tire. Good thing those don't have much torque so the rear tire lasts a little longer than it might.
The Sportster would probably cost around $800 to $1600 more if they hadn't carried over as much of the chaindrive design as possible, and they were easy to change the chain.
