There is no such thing as Buell anymore and their only success in competition came in the form of a chain drive with an Austrian made engine. This was only last year when they were able to compete (by rules made for them) with bikes with HALF the cc's. HD is the opposite of innovative. Belts are fine for a lot of uses. Many motorcycles use shaft drive too, but when it comes down to performance, ability to repair, and reliability chains are in use in every form of motorcycle competition and not belts. Outside of competition when traveling long stretches of the world outside of the US, chains are the choice.

A friend of mine commented on this Trek when it came out last year or so. He doesn't ride and doesn't own a bicycle, nor have access to one. He said he wanted one because "chain noise" was so annoying. I just looked at him in amazement and he was serious. People are ****ing weird.