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Dunno about belts.
There's a reason all the race bikes use chain, it's because chain is the most efficient power transfer mechanism from engine to wheel.
But, chains get full of rubbish and need lubrication and maintenance. So from that point of view, the shafts are great.
Having had both, I'd not really think about it much. If you have enough power through a shaft drive, you score - much lower maintenance (although the final drive, or equivalent of a diff, tends to wear out eventually and they're a bit more expensive than a chain and sprockets).
If you have a chain, the maintenance isn't much - lube it with proper sticky shit every two or three tank fills. Occasionally try to pull the chain away from the back of the wheel sprocket - if it lifts completely off the teeth, time to replace.
Not too much either way, IMO.
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