Paladinwest
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This was basically the same thing with the chain on my F800GS. They were not sure if the metalurgy was good so the chain was recalled. BMW did chains and some sprockets.
My guess is this went "big" due to the possibility of fluid getting on the tire.
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Fluid on the tire, have the shock come apart while you are scraping the pegs in a corner or piece of shock wedged between tire and swing arm is pretty much the same -nasty- result.
I just had the master cylinder on my GSA split open during a panic stop which takes you from ABS cycling to almost no brakes (rear only) in no time flat. Did some fast strategy re-evaluation and changed to plan B with success. I can tell you first hand that there a lot of critical parts on a motorcycle that can hurt you bad if they don't perform like they should.