I got 17k miles before a link froze and I had to replace it. I cleaned it frequently with a stiff brush and solvent-like chain cleaner. In retrospect, that's likely the reason it took a crap so soon. I now clean with a simple rag and wd40, and try not to compromise the o rings.
Paulie, just wait for the gilles speedo relocation bracket. That will give you the aesthetic youre looking for. T minus 3 weeks until they are for sale.
Oxford kit is plug and play. Very simple and straightforward. Toughest bit was throttle body sync, which I can do much faster now that I have experience.
Put on exhaust, heated grips, r6 throttle body, did a throttle body sync, lubed the clutch and brake levers, and did an oil change. Still need to adjust the chain.
Needs rearsets, rear shock, and speedo relocation. Those will be my summer projects.
Cheapest arrow thunder is 780, xkone is 860, titanium and carbon variants are 900 and change. Termi is 860. Graves is 988. Hard pressed to find an exhaust in the quad digits here.
Yoshimura is probably the best bang for the buck at 570