I am currently experiencing the same exact problem! I thought everything was fine but a friend pointed out that my chain was dragging on my swingarm....it seems like everything that goes wrong with the bike costs like $250-$300 to repair! The only thing is I also bought my bike used and apparently the chain has 16k miles on it. Per my research, this is about the lifetime that chains last (give or take 2k). I wonder how many miles you had on your chain. Sorry to hear about it and down here in Dayton we have beautiful weather so it sucks not to be out there.....I ordered my OEM chain and sprocket already but was wondering if I can just take my bike to a shop and get them to take a few links out until my replacement chain arrives....what do you guys think? Take care and ride safe out there guys! ~Darius