I thiink trials have shown that removing the pawl has no ill effects and Seriously extends the life of the chain.
When the engine gets taller from heat, it pulls on the chain. IF that Pawl has just grabbed a new tooth, it will NOT give, and when the engine heats up, it gets taller, and strains the chain more..
There are several ways around that, but the most direct is, ditch the pawl,,
I think it is Batman who did it first.

Hey Mike, I'm lovin your cleanliness plugs.  What are they made from?  They look like they fit just right.

JOG , I went to a shorter and heavier spring  , with the stock spring and the piston being pushed back into the body ,I was afraid because of the continued movement that it might bind or fail. Use of a shorter , stiffer spring with more open coils allowed more movement and slightly more pressure .  There are two times when timing is retarded ,at cold startup and when the TDI reaches it's max advance (5000 rpm) ,the constant pressure I apply to the guide aids during both. Outside of a tuned air intake and a stock H-D muffler my bike is completely stock from the carb(highly tuned) to the exhaust header  yet a WOT run a week ago produced a top speed of 94mph. I run 70 on highways with a healthy reserve for passing.

DragBikeMike wrote on 05/09/20 at 14:56:45:


Those are hunks of plastic foam used for shipping fragile stuff like electronics items. I just ripped the foam to fit after testing it to see if engine oil would dissolve it. I tore the pieces a little big so they had to be squished into the mouse holes. The tension kept them from falling inside.