Hi I was doing some maintenance on my 2014 DRV Tradition, 28,000 miles on it, and found both straps broken on the LH rear axle and one broken on the RH front axle. We just got back from a 3300 m...
Not only are they twice as thick, but they are bolted together as a unit so the shackles are locked to the bolts, and the bolts rotate in the brass bushings.