Chain Chatter/rubbing From Front Sprocket Area...

just need more of a confirmation. basically all gears are quiet, but 6th is noisy/chattery. not unbearable like somethings gonna break, but noticable when i hit 6th at a lower rpm (below 4k) and when slowing down or coming to a stop. on the centerstand, engine off, just turning the wheel out of gear manually, its easy to hear it front the front sprocket area. i was told by the PO that chain was changed, but i take any previous maintenance with a grain of salt without seeing records. thoughts?

o, and i wax and clean chain every other ride or so (about 50 miles).

Rychas, what's your mileage and riding habits? A mate who likes to give it the herbs and pull wheelies had over 100 000km on his 4th Gen and a shaft bearing somewhere in the gearbox let go (the bearing cage failed IIRC), it's a split-the-cases job to fix it... I hope that's not your problem, I'll contact him and ask what the symptoms were, but it let go on day one of a multi-day ride we were on and I'm fairly sure he was talking about a strange sound in top gear...

If the chain/sprocket were the culprit you'd hear it in all gears, but to check, try to pull the chain off the rear sprocket at 3 o'clock, if you can see daylight between chain and sprocket it's a goner.