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#53371 Colonel (User) If it aint broke .. dont fix it! Junior Boarder Posts: 103 Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 6 Months ago   Had to take off my saddle bags the other day to fix a bracket and thought I would check the belt. It still looks OK, but I remember readin somewhere that the life of the belt is around 25,000 miles. I now have 27,000 and all is fine. What sort of miles are you guys getting from your belts? Anything I should look for.... besides belt tension? Thanks in advance.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #53374 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 6 Months ago   Colonel wrote: I now have 27,000 Well. It's almost broken in then. Keep it adjusted right. Try and keep it reasonably clean. If you ride on gravel roads make sure it doesn't have any little rocks stuck in the belt or pulleys.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #53420 erizo (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1469 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   i had 41,000 miles on mine with a 3rd of the adjustment used before i killed it due to stupidity. i´ve seen belts on vulcan 500´s that have over 80,000 miles on the original belt, and have spoken to roadie owners here that have had 70,000 miles on the original belt. change it when it´s knackered is the bottom line, but it sounds like you´ve got a while to go   Logged     be realistic - demand the impossible!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #53452 ROADGRABBER (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 325 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   Have 43,000 miles on mine, just had it adjusted last summer and its fine, the 25 years experience mechanic told me it can easily last up to ± 65,000 miles if very well maintain. Trying to go beyond that could be hazardous. Besides checking belt tension regularly and cleanliness, there’s not much more you can do. RG   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #53479 Big Bear (Moderator) Who loves you , Baby? Moderator Posts: 6997 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   If I keep going to the AYCE rib shack, I'm gonna need a new one soon. BB   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #53496 Helmut (User) If you can't be young be immature Expert Boarder Posts: 421 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   Timing style belts have very little stretch to them unlike V belts.That is why they are desireable for high torque applications. There is a very good chance that you will see no warning signs of a possible failure. I use them a lot in industry(also worked in plant were they are made) and can tell you for sure that little warning is given. They generally just snap. I personally will follow the Yamaha change interval,which I will now look up for my own records. Where you will see the wear if any is on the underside(cogged side) Look between the cogs if you can see the internal fibers then replace it right away.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #53503 hardone2get (User) Who care's what you ride! Just ride! Platinum Boarder Posts: 2132 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   I have 58,000 miles on mine right now. I really don't care what Yamaha says. If that belt does not have any cracking on the inside by the cogs I would not worry about the belt. Depending on how you ride and your weather plays a role in how the belt will last. If you like to put the hammer down alot the belt life will be shortened. Here in the desert we have to deal with the heat taking it's toll on things. But like I said I have a lot of miles on my bike and my belt still looks good and unless I can see a problem I don't fix what ain't broke. IMO! Jake   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #53510 Helmut (User) If you can't be young be immature Expert Boarder Posts: 421 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   hardone2get wrote: I have 58,000 miles on mine right now. I really don't care what Yamaha says. If that belt does not have any cracking on the inside by the cogs I would not worry about the belt. Depending on how you ride and your weather plays a role in how the belt will last. If you like to put the hammer down alot the belt life will be shortened. Here in the desert we have to deal with the heat taking it's toll on things. But like I said I have a lot of miles on my bike and my belt still looks good and unless I can see a problem I don't fix what ain't broke. IMO! Jake You have to do what you feel comfortable with. But I can tell you for sure you will not always get warnings like cracking before they just snap.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #53512 RoadstarB (User) Take off work and RIDE, You can work anytime. Gold Boarder Posts: 843 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   a buddy of mine has a 99 Road* with a wopping 94,000 miles! Original belt!   Logged     Sold to BamaRoadStar   The administrator has disabled public write access. #53518 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Whats the life of your belt 4 Years, 5 Months ago   Highest I've heard of is 170,000.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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