Lazy Old Rider
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This site is really good, looked at the change to chain thread and asked myself why? Thought I better ask why?, then here we have a thread on the pro side, mostly.
In uk Most bikes are chain driven, my learner 125cc bike was chain driven, my Daughters was too. Now my chain was lubed and I had no problem but my daughter used it more and did not lube as much as she should, chain kept getting slack and she eneded up having to change chain and sprockets.
So one up for a maintenance free belt.
Now I do have a number of friends who are Victory Riders, we had a local agent, so I talked to a number of owners with da belts.
The most common problem with a belt is when you get a bit of sharp grit caught in the belt as it starts to cut it ending with a break.
So you should always check to make sure the belt is clean (brushing off grit etc).
Now over here normal road use is on hard roads, a bit bumpy and pot holed at times, but still a Road.
Now in the States I expect some may drive a little off road in some states and are more liable to pick up stones etc on back woods road or something, so I am guessing that your preference is based on where you ride, so when you report your experiences of belt useage the conditions of use would also be advantageous.
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