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Re: On Quick Deceleration Tire or Belt Barks
Reply #45 - 01/06/10 at 21:46:56

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 01/05/10 at 11:46:18:

& remember to put it in 1st & roll it back to get all the slack in the bottom of the belt.

Somehow, this seems like it would give you a false reading....the belt would indicate as tighter than it really was, I'm guessin'.

10 JAN 2010 UPDATE: I retract this statement. It shouldn't affect the reading much at all. I agree w/ Charon, below.

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Re: On Quick Deceleration Tire or Belt Barks
Reply #46 - 01/06/10 at 21:50:38

Step back & thunk again..
That puts the slack in the bottom.
Unless we set the belt up the same every time, we cant repeat the tensioning.
Imagine puttin in gear & rolling forward, that would tension the bottom of the belt. The slack would be in the top.
Or, picture in your mind grabbing the rear wheel, w/ it in gear & pulling the slack either way.

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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: On Quick Deceleration Tire or Belt Barks Reply #47 - 01/07/10 at 05:48:26 As long as the transmission is in Neutral, the drive pulley is free to rotate. Putting the gauge in place, or twisting the belt (or lifting the chain if applicable) would cause the opposite side to become taut anyway. I can't see rolling the bike either way making a difference.
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Re: On Quick Deceleration Tire or Belt Barks
Reply #48 - 01/07/10 at 06:00:59

That lift looks great to me. The only possible negative would be that the side rails on the ramp seem to limit your ability to access the under side of the bike. For more stability, all you woukd need to do is weld or clamp some wider metal or wood pieces to the bottom. I sort of favor the 600lb capacity lift. Thanks for sharing this with me...Dan

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Ebikerman Full Member Offline Jesus is #1 Posts: 100 Fitzgerald, GA Gender:	Re: On Quick Deceleration Tire or Belt Barks Reply #49 - 01/07/10 at 06:04:04 Good thinking Charon. Neutral is the way....Dan
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Re: On Quick Deceleration Tire or Belt Barks
Reply #50 - 01/10/10 at 20:09:46

Ebikerman wrote on 01/07/10 at 06:00:59:

That lift looks great to me. The only possible negative would be that the side rails on the ramp seem to limit your ability to access the under side of the bike. For more stability, all you woukd need to do is weld or clamp some wider metal or wood pieces to the bottom. I sort of favor the 600lb capacity lift. Thanks for sharing this with me...Dan

The ramp is quite narrow and I can access the underside of the bike easily. I also ordered a frame jack with the lift, allowing me to raise the front or rear of the bike.

Stability is not a problem with either my Savage (see signature) or SWMBO's KLR650 up there. I've not yet tried the lift with any of my bigger bikes.

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