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Drive Belt
08/09/10 at 21:23:30

I was on my way home this evening, nice evening ride. Pulled up to a stop sign. Looked left looked right then left again, and away I go. Get to the other side and go for second gear. Hit the gas and the engine revs. darn missed second. Toe the shifter again same thing. What the hell. get it to the side of the road. Drop the kick stand and dismount. What do I see but the belt laying in the street. I thought these things were not suppose to break? :'(

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Hashbrown Full Member Offline What can brown do for you! Posts: 235 Nashua, NH Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #1 - 08/09/10 at 21:25:31 wow im at a loss for words
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #2 - 08/09/10 at 21:41:44 1st I've heard of a belt breaking. How many miles on it???
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #3 - 08/09/10 at 22:11:59 20089 miles on it.
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gerald.hughes Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline FSO Posts: 1100 Tucson, Az Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #4 - 08/09/10 at 22:42:35 Is that really the color of your belt, or is it an artifact of the photo? I have seen a lot of belts, and I have never seen one that color.
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #5 - 08/10/10 at 05:40:24 gerald.hughes wrote on 08/09/10 at 22:42:35: Is that really the color of your belt, or is it an artifact of the photo? I have seen a lot of belts, and I have never seen one that color. Bad lighting it is your standard black.
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jef.savage Serious Thumper Offline ridin' n slidin' Posts: 638 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #6 - 08/10/10 at 06:43:46 I've got a spare if you're interested.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #7 - 08/10/10 at 07:32:38 Wow, I've never seen that either. Glad it at least happened at a stop sign, and you are ok. Had you checked the tension on it lately? From the looks of the breaking point, looks like it got cut on something.
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Re: Drive Belt
Reply #8 - 08/10/10 at 07:41:39

Something that I would look very closely at if this were my motorcycle. just above the finger on the left edge there is a short line cutting in from the edge. About nine teeth above that on the left is a longer line cutting across the belt again from the left. The break on the left side of the belt is again about nine teeth beyond that. If you start counting down (in the other direction from the break) from the first mark by the finger and go approximately the same distance (nine teeth) there is another line across the belt.

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #9 - 08/10/10 at 08:13:53 That belt broke at the point of what would normaly be "most" resistence. But obviously and in reality it broke at the point of least resistence. So, in reality, I'd bet this belt has a very abnormal history ??
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ero4444 Full Member Offline weekender Posts: 176	Re: Drive Belt Reply #10 - 08/10/10 at 09:08:07 The odd color of the photo actually gives good contrast. Weird periodic diagonal cracking. I think some previous poster called them cuts. I would look for something stuck in one of the pulleys. Could be an unlucky lemon belt, but it broke at a lucky time. Glad to hear no injuries.
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Re: Drive Belt
Reply #11 - 08/10/10 at 09:25:43

It isn't really easy to see in the photo, but we are actually looking at the outside of the belt, not the toothed side. Wonder what would have marked the outside of the belt?

As I understand it, installing another belt requires removing the drive pulley. How do you plan to hold the drive pulley while removing its securing nut, absent the drive belt allowing holding the pulley using the rear brake?

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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: Drive Belt Reply #12 - 08/10/10 at 09:32:05 In answer to charon, hold the pulley with a strap wrench and use an air wrench on the nut. Phelonius
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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: Drive Belt Reply #13 - 08/10/10 at 09:47:42 I've been on the site since it started and the German site (RIP) before that 12 years now and this is the first time I've heard of a belt breaking like that. Most go the life of the bike and then some. Max
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Drive Belt Reply #14 - 08/10/10 at 10:24:57 Just loosen up the rear wheel, and it'll go right on it.
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