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Re: Rock in the Belt
Reply #15 - 08/28/10 at 04:09:02

After getting down there looking at the problem area,.....thinking of a way to put any kind of a guard that mite help in discouraging a rock from getting sucked in, I have concluded that anything I put there that could stop a rock from flying directly into the pulley, could also cause rocks to drop onto the belt, and completely defeat my purpose. So scratch that idea. I think if a simple guard would fix it, Suzuski would have put it there ?? Shocked

What I'm thinking now, it that if I run the belt tension on the looser side rather than tighter, I would have a much better chance of a rock going on thru, verses locking up the rear wheel, as some here have experienced.
I can't really think of any disadvantege of running the belt a touch on the loose side,.....as I don't think our horsepower is going to spin a pulley inside that cogged belt too quick.
Any thoughts welcome.

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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #16 - 08/28/10 at 19:46:02 To tell you the truth, even though it's happened to me twice, I don't worry about it. If I frequently rode on dirt/gravel roads, however, I might rethink. YMMV!
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #17 - 08/28/10 at 19:50:32 I suppose I could point out that belt and chain guards are not usually installed to protect the belt or chain, but to protect the people using the equipment from being injured by the belt or chain.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #18 - 08/28/10 at 20:12:47 Well, we could say that guards are put there to keep stuff out,...including fingers ?? Charon wrote on 08/28/10 at 19:50:32: I suppose I could point out that belt and chain guards are not usually installed to protect the belt or chain, but to protect the people using the equipment from being injured by the belt or chain.
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Re: Rock in the Belt
Reply #19 - 08/28/10 at 20:28:52

I don't like to think what I mite be thinking if I had a rock actually lock up the rear wheel twice. Just having a rock go thru the belt/pulley twice now, has me a little paranoid whenever I see gravel on the roadway, especially knowing that a rock can and does lock up the wheel.
Untill something better comes up, I'm going w the looser belt idea.

Digger wrote on 08/28/10 at 19:46:02:

To tell you the truth, even though it's happened to me twice, I don't worry about it.

If I frequently rode on dirt/gravel roads, however, I might rethink.

YMMV!

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Re: Rock in the Belt
Reply #20 - 08/29/10 at 06:23:32

If I was really worried about it, I think Id look at a guard that mounted on the swingarm & crossed the belt at an angle, sweeping anything running down the belt away from in front of the pulley. The bottom would have to be rounded or risk undue wear on the belt & Id set it to sweep away from the wheel. God help you if it comes off & gets all up in there....

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #21 - 08/29/10 at 07:09:47 A thin heavy bristled brush at a 45 deg angle across the belt ?? Good thought ! Positive mounting could be the problem. Now I'm also thinking,.....the front wheel is whats causing the problem !! But I guess a mud (rock) flap wouldn't be too cool ??
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #22 - 08/29/10 at 09:15:38 What's less cool than a rock in the belt? Besides, its YOUR bike. Make it work in a safe, dependable manner, thats cool... No one is gonna die for me when its my turn, Ill be d4mned if Ill let someones opinion change the way I live.
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Re: Rock in the Belt
Reply #23 - 08/29/10 at 10:09:25

Well hell, now you're gonna make me go back out there and see just how ugly a mud flap mite get ! Shocked

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/29/10 at 09:15:38:

What's less cool than a rock in the belt? Besides, its YOUR bike. Make it work in a safe, dependable manner, thats cool...
No one is gonna die for me when its my turn, Ill be d4mned if Ill let someones opinion change the way I live.

On edit,..scratch the mud flap off the fender !
This discussion is over. A flap off the cross bar on my forward controls is going to solve my problem ! I may even offer it an accessory to my forward control sales Grin

Thanks JOG

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #24 - 08/29/10 at 14:04:21 Ya' Welcome,
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Bear Junior Member Offline Electrical Engineer - Retired - Ridin' for 43 yrs Posts: 71 Central Washington State Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #25 - 08/29/10 at 18:15:59 Watch out when riding on fresh asphalt. I got a pebble stuck in the rear pulley that was covered in asphalt and it stuck pretty well. It did put a mark on the belt and that is when I started looking for the cause. Took a screwdriver to pry it loose.
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Re: Rock in the Belt
Reply #26 - 08/29/10 at 19:35:06

I never had a rock stuck in my belt sprocket but I had some straw that was blowing across a country road end up in my sprocket. I thought I had a major malfunction. Shocked

Bang, bang, bang was the sound I heard and felt. I stopped immediately and checked out the drive by rolling the bike backwards. A pocket knife solved the problem digging the straw Shocked

out of my sprocket.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #27 - 08/29/10 at 19:48:45 The beltguard is mostly to protect you from water splashes... It would take a contortionist to get a body part stuck in there,.. and if the guard was for rocks, it would be on the bottom run of belt instead of the top... gravity takes care of the top... ...
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Re: Rock in the Belt
Reply #28 - 08/29/10 at 21:20:38

Routy wrote on 08/28/10 at 20:28:52:

I don't like to think what I mite be thinking if I had a rock actually lock up the rear wheel twice. Just having a rock go thru the belt/pulley twice now, has me a little paranoid whenever I see gravel on the roadway, especially knowing that a rock can and does lock up the wheel.
Untill something better comes up, I'm going w the looser belt idea.

Digger wrote on 08/28/10 at 19:46:02:

To tell you the truth, even though it's happened to me twice, I don't worry about it.

If I frequently rode on dirt/gravel roads, however, I might rethink.

YMMV!

Rout,

I should have pointed out that I've been riding this bike for almost 9 years now.

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Rock in the Belt Reply #29 - 08/30/10 at 05:58:07 Rout, I should have pointed out that I've been riding this bike for almost 9 years now. -------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, I guess odds of a wheel lockup would be slim. But I'm going w/ a "rock flap" up front,.......why not, its got to lower the odds !
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