How many miles has everyone put on one belt, and was it stock?

 

So far, 850 miles on stock belt, but I've kept it tight, current deflection is 22mm. Also have EPI black secondary spring with stock tire size (mudlite XTR's). Very little belt wear so far, at the current rate I should get about 3000 to 3500 out of the belt.

 

How hard i it to put a black spring in, and what improvments did yu get?

 

My 05 V-2 has 1,480 miles on the bone stock set up. I have not even had the cover off the clutches. I am running 26" Dirt Devils.

 

i fried 2 within about 1300 miles. and v2 the spring isn't bad to put in you gotta take the clutch off and i just took a piece of pipe and a lag bolt some washers and a couple of nuts and made my own clutch compressor. alot of people i understand use a PVC pipe and have to use zip ties to hold it from losing it's shape you you cut out a lil notch so you can get the snap ring off. and trust me when i say you won't be able to compress it by hand.

 

Changing the secondary sping is not too difficult for someone that is mechanically inclined (which I am not). You do have to have a few special tools, a clutch puller, an impact wrench or larger torque wrench, and a spring compression tool to be able to separate the secondary clutch halves (which can be made from a few parts bought at any hardware store). I have been into my clutch a few times now, and after the first time, it's pretty easy. There are two sites that detail this process pretty well, one is called Nyroc's site, and the other is called Kissofdeath's atv site. Both deal with the Kawi 650, which of course is the same belt system that we have.
The black spring, and if I'm saying this right, delays the shift slightly in the secondary clutch, creating slightly "lower gearing" overall. It also supposedly squeezes the belt a little tighter, so there should be less likelyhood of slipping or smoking a belt. Top speed was reduced on mine about 2 mph. I do a little mudding, and I wanted to protect my belt a little more, especially with the higher gear ratio of the 05's vs your 06. From reading about the V2 for over a year, and from my experience, if you stay with the stock tire size, and keep your belt tight, you don't really need to mess with springs unless you just want to experiment a little, which is also part of the reason that I did it. The most important thing with the V2, and I don't think it can be emphasized enough, is to keep your belt in proper deflection (tight). The Kawi belt system is ok, but it comes out of deflection quickly as the belt breaks in and wears abit, and a loose belt is when most people tend to slip or smoke them. Anybody with over 500 miles should check their deflection. Belt deflection is supposed to be between 22 and 27 mm, and mine measured just over 27 at only 250 miles! Now that doesn't mean that some people couldn't get alot of miles out of their belt without tightening it, but the odds are against it.
Sorry so long, I just couldn't seem to quit typing.

 

ok you don't need a clutch puller to pull the secondary clutch just pull the bolt slide the belt off and slide the clutch off. if you are gonna change the primary spring you don't need to pull the drive clutch. just pull the 8 bolts (i think it is 8) to pull that cover off with it still hooked to the motor and the spring tension is set at 0 so it is just a simple task of pull the old out and put the new in and tighten up 8 bolts.