i have a 02 p650 with 5932km im on my third belt and now i need another, now all belts have ben put on by the dealer, and all belts were kawasaki belts , is there another type of belt that will last longer?

 

Not that I know of.

I think people have tried the 360 and 700 belt, but haven't had them on long enough to tell.

 

Try the new 700 belt if you can get it as your dealer may not have the new microfiche for the 700 yet. The 700 belt is stronger and manufactured by a different company than the 650 belt....

 

Part number is 59011-0003..... this is the V-Force belt that they have updated the prairie to, much better belt, wider and more durable , will last longer.........

 

Have you thought of buying a black spring? It will legthen the life of your belt pretty well.

 

Also drive in low range more and remove some shims.

 

remove what shims and what about the 700 primary spring int he p650
thanks

 

Removing a shim will bring the belt back into the correct spec if it is loose. The V700 and P700 use the same primary spring, the P650 uses a different primary spring. The primary spring from the V/P700 will give the P650 a little more acceleration and might give back the top speed loss from the black spring.

 

I have an '02 650 Prairie with about 1200 miles, & started going through belts... turns out my rear clutch bushings were shot... this was the cause of my premature belt failure... as it seems most dealership's shops suck, you my want to check it out... I hope you don't need to replace it, Kawasaki USA is completely out of them ( they are on a slow boat from Japan )... perhaps there are still a few in Canada... if it is worn, the Dealer will tell you they are not rebuildable, but if you check NYROC's web site you'll see reference to rebuilding it... My dealer had to pull one off a "new in crate" '03 model to get me going, so that I could do these module tests this week end...WAM

 

The price on the P700 and V700 belt is much more. You can pretty much buy two P650 belts for the price of one of the others. However, the P700 and V700 belts should last longer. We'll see.

Forget the black secondary spring unless you run heavy tires and make apropriate changes to the primary. I didn't get any better belt life using the black spring on either of my machines and lost top end. Others have reported the same.