Who makes the Best drive belt?
 

I have an 06 polaris 700 twin efi and I wondering who makes the best belt for this machine?

Carlisle,gatorback,dayco...?

Is there a best belt?

Just my :twocents: on this one. The oem is the best all around belts.I've seen em come in with all sorts of aftermarket belts and most that I encountered were too wide for the most part or too tight,especially on the ebs drive systems.Seemed like a little wiggle room on non ebs drive belts that you could do okay with.Never really tracked down who really makes the belts for Polaris,even asked one of our reps at one time,but he either didn't know or was lying to me when he said he didn't know.Could be one of the three you mentioned might be the manufacturer.

Thanks again!

I heard some people talk about kevlar belts. OPT would probably be able to verify this, but I've heard they're a lot harder on the clutch (sheaves). Seems like it was a whole lot easier to change a belt than to replace the sheaves.

I've heard a lot of good reviews for Gates belts.

I have always read and heard that oem belts are the best. I haven't ever tried anything else so I don't know for sure.

stick with the oem belt and it will last longer if you drive it right as they have better heat reistance. imo you also don't have to worry about the size being just a little off which does make a differnce.;)

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If you run too hard of a belt you stand a good chance of grooving your primary clutch.

Best belt going is the Polaris RZR belt.It does a great job on Scramblers for sure and most others.Runs alot cooler

I still have the original OEM belt on my 2003 600twin. For me I would replace it with another OEM......I actually had the dealer look at it a year ago when other work was done to verify what I thought and they said it looked in perfect shape.

Be nice to know who makes the belts for Polaris. They sure do not.

I stay with Polaris belts on the ATV but on my sleds I like Dayco as a aftermarket choice.

Sleds sure work a CVT drive system harder then a ATV can.