ok, i went out riding today, and i rode the **** out of my 800, i pull it in the garage, and my leg rubs up against the PVT cover, felt pretty warm, so i put my hand on it, that cover had to be atleast 120+ degrees. ive heard problems on here about belts snappin on the 800's cuz of heat.

i got 170 miles on mine, time to go order a new belt just in case?

 

never hurt to have a back up, ive replaced my belt once but tahts because of wear..your PVT cover should get warm but idk if 120 degrees is normal, i would invest in an extra just in case

 

it was pretty hot, it started cooling off imidiately, and i didnt smell any burning rubber, i think im gonna. the sun wasnt on it, so i know it wasnt that

 

hmm ive had smoke comming from mine once or twice, of course i wasnt the one driving it[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]but it still held up, i starting missing some "teeth" you could say from the belt and that was when we bought the new one

 

The belt housing is going to get hot. The clutches generate a ton of heat. Almost to hot to keep your hand on it. I would get an extra belt just for the heck of it but Im sure you dont need a belt yet. Not for a while at least.