Hi guys,

I just got a new 07 Sportsman 800 in september. I was just wondering if it was bad for the belt to press the throttle down all the way from a dead stop to get it to wheelie. Does it shred or stretch the belt.

Thanks
Polarisatv55

 

do wheelies its a atv it doesnt hurt the belt....besides belts dont cost much.

 

It's actually better to hit the throttle a bit to get the clutches to grab the belt, than it is to gradually squeeze the throttle and have slippage as the clutches grab.

 

what is hard on belts is when you hit the throttle and your working the bike hard like in the mud or hauling heavy studd and your in high range. i wheelie once in a while as well but i dont do it all the time because dont want to press the luck too much if you know what i mean.

 

does it hurt anything else when you get on the throttle hard from a dead stop?

 

I know i torched mine up a bit when it was new (newbie stupidity) whats the best belt to replace with? any certain belt that grabs better than the others? longer life? I would like to replace mine soon just to get that new grab back and want to do it with the best one and just cuz I like doing stuff to it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: brutus450

does it hurt anything else when you get on the throttle hard from a dead stop?</end quote></div>


Does it hurt anything when you flog your car/truck! Take care of your equipment and it will last a long time, don't and it will fail!

 

back when i used to own a sled i always had good luck with dayco belts heard the polaris belts are good but dayco might be cheaper? who knows its a belt never had to change one on my wheelers yet but i think sled are harder on belts changed alot of them on my sleds.

 

its a atv keep up your matinance and ride it hard if they break they break mine is 11 year old and mostley rebuilt but i still ride it hard.

 

It doesnt hurt to hammer the throttle unles you dont know what to do like on a Scrambler and it dumps you on your butt.
I have found it is best to stay with stock belts and replace them every couple years.I ran a few dif belts Dayco and goodyear and both wore the clutch sheaves faster.