All Honda's Are Beltless
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12-02-2006, 09:13 AM
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Originally posted by: MotoF150
PLEASE!! Will someone please explain to me why I see many, many, many belt drive atv's with belt drive problems, aka slipping belts and you guys that own a belt drive claim you never had a problem with a slipping belt??? The ONLY answer I can come up with is most of you guys with belt drives never ride them hard enough to cause the belt to slip. We are on a different level when it comes to defining what hard riding is, hard riding to me is during ur ride ur scared that ur going to crash and hurt yourself and after ur ride is over ur both physicially and mentally exhausted from holding on and fighting the atv. Some of the areas I ride my atv at are down right scarry and drinking does help, but you do feel good about yourself when you can do it and most people can't.
PLEASE!! Will someone please explain to me why I see many, many, many belt drive atv's with belt drive problems, aka slipping belts and you guys that own a belt drive claim you never had a problem with a slipping belt??? The ONLY answer I can come up with is most of you guys with belt drives never ride them hard enough to cause the belt to slip. We are on a different level when it comes to defining what hard riding is, hard riding to me is during ur ride ur scared that ur going to crash and hurt yourself and after ur ride is over ur both physicially and mentally exhausted from holding on and fighting the atv. Some of the areas I ride my atv at are down right scarry and drinking does help, but you do feel good about yourself when you can do it and most people can't.
#112
12-02-2006, 03:28 PM
All Honda's Are Beltless
Originally posted by: MotoF150
PLEASE!! Will someone please explain to me why I see many, many, many belt drive atv's with belt drive problems, aka slipping belts and you guys that own a belt drive claim you never had a problem with a slipping belt??? The ONLY answer I can come up with is most of you guys with belt drives never ride them hard enough to cause the belt to slip. We are on a different level when it comes to defining what hard riding is, hard riding to me is during ur ride ur scared that ur going to crash and hurt yourself and after ur ride is over ur both physicially and mentally exhausted from holding on and fighting the atv. Some of the areas I ride my atv at are down right scarry and drinking does help, but you do feel good about yourself when you can do it and most people can't.
PLEASE!! Will someone please explain to me why I see many, many, many belt drive atv's with belt drive problems, aka slipping belts and you guys that own a belt drive claim you never had a problem with a slipping belt??? The ONLY answer I can come up with is most of you guys with belt drives never ride them hard enough to cause the belt to slip. We are on a different level when it comes to defining what hard riding is, hard riding to me is during ur ride ur scared that ur going to crash and hurt yourself and after ur ride is over ur both physicially and mentally exhausted from holding on and fighting the atv. Some of the areas I ride my atv at are down right scarry and drinking does help, but you do feel good about yourself when you can do it and most people can't.
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Originally posted by: FITSofRAGE
i agree jd. hard to not get angry. but your right. he is an idiot. welp. ill see if i can contain my self. and join the band wagon of ignoreing.
i agree jd. hard to not get angry. but your right. he is an idiot. welp. ill see if i can contain my self. and join the band wagon of ignoreing.
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#117
05-28-2007, 02:35 AM
All Honda's Are Beltless
My 2 cents on belt drives:
The truth is: belts do <u>NOT</u> last 15,000 miles!
The belt on my Kodiak 450 lasted 7,500 miles! I ride 80% Arizona desert and the rest in the Mountains of Utah & California.
For me it is a pain to replace! It is way overpriced at: $150.00! Trying to replace the belt on the trail is impossible for me. I ride solo a lot and I find this a big disadvantage! Trying to torque the secondary sheave is another pain and I am still trying to figure out how to keep the sheave from moving in order to torque the nut. (I was able to torque the front sheave by using a strap). Add to this the fact that I am still waiting for a backordered from Yamaha. Up to this point I have been happy with the performance with the auto belt drive system but am beginning to re-think this design of tranny for my next ride.
The truth is: belts do <u>NOT</u> last 15,000 miles!
The belt on my Kodiak 450 lasted 7,500 miles! I ride 80% Arizona desert and the rest in the Mountains of Utah & California.
For me it is a pain to replace! It is way overpriced at: $150.00! Trying to replace the belt on the trail is impossible for me. I ride solo a lot and I find this a big disadvantage! Trying to torque the secondary sheave is another pain and I am still trying to figure out how to keep the sheave from moving in order to torque the nut. (I was able to torque the front sheave by using a strap). Add to this the fact that I am still waiting for a backordered from Yamaha. Up to this point I have been happy with the performance with the auto belt drive system but am beginning to re-think this design of tranny for my next ride.
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