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Old 04-30-2009, 05:24 PM   #71
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Why would a belt drive be any better or worse than a chain drive when it comes to being out in the middle of no where? As far as if one breaks/carrying a spare is concerned, I imagine replacing it is just as easy (though I've never had to replace a belt, so I can't say with any certainty).

It's not like there aren't Harley dealers EVERYWHERE... even abroad.
belts are endless, chains are not. pretty sure you have to pull the swingarm to replace a belt.
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Old 04-30-2009, 05:26 PM   #72
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belts are endless, chains are not. pretty sure you have to pull the swingarm to replace a belt.
depends on the bike. Some bikes you have to pull SA other you don't.
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Old 04-30-2009, 05:49 PM   #73
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depends on the bike. Some bikes you have to pull SA other you don't.
I haven't replaced a belt before but have seen kits that you could change from chain to belt and you had to do some cutting somewhere with a piece added in with the kit to replace the cut out part. thought that was just that kit that allowed you to do it that way with it being a mod.
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Old 04-30-2009, 05:51 PM   #74
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I haven't replaced a belt before but have seen kits that you could change from chain to belt and you had to do some cutting somewhere with a piece added in with the kit to replace the cut out part. thought that was just that kit that allowed you to do it that way with it being a mod.
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Old 04-30-2009, 05:53 PM   #75
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:01 PM   #76
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ok, the kit I seen to convert to belt drive said that you had to cut a section out (can't remember if it was frame or swingarm), the kit had a piece that replaced the cut out part. it bolted in like the piece of frame that unbolts when you pull the motor (hoop frames). it's been like 5 years since I looked at it so not real sure.

it would make sense to have it set up so you didn't have to pull the SA to replace the belt. make it cheaper for the owner.
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Why would a belt drive be any better or worse than a chain drive when it comes to being out in the middle of no where? As far as if one breaks/carrying a spare is concerned, I imagine replacing it is just as easy (though I've never had to replace a belt, so I can't say with any certainty).

It's not like there aren't Harley dealers EVERYWHERE... even abroad.
She's on a BMW, she's got shaft drive. Wait, the 650's got a chain doesn't it?
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depends on the bike. Some bikes you have to pull SA other you don't.
You should only have to pull the rear wheel to change a belt That's all I've done on the ones I've worked on. But it does require dissasmbly that a chain doesn't.
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She's on a BMW, she's got shaft drive. Wait, the 650's got a chain doesn't it?
She mentioned the belt drives in her post.. that's what I was referring to, not the bike she owns:

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Aren’t those belt driven? That might concern me out in the middle of nowhere. Does not matter anyway, that bike is way too tall for me.
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