I'd rather push a Harley than ride a Honda!

[david lee]

isnt correct belt tension the secret to belt life. my inch and half primo belt has been on my lowrider for over 30 yrs not that its done a lot of mileage but at last recent inspection my hd mech said its still as new, no cracks or worn teeth but still wish i had chain

[dusty1]

I have actually pushed both.My first bike was a 1975 honda piece of crap.Worst/best experience i ever had though was trying to push my shovel to a campground outside Cloverdale,CA. It was a couple miles or so,mostly uphill it seemed,July and hot.I pushed until i was winded and put kickstand down.Bike would slide backwards a few inches every time under its own weight.Finally i agreed to let a drunk local guy tow me to top of hill with a rope tied to my forks and his bumper.I knew this was not very smart,nor was sharing a doobie with the guy.He nearly jerked me to the ground,but didnt .At top of hill,un-tied rope and coasted down into campground.Good dude.At the campground;i met his family,ate,drank,and the next day he helped me find the problem,a main 30 amp breaker.Live and learn 

[crock]

Seems like I remember something about belts that are available in X amount of teeth plus a half size or plus size larger ? I know I'm not describing that right  but maybe something to look into for the "tight belt " issue. I'll have to research now for the sake of clearing my foggy memory.

Never heard of that but it makes sense. There has to be a market for em.Let me know what you find, I'm curious now

[Dogbone45ACP]

The cast inner primary can be machined to give a little adjustment. Over size the bolt holes were it attaches to the engine case and open up the counter bore were it goes over the o ring on the engine case. This is from the late Phil Ross of Supermax Belt Drives.

[Dogbone45ACP]

If you do the above modification you can't go back to chain primary. The O ring will not seal.

[david lee]

my belt has the roller adjustable tensioner.why modify holes ?

[motorplex88]

Seems like I remember something about belts that are available in X amount of teeth plus a half size or plus size larger ? I know I'm not describing that right  but maybe something to look into for the "tight belt " issue. I'll have to research now for the sake of clearing my foggy memory.

Never heard of that but it makes sense. There has to be a market for em.Let me know what you find, I'm curious now

Crock, Looks like some manufacturers offer "ST' [standard] and "BE" [bulls eye] versions of belts with the BE of course being slightly larger. Did a search here and seen JW has been through this and also read about it in other articles. I personally have no experience with this as I run a belt with the idler setup and therefore not an issue for me.