Drive belt advice- broke mine

[Dime]

What year is your bike? You haven't told us...
Mine is a 1999, so I fitted the Baker Drivetrain 31T steel sprocket which is very very nice to look at compared to stock. It is lighter too!
It has been on the bike for about 45,000 miles. No problems. No need for a shorter belt.

2001 electra glide

[PC_Hater]

Baker Drivetrain 31T then!
Very nice, been on my bike for 14 years in all weathers all around Europe.

[Dime]

Baker Drivetrain 31T then!
Very nice, been on my bike for 14 years in all weathers all around Europe.

I will check it out. Thank you

[kd]

   It is a good choice.  FYI With your early swing arm it may adjust to the back of the slot and may need a touch of material removed to get the proper tension on the belt.   

[PC_Hater]

The 31T pulley needs the rear wheel moving back a bit more than 1/4 of an inch, 7 or 8mm. No problems on my 1999 bike.

[Dime]

The 31T pulley needs the rear wheel moving back a bit more than 1/4 of an inch, 7 or 8mm. No problems on my 1999 bike.

I will head down to the garage in a bit and see where the axle is sitting now and see if it can afford the 1/4" or so movement back.

Not really familiar with belts. They stretch like chains at all and require additional movement back?

[fbn ent]

Just a little break in and then very little.

[fleetmechanic]

HD made a heavy duty sidecar load belt that fit the late 1990s models through 2003 until the belts got narrower in 2004.  We replaced all of our broken original belts on early 2000s sidecar rigs with them and never had one fail.  Part # 40130-03 IIRC.  There might still be a few around.

[Hossamania]

I just replaced my belt, which was a sidecar belt, when I had some work done recently. It had a rock embedded at some point years ago, put a substantial scar all the way around the belt, and wore the pulleys, which I believe were original 20 years and 115,000 miles ago. I did not do a search for a sidecar belt to replace it, just went oem. The original oem lasted 50,000 miles before it broke (it wasn't the belt's fault, all mine doing drag strip launches), the sidecar belt (on the original 50,000 mile pullies) went 65,000 miles and probably would have been fine, even with the rock damage. I'm sure this new one with new pullies will go the distance if I don't get a two beer buzz and act stupid...

[PC_Hater]

I fitted the heavy duty sidecar belt too, 40130-03A looks to be still available.

[itsafatboy]

ya the aluminum pulley will wear faster  i use the steal pulley with the slots cut in it from baker to lighten it up a bit ,  i have the HD belt no issues on a 132 HP 140TQ 116"  ad its the thing HD belt i dont even think its a inch its the 07 fatboy size , crazt something that thin handles the power ,  i would stich with the HD belt i think its gates not positive but strong as hell