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[ST] Re: Belt drives



>Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 17:59:56 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "Tony B." <thomas_4@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ST] Belt drives
>
>....Belts will not take as much HP and torque as
>will a chain, 
>...
>but it would be prudent to find out just how much
>power they have been able to put through thier belt
>drive systems and over what amount of time? 


Belts are used as the primary drive on Top Fuel Harleys & to drive the supercharger on Top Fuel cars.

I think these belts are about 4 inches wide. They do break regularly but transmit a lot more power than any road bike.

The Harleys put out about 800 hp.
The supercharger on a top fuel car consumes about 1000 hp & the belts are sometimes replaced every 3 passes.

(Completely irrelevant to a roadbike, but does answer your question about how much power they can transmit...)

Darren Mason.
2000 ST.
Melbourne, AuSTralia.
 

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