Re: [ST] belts

[Steve Hays <shays_adp@xxxxxxxxx>]

How then can the V-Rod go with a belt with 1100 cc's
and 115 HP at the crank?  I've personally ridden a
V-Rod with 15K miles on the clocks and the original
belt...

- --- Bare <barenekd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have heard (don't remember who, where, or when)
> that in some applications
> belts are prone to breakage.
> 
> I had also heard of the aborted
> Sprint-ST-gone-belt-drive experiment, and
> seem to remember it having something to do with
> breakage.
> 
>   
> 
> >> for some strange
> >> reason I kept breaking the H-D belt.  
> >
> 
> When Japanese motorcycle manufacturers were asked
> about belt drives, 
> Kawasaki said belts were only good to about 400ccs.
> In fact, they used 
> to have a 400cc belt driven bike, (actually 440, I
> think)
> When Harley was mentioned, the Kwacker guy's
> response was, "That's what 
> I said, 400ccs."
> Bare
> 
> 
> 
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