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Old 09-09-2012, 03:55 PM   #31
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A friend of mine just had his belt break on his HD Sporty. The belt just gave up and had no sign of ever being damaged. He sat on the side of the road for two hours waiting to get picked up by another friend with a trailer.

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How many miles and what year is the Sportster?
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:08 PM   #32
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My HD belt works fine, quiet, and is tough... don't ask how I know. Just know that it is...
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:12 PM   #33
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My HD belt works fine, quiet, and is tough... don't ask how I know. Just know that it is...
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:13 PM   #34
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A friend of mine just had his belt break on his HD Sporty. The belt just gave up and had no sign of ever being damaged. He sat on the side of the road for two hours waiting to get picked up by another friend with a trailer.

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The belts have Kevlar in them. From what I've read, the dealer has to use a special tool to even cut them off. I also read about a dealer putting a 1/4" cut on the belt and then running it hard on a bike to demonstrate their durability.
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:59 PM   #35
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I did all the shaft maintenance myself on my 1600 at the suggested intervals. I think it was every 7500 mi. Anyways, not hard, only about a 2 beer job. I changed the gear oil every time I changed oil. Unnecessary, I know but made it easy to remember & just took a few ounces of gear oil. No problems w/shaft drive & I had about 45K on her when I traded. I really liked the shaft drive & didn't want the belt on my Nomad, BUT, after 6K mi, no complaints w/the belt, yet!
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Old 09-09-2012, 05:42 PM   #36
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Fabulous Thunderbirds did a song for me...

Sorry... these guys want to talk about belts.

Did I say mine has take a beating and still keeps-on ticking? It has and does.
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