Thanks Barney, but €230 plus VAT and shipping then Import Duty, say £250+

I found a Conti HB135-118 belt on eBay for £162 so I will try that. They can be had for €99 in Germany but out of stock and plus shipping etc. Continental is a good brand.

There are numerous belts on eBay at c.£50 but I’m not daft!

Pity about the Riders discount going, but Buellists are few and far between these days, even when the parts are available.

Some confusion here....G0500.1AKF is still an active part and available via Riders of Bristol, just had one delivered !

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Maz - was it £320? I didn't get the name of the parts man, but he insisted it was obsolete....

Waiting for my Conti belt to arrive (it is on the way) - let's see what turns up!

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Hello could you have a look at box for date of manufacture? new or new old stock?
mines getting to be a few years old now 12+
so might order a replacement for peace of mind
many thanks
Barney

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Buell Ulysses XB12X 06/08

28.6.23

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thanks

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Update - well the bargain eBay belt (£162) never arrived, so I got a full refund. "Courier lost it" - well the tracking number never worked, so I'm a bit suspicious despite the refund.

Anyway - back to the web, found the same Conti HB135-118 belt for £127 posted from "Spareto" online.
https://spareto.co.uk/products/contitech-timing-belt/hb135-118
Suspected it was a Euro supplier, although a .co.uk domain and all prices in Pounds.

Ordered it on 12th, arrived today (19th) via DHL Economy Delivery, from Estonia. Under £135 means no VAT or duty, so it came straight to me.

It is in a Continental box with a QR code to their website for product details which works, and is marked for HD Softail Deluxe 08/06-12/11 and Softail Convertible 01/09-12/11.
Install before 4/2028.



The belt itself is marked as "Made in USA" with a date of 15042023, so I guess made last year, and a part number 523935937.



Looks all good, and a major saving. Now letting it warm up before straightening it out - it's not kinked but has been in the Conti box a while (one assumes they choose the box and package it to avoid damage).

Once fitted I will update this thread (hopefully NOT from a roadside.....)

Please could someone steer me to an archive thread I once read about the various combinations of pulleys and relative ratios etc

Full USA gearing 27 front 61 rear = 2.26 ratio
Euro front, Usa rear 29-61 = 2.1
Usa front, euro rear 27- 55 = 2.03
Full euro gearing 29 - 55 = 1.9 ( a pain in Welsh 20mph areas)

I use 29 front 61 rear

I have some spare pulleys

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Thanks guys, how does the 61 affect a standard euro spec belt?

Only one belt size for tubers

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That answers that!
Thanks amigo