Well im pleased to inform you all that common sense has prevailed and my nearest buell dealer has offered to supply a new belt at no cost to me whatsoever this is obviously a common problem and they have seen the error of there ways as why else would they give a brand new belt away. off to collect it on wednesday only downside is i have to fit the belt myself but quite mechanical minded so shouldnt be too bad, has anyone replaced one before??? is there any tips that would help as i havent done a belt before only chains and sprockets

regards steve

Most important do NOT twist belt or use any force to fit to pulleys...also do not crimp together ie make too small a radius with it.
I think there is an How to on removing the rear wheel on the XB so follow that and make sure you stick to the correct torques for wheel spindle or you will fuck the bearings...................also plenty of copper slip on things especialy the rear axle.

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

well done on the free be replacement. Mine went at 9k odd, same thing clean break etc. Maz fitted mine at the £180 price. Only thing i would say, is do not if you can help it "bump start" the bike which I had to do. This I believe seriously weakened the belt, which may have contributed to its demise. have you fitted a free spirts tensioner ? Well worth the investment.
As a previous contibutor said. 10k wear is not good, but not to bad either v a chain setup, and no ajustments which was a part of my purchase decision. Enjoy!

I found a flint in mine over 7000 miles ago. It had cut right into the belt and you could see this bulge on the outer surface.

I got my electrician's screwdriver and hooked it out, bit of a tough bugger if I remember rightly...

Anyway, still going strong... Tip of the day is to check your belt for foreign objects, you will most likely also see damage to the teeth on the pulley wheel.

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08 Specialized Langster

I had exactly the same, back in 2002.
After hooking it out, I back filled the (small) hole with Araldite and let it set overnight.
Still fine today.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbi5Ggmk ... re=related

I've not had the pleasure of fitting a belt but Maz has and I'm sure if you take the time to listen he'll tell you the easiest, safest way to fit one.

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.....and that's the least of it with XB's

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

Please enough doom and gloom. The guy is hurting enough as it is. Yes I do know what you are saying but a bit of "half-full" is better than mostly "half-empty".

My comment was aimed at Ray, who is looking to buy soon

Sorry about the doom and gloom but I just cant help it......I spanner the hateful things all day and become weary of having to make excuses for HD's shortcuts to very depressed owners

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

Fair enough .



Trust me on this I work in a world of CHP, gas tubines and all the stuff that goes with it and feel much the same about the quality of our plant and service.

Ok Ray let me go for a piss and I will tell you the score.

Ok Ray. Tell me how tall you are and what you want from the uly.

Ray, if you've set ya heart on an XB, tis probably best if you dont bother calling in on Sunday....it's no secret that I'm not exactly a big fan of them ie. I will pull no punches and I'll explain why....I'll also show you the black museum which is full of the same old expensive failures

BTW, book service intervals are bullshit....these bikes NEED servicing every 2.5K.

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

I wish I could have had advising me. I have had my Uly from new it is now 3 years old done 21,000 miles.
luckily I'm ok on the spanners have done loads of wheel bearings, steering head, need to do the swinging arm and sheared header bolts, seized rear brake etc etc
not good for a 3yr old well cared for bike.

even so when its going it is a cracking bike but worth fuck all £8200 new to next to nowt in 3 years

looking forward to all the spannering to get it to 50K (hope the crank or gearbox does not blow)

hope you get a good en'


Mark

Ray. I had a Super-T, with front suspension oil/Hagon rear up-grades and Avon Distanzias. It was great on the road and 120 was no probs but just getting to old/costly to look after at 70k.

You said all the things I was after, at the time I looked at a Uly, but an X is not a R or a S anymore than it is a Tuber.

10k on mine and it still handles better than any sports bike I ever had.