whats the most miles any one has dare do on a drive belt?.

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Plan to be spontaneous, tomorrow!!

i changed mine on xb12s at 30.000 miles still looked ok but got a bit paranoid

well in that case ive got loads more to do on that basis i always changed them around the 15k ish mark!! but the price of them now is scary!! belt looks as good as the day i bought it... ..

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Plan to be spontaneous, tomorrow!!

I made that comment about mine to Maz one day ............12 miles later it snapped ...it had done 25000 miles though lol

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

why oh why did you have to say that .....
oh well i have the AA... but not gonna be negative or paranoid... am banking on at least another 5 k..

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Plan to be spontaneous, tomorrow!!

I've done 20+k miles, but I have bought a spare belt for the inevitable day

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Wear the fox hat

the first belt in my buell xb 12 r 2007 snapped at 13300 mil on the clock,,
cost £198 from Bristol riders where my buell was bought
After I put a new belt I fit Free spirit belt tensioner and hope I do more then that

yep i guess i shoild invest and kep one in the back pack if i do go on a jog some where! and maybe a free spirit tensioner will b a good investment too. am also wondering who has the highest original miles on their buell also?

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Plan to be spontaneous, tomorrow!!

32643 miles on my 06 XB9 belt (pre-Goodyear), but had Freespirits tensioner since 1500 miles!

One trick may be not to let untrained/inexperienced/unknown tyre fitters/dealers take your wheels out.

Hey Edd, thats a fair point i must say,some times the problems and money inexperienced fiters etc have cost me over the years!! my brother fitted the last belt on my bike and its done more miles than i can remember.... it dropped a digit on the odometer though and it says 30 something thousand when really its 44000 ish... the battery was flat one time and the power kicked in then out again and for some reason the mileage had changed!?.. thats on my xb12r 04.

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Plan to be spontaneous, tomorrow!!

I busted two early on then fitted a FS tensioner. I used to ride to work on a route that took me over speed bumps, well they're not call slow bumps so.. Anyhow I am convinced that it is the decompression of the suspension that does for the belt. Much more careful these days.

Muffins done about 57000 miles now and the first belt lasted about 25K the second 20K ...........the 1125's done about 11500 miles and is on it's original belt.

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

1125 is on its third belt.
First one went at 13,000 miles
Second at 25,000 miles

Both went whilst overtaking.

Oh dear. I've been using those big square speed bumps as ramps to get a bit of air under the front tyre (only to cool it down a bit ).

It's through a village on the route I take home from work on the rare occasions I ride in. On my Triumph I used to consider them a PITA that I simply rode around but on the Uly...Woohoo! I've only had my 2006 XB12X a coiuple of months but I'm really getting to enjoy it more. Perhaps it's just me learning how to ride it but it reali is bring out the hooligan in me. Wheelies with a sensible high-viz vest on...

Back on topic, if you get a spare belt 'just in case' then it's better to fit it in the garage before the old one snaps. Not only does it give you the time to enjoy the job properly but a new belt is always a bit stiffer. If you carry the old one as a spare when touring, at least it will be easier to fit than a stiff new one. I also didn't like the idea of a £200 belt sitting in a slightly awkward position in the luggage but I could accept some compromises with the old 'emergency' belt.

Changed mine as above at 20,000 miles. Did the same on my partner's Blast at 5,000 miles. Do it now.

Jon

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10 XB12X
09 RS125 Stink wheels