How many years does a Harley-Davidson drive belt last?
“In optimal conditions we have seen belts last 100,000 miles,” says Martin Ginns, Harley-Davidson service business manager.
What kind of belt drive does a Softail use?
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What happens if your drive belt fails on a Harley?
The benefit of having that kind of belt failure is that by tightening the drive belt, you may be able to avoid being left on the side of the road. I learned that from an old hand at handling drive-belt equipped Harleys on a group ride a few years back. Because he was slowing down consistently over a few miles, I figured there was trouble.
Can a bike drive belt be misaligned?
Since the ’99 Harley has had several rear tire changes over the life of the belt, where the belt was not changed, misalignment could have happened at any of them. So exactly where some degree of misalignment may have happened we’ll never know.
How long does a Harley Davidson drive belt last?
Discussion in ‘ Softail Models ‘ started by brt650, Dec 3, 2010 . How long does a drive belt last I wondered? I found out how to bring that question to an answer. 1996 FLSTC 83,000 km’s. Original belt. One idiot owner that decided to race the little black dog at the end of the gravel driveway. I saw this day coming.
Since the ’99 Harley has had several rear tire changes over the life of the belt, where the belt was not changed, misalignment could have happened at any of them. So exactly where some degree of misalignment may have happened we’ll never know.
The benefit of having that kind of belt failure is that by tightening the drive belt, you may be able to avoid being left on the side of the road. I learned that from an old hand at handling drive-belt equipped Harleys on a group ride a few years back. Because he was slowing down consistently over a few miles, I figured there was trouble.
How many miles is the drive belt on a Harley Davidson?
Work on that part of the bike has been done by official Harley-Davidson dealers as well as experienced professional independent cycle shops. The belt on the ’99 Sportster now has 4,747 miles on it and the just-changed belt on the 2007 883R has only 70 miles on it and probably won’t get many miles between now and the spring thaw.
When to change the drive belt on a motorcycle?
Because the drive belt on that bike was also original equipment and had reached 12 years of age and 26,145 miles, I decided to have the drive belt changed at the same time and keep that old belt to see what tales it might tell. Frankly, I didn’t expect to see anything notable at all.