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11-22-2009, 05:45 PM
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Belt drive 1050 ST
Saw a 1050 ST in a trailer yesterday that had belt drive, couldn't get close enough in the traffic to hail the driver and ask him what it was all about - Reg # is YUMMY, if the owner is on this site I'd love a reply - Any one out there know who makes a belt drive conversion for the ST?
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11-22-2009, 05:54 PM
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In the meantime, what would be the point/benefit of having a belt? (I've never had a belt driven bike). 
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11-22-2009, 06:03 PM
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zero maintenance maybe.
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11-22-2009, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by HarryBuckle
Saw a 1050 ST in a trailer yesterday that had belt drive, couldn't get close enough in the traffic to hail the driver and ask him what it was all about - Reg # is YUMMY, if the owner is on this site I'd love a reply - Any one out there know who makes a belt drive conversion for the ST?
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There was an older gentleman from Viriginia that used to make them for the Speed Triple and possibly the Sprint. You might have to Google it to find it, and I am not sure he's still doing it. It was around $900. I think the site below is who I was thinking of:
http://www.quietpowerdrive.com/QPDhtm/QPDhome.htm
Last edited by Tri-oomph!; 11-22-2009 at 06:12 PM.
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11-22-2009, 07:20 PM
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Another fix looking for a problem to solve. Well, I guess Massey had to put them on so doctors and lawyers could have their weekend persona.
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11-23-2009, 01:15 AM
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Another fix looking for a problem to solve
Amen to that, Don. Amen to that.
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11-23-2009, 12:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tri-oomph!
There was an older gentleman from Viriginia that used to make them for the Speed Triple and possibly the Sprint. You might have to Google it to find it, and I am not sure he's still doing it. It was around $900. I think the site below is who I was thinking of:
http://www.quietpowerdrive.com/QPDhtm/QPDhome.htm |
Nice system! The price is a problem.
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11-23-2009, 01:17 PM
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For those that have ridden belt-driven bikes, does this "lessen" the minor bit of final-drive lash that chains are subject to?
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11-24-2009, 10:23 AM
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We've discussed the belt drives before.
While it would be great- for a quiet, vibration-free, low (almost zero) maintenance technology, the transmission (and, probably the rear end) were not designed for the increased tension required by a belt drive.
So, it'd be a good probability that you'd have a premature failure of a bearing on one end or the other.
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11-24-2009, 06:36 PM
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After a second look, I think I would reject the system because it looks like you have to pull the swingarm to replace the belt. Would be rough if you had a failure while on the road.
+1 on what Pushr0d said.
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