Drive belt
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Replaced the belt on my 2014 flhx with about 58k on it. Belt still looked pretty good, some wear on teeth and a couple cracks. I replaced it because I was in there doing other things and decided it was time. Changed belt and both pulleys, dropped 2 teeth on the front while I was at it.
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From: CA
Unless you get a rock or other debris stuck in your belt, or have it adjusted way too loose the factory belt should last 100,000 miles or more. I've gotten over 100,000 miles on the factory belts on three different bikes. I did have to replace one at about 60,000 miles because I got a rock stuck in the belt and it tore about half way across.
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From: Ga
Replaced the belt on my 2014 flhx with about 58k on it. Belt still looked pretty good, some wear on teeth and a couple cracks. I replaced it because I was in there doing other things and decided it was time. Changed belt and both pulleys, dropped 2 teeth on the front while I was at it.
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From: Port St. Lucie, FL
I replaced my belt last year on my 2015 Road Glide CVO at 96K miles only because I was having a 117” Stage 4 Kit installed along with an upgraded clutch. I still have the belt hanging in my garage. It definitely would make it passed the 100K mile mark unless it caught a stone or other road debris.
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From: Snow Hill, NC
Mine at 92000 looked new. I only changed it because I was replacing the swing arm bearings/ bushings..
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From: North Carolina
Had a friend get 120k out of his on a 2009 Ultra. We were on a Florida ride and it decided to loose about 30 teeth. He did not realize you are supposed to change them. The dealer that picked him up said around 80k they need replaced.
Funny but his would slip, grab teeth, buck and propel forward, slip and then repeat. He thought at first he had clutch issues. Then we had to stop at a red light and that’s all she wrote.o
Funny but his would slip, grab teeth, buck and propel forward, slip and then repeat. He thought at first he had clutch issues. Then we had to stop at a red light and that’s all she wrote.o
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From: Minnesota
I did it to gear it down. Makes first a lot easier to use plus the bike has better pull rolling on at cruising speeds.
