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Old Aug 5, 2013 | 11:19 PM
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I decided to take an evening ride just to get out of the house for a bit. Stopped and took a couple pictures of the bike. Headed home and romped on it and dumped the clutch and blew the drive belt apart....Called the wife to bring the trailer and come get me. Just one of those days...



 
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Old Aug 5, 2013 | 11:40 PM
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That sucks bro.... Whenever I have one of "those days", it usually ends a lot worse than that. At least yours wasn't that bad. Glad you're alright.

Nice train by the way...
 
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At lest your wife can pull a trailer. Still no fun. How old was that belt?
 
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Only time in the last 7yrs I've seen a belt let go was when the owner did one of these, which he did on a regular basis.





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Other cause could have been a rock that put a hole in it.

How many miles on Ur bike?.




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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 08:24 AM
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At lest your wife can pull a trailer. Still no fun. How old was that belt?
That was what I was thinking as well. If I called and told my wife to bring a trailer, well no way. I doubt she could even start my diesel pickup.
 
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The belt was less than a year old. Broke because I was riding it like an *** hole. 285lb rider, 108 lbs of torque, doing stupid stuff got me to this point. Gotta pay to play.

My wife can hookup and pull a trailer pretty well.....backing up not so much. Ill still keep her.
 
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My wife can hookup and pull a trailer pretty well.....backing up not so much. Ill still keep her.[/QUOTE]

Haha my wife is the exact same. Only type of wife ill have! Looked like a nice place to break down, and at least the weather was nice.
 
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damn that sucks that it broke like that. I guess I am going to have to be more careful with mine. I wouldn't trust the ol lady with the truck or trailer. But I guess one day I may have to teach her. Well see how that goes.
 
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Good thing my brothers live close by I wouldnt even think of calling my wife except to say I was gonna be late.
 
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