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Apr 26, 2016 | 05:30 PM

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alienbogey

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Would the stock belt be able to handle this or would it be time for a chain?

Apr 26, 2016 | 06:38 PM

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GraemeR

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I think S&S did a review of cranks and their strengths; in particular welded cranks. The welded one was pretty much as strong as stock when it cam to the forces involved in the bottom end.

Apr 27, 2016 | 08:11 AM

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Madnss

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Originally Posted by alienbogey

Would the stock belt be able to handle this or would it be time for a chain?

IMHO, depends on how you ride. Kind of the same concept for the crank and rest of the build. Random things break, but if you ride like a maniac, things have a better chance of wearing out.

In short, if you enjoy dropping the hammer at 7 grand when you leave the bike shop, I would chain drive it.

Apr 27, 2016 | 08:17 AM

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Madnss

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I think S&S did a review of cranks and their strengths; in particular welded cranks. The welded one was pretty much as strong as stock when it cam to the forces involved in the bottom end. Rob Schopf on welding flywheels - YouTube

Interesting vid. I'm super green to anything crank related. I know the later XB has a 1.5 pin and that's a good thing. S&S doesn't make an Xl 1.5 crank unless its special ordered. Carillo doesn't make a rod to fit a custom 1.5 S&S crank. The Carrillo rods would be custom too. I had these things priced......$$$$$$ouch