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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Blew my belt this weekend. Are there any major differences between the harley 136 tooth belt and aftermarket one like BDL's. Thx.
 
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I bought a falcon belt off ebay for a little more than half the cost of HD. 145.00 I think. Wrong one but on the right trac.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GATES...item2567aa0d4a
 
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I've only fitted a new belt twice in over 20 years and went with factory, as they were the easiest to get hold of. There are not many belt manufacturers out there, so I guess any brand should be fine.

I guess your bike has the narrow spec belt. Harley used to make a sidecar heavy weight version of the earlier wide belt, but the narrow one is strong enough! So these things are tough.

The most common cause of a broken belt is said to be tightening them too much, so treat your new one gently!
 
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Maby this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BDL-F...item35b5451c0f

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BDL-F...item4aaee57cc3

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...item35b570a40c
 
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Guess I should have said are they all about the same strength. The one I just broke was a BDL 136 T 1" wide. I have the 30 tooth trans sprocket on my 08 glide. Im not at all complaining about the belt breaking just wondering if a HD is stronger or any other brands. The belt did good for what I put it through.
 
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Doubt it! Remove the HD logo and save a few bucks!
 
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