Final drive belt life?
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 183
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From: Virginia
My EGUC has 55,544 miles on it. The belt snapped this morning in the parking lot as I prepared to go to work. I had just gotten the bike out of the shop for a new throttle cable and rode about 50 miles to check her out, top speed 85. Glad it decided to snap in the parking lot.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 354
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From: Penna.
I replaced mine at 80,000. It had a small rock pierce the center of the belt a few years ago. Didn't seem to bother it. I changed a rear tire this past spring and when I checked the belt, the was about a 1/4" crack migrating across the belt. Don't know how long it was there but it seemed like a good time to replace it and the sprockets. The sprockets were a bit beat up, probably from the small rock that had been stuck in the belt. All in all the belts seem pretty bulletproof.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 17,548
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From: Oxford, Nc
Timely thread for me! Tomorrow I replace my broken original belt that made it 119,960 miles. I suspect the cracked swingarm ( now repaired,) discovered at the same time may have contributed to it.
Certainly no complaints here.
Certainly no complaints here.
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 545
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From: antelope valley ca.
30000 on my softail when I sold it and looked like brand new, my 05 flht broke with about 7500 miles on it but I lived about a mile down on a gravel road, my 10 has 10000 and looks like new.
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