Wilsons Sandbox

After having chains, shafts and belts I have to vote for belts. I have built Harley motors past 100hp and have never had a belt failure. Needs adjustment/check every 20K or so and a replacement around 75-100K miles. I would have to say that belts are even less maintenance than shafts since you have to replace diff fluid every once in awhile.

>>> "ROBERT DAVIDS" 2/28/2001 3:23:27 PM >>>

RM wrote: I would never want to own a shaft-drive motorcycle, they can't do wheelies. My Honda V65 Magna I used to have had no problems in that department. Haven't had the front end up on my Concours yet though. Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., ROBERT DAVIDS wrote:

> RM wrote: > I would never want to own a shaft-drive motorcycle, they can't do > wheelies. > > My Honda V65 Magna I used to have had no problems > in that department. Haven't had the front end up > on my Concours yet though.

Some of them will. A few years ago I had the pleasure of owning a 1985 BMW K100 special edition with a factory installed Pischler fairing instead of the heavyweight stock monster fairing. That bike would go unicycle in almost any gear, any speed, requiring only a lapse of cognitive reason and the willingness to dial in some more throttle. It was terrific for doing Collin Edwards finish line imitations. Too good, I sold it after my 3rd speeding ticket in a 2 month period. I just couldn't seem to excecise enough self control to keep my drivers license with that machine. I really miss that bike it was one continuous wwwaaahhhooo!!! from mount to dismount. K.C. 2 - Y2KLRA14s (waiting for the spring thaw in Monkton Vermont)

My 94 BMW K75 has no trouble at all to make a whilee. Thanks Luis Castro A5 in the Caribbean. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

jenJBphun@... wrote:

> Belts don't work in dirt. -Jennifer

....And why, pray tell, not.....you steamy matron of spinning gyros you? By the way.......where'd ya ever come by the initials 'J B' ? Slide

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Toby 'Slide' Lampson wrote:

> > > jenJBphun@c... wrote: > > > Belts don't work in dirt. -Jennifer > > ....And why, pray tell, not.....you steamy matron of spinning gyros

you?

> > By the way.......where'd ya ever come by the initials 'J B' ?

Local moto-girls tell me all you've got to do is pull off your thong bikinis, slice them at the crotch panel, and wrap them around the pulleys, then tie them in a nice tight square knot....in the event the belt comes off, anyway. If not, wear 'em. They may come in handy for something else, you never know. Coffee filters, maybe. Bill in the know in these matters

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Toby 'Slide' Lampson wrote:

> > > jenJBphun@c... wrote: > > > Belts don't work in dirt. -Jennifer > > ....And why, pray tell, not.....you steamy matron of spinning gyros

you?

> > By the way.......where'd ya ever come by the initials 'J B' ? > > > Slide

Actually, Jennifer is right and I can speak from experience. I had an 87 Harley Sportster and I a did a chain to belt conversion on it. After a few weeks of riding up and down the 3/4 mile dirt/gravel road to my house, I noticed the belt was showing some fraying in spots. Upon closer inspection I discovered that the cogged belt would pick up small bits of gravel and carry them along like a conveyor belt. When the bit of gravel got sandwiched between the belt and the sprocket, it would damage the softest thing, the belt. Some even punched throught the belt. Back then, the kit came with a deflector, but it wasn't much. Now, the belt drives on all of stock Harleys have big deflectors that keep this from happening. Gino

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., k650dsn@a... wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., Toby 'Slide' Lampson wrote: > > > > > > jenJBphun@c... wrote: > > > > > Belts don't work in dirt. -Jennifer > Upon closer inspection I discovered that the cogged belt would pick > up small bits of gravel and carry them along like a conveyor belt. > When the bit of gravel got sandwiched between the belt and the > sprocket, it would damage the softest thing, the belt. Some even > punched throught the belt. Back then, the kit came with a

deflector,

> but it wasn't much. Now, the belt drives on all of stock Harleys > have big deflectors that keep this from happening. > > Gino

I think Jennifer is shacked up with Gino down there in N. Mex. He's telling her all his secrets.