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Jack Klarich
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Jack I may be in left field with this belt tension thing but I will tell you this. I have been around belts, pulleys, sprockets, and chains all my life. I have never seen a belt of any type as tight as the one on my bike. Even V belts don't run as tight as this cogged belt. I don't really know if it's right or wrong but just looking at it,,, it just does not SEEM right. I just see no practical purpose for that belt to be that tight.
If I had a dyno with load capability, I would use hi-speed photography to capture what the belt is doing under peak torque demands. But I just can't see wearing out my rear pulley or transmission bearings with a belt that is Banjo tight.
If I eat a belt in a year from now, I will admit I was wrong.
These belts can take a lot, but too tight is not one of them, and all the bearings will say thank u I agree:s