I recently read an entry on a motorcycle forum, where the writer opined, "Chains drive motorcycles, belts hold your dress up." The above belt and pulley have 110 thousand miles on them, the chain sprocket below is from my Sportster after the last Stampede and has a total of 7,000 miles.
Your honor, I rest my case.
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3 comments:
Belt vs. Chain? It's kind of a rhetorical question really... (My Sporty is belt equipped)
I'm told when your engine produces above a certain horsepower your choices dwindle.
Under high torque loads a belt WILL stretch.
The rules for Stampede 9 called for a kick start and the belt just wouldn't work with the kick start kit, so I switched to a chain. It was nothing but problems.
A lot of people just prefer a chain so will do a switch to a chain, pretty easy.
There are a lot of reasons to go with a chain, such as high horse power applications. But for me I'm staying with a belt.
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