independent_lemming said:
Arcinfidel said:
What is the point of the chain conversion? 1. I think it looks uglier than courtney love 2. it would make more noise and require more maintenance. and 3... refer back to number 1.
Im sure theres some sort of posotive side to it but i cant think of one. Help me to understand.
General would be more gearing choices, with less chance to break under high torque. Example, my fomer bike made 110 hp with 127 torque but ran with a chain conversion equal to a 28 tooth front sprocket if it would have remained a belt. Needless to say I would have shredded a belt with that set up. Maintanence wise, i cleaned and sprayed my chain once a month, 15 mins of cleaning and a 10 min wait for the wax to dry...no biggie.
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Thaks AlanH for the detailed info - any help is much appreciated!
OK.... It's purely for mechanical reasons and definately not asthetic reasons.
I broke the last belt that I had - and that was a real pain. You simply can not buy those things - not here in Ireland - and not in the UK either.
They have to come from the US and that equates to big bucks and help from other members.
Phats - for example - wont even deal with people outside the US.
I never abused my belt and I don't feel happy about using one.
This bike is my first and last belt driven bike. I want to go back to what I know and understand.
Yes - agreed, there is more cleaning etc involved, but I definately feel happier about travelling long distances with the chain drive set-up.
To be perfectly honest - I didn't realise that it was going to be so tricky to get it done! Anyway I think there is light at the end of the tunnel!
As with all ugly's - you know they will still be there when you get home .... Lol!
