| Author | Message | ||
     Electraglider_1997 |
My belt hit the pavement this morning about a mile from my home. I was able to coast into a car dealership and when I got off the bike I looked and the belt was trailing off the back. Now I figure I'm going to have to use my son's Uly and a tow strap to get that turkey home. I walked home and gave my Buell dealer a call and of course they didn't have a belt, imagine that. He was going to call a couple of places over in Iowa that might have a belt but I'm doubtful yet hoping. Next Tuesday is when we are leaving for the Buell Homecoming. I guess my ULY is not immune anymore to belt breakage. Better here at home than 1/2 way to Wisconsin. Anyways, it may come to the point that I have to ask for some BadWebber assistance in getting a belt so I can make the Buell Homecoming trip as planned. The infamous belt lasted 25,000 miles. | ||
| Froggy |
American Sport Bike had them in stock last time I looked, I can also mail you a brand new one to get you back on the road. Or you can just have your son tow the bike behind his Uly all the way to Wisconsin  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
according to my hook up at the dealer High Country H-D in Colorado has one | ||
| Etennuly |
Froggy.....so helpful! And full of good advice!  | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Just got done ordering the belt from American SportBike. Joanne said it would be at my home by this Friday. Froggy, thanks for the offer and information. Wolf, High Country H-D does not have a belt in stock. American SportBike say they have two belts on hand after me ordering mine. Now I'd better find a tow strap and get my bike before that car dealer sells it. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
I just ordered another one for my "stock" they are on back order again.... High Country doesn't have one.... WHAT? The puter is wrong. Go figure. Glad you have one on the way | ||
| Paralegalpete |
Take the one off your sons bike | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Just back from the ULY by ULY tow. Took back roads so it was a good 2 miles of running stop signs where we could get away with it. Should have filmed it for a reality show. Somehow or other we did it without a mishap but it wasn't without a whole lot of nervous sweat. My son was on my bike in Neutral and I was towing with his ULY. It ain't easy. Maybe it was the way I strapped the bikes together. It was pretty jerky at moments. Anyway, it can be done. | ||
| Dfishman |
I ordered one from American Sportbike last week & it came in 4 days.Not to late to order! | ||
| Trevd |
I just ordered one from American Sportbike this afternoon, and they said that I got one of the last 2. I'm glad I got it, cause the last thing I want to have happen is to get stuck without one before or during a long ride. | ||
| Ourdee |
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| Electraglider_1997 |
Ourdee, Yes, but I did it for the cost of a $10 tow strap from Walmart. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
I've got the bike up on the stand with the wheel off and have already popped seals and smeared more grease into both the outside bearings. The anti-seize keeps the outside of those bearings looking brand new once you wipe away all the Permatex. Bearings have over 20,000 miles on them and look A-O-K. Orange seal bearings by the way. Belt is in town on a UPS truck according to the tracking number. To remove the idler pulley I just unscrewed the 3 screws of the footpegs bracket. Only mention that because that seemed easier than separating the pulley from it's bracket. I imagine the only difficult part will be reinstalling the idler pulley with a new tight belt. What fun. | ||
| Liv2 |
If you only loosen the pulley and not take it off all the way it is a lot easier to do the job | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
I got my belt late yesterday afternoon. First belt break so naturally first install. No problems until trying to get the belt over the idler pulley. Sweat off about 5 lbs in my garage. Finally figured out the trick to it. Put idler wheel under the belt and then get the nearest idler wheel bracket stud hole started over its stud. Then with the use of a pry bar and a folded washcloth ( to protect the hard coat idler wheel finish ) fanagle the other stud hole over the stud. Then help it on further by tapping with a hammer. Finished and without mucking anything up, especially the idler wheel hard finish. By the way, American Sportbike came through with that belt for me even though with the 3 day UPS shipping it was quite expensive. $175 + $19 shipping = $194 But at least I'm going to Homecoming as planned. 4 days ago when that belt broke, the trip was definitely a big question mark. Thanks to Joanne and Al at American Sportbike.  One thing that probably would have really helped ease the install of that belt would have been one of those spring loaded Trojan belt tensioners. I wish American Sportbike would get a few of those in stock. Purtypleasewithsugarontop. | ||
| Wbrisett |
Glad you got the belt fixed. You know we're going to have to wear name tags with our user names on them or we'll never sort out who is who.  Wayne | ||
| Pso |
Electraglider-did you try it without taking the pulley bracket of the mounting studs? Some folks here, including myself have found that to be easier than wrestling that bracket back on the studs. Also time to get a back up belt and take the one off that you just put on to use as a stretched back-up. I suppose you read about the fellow out west that was stranded for a short while on his vacation due to not having the back-up. | ||
| Liv2 |
+1 Pso. the last belt I changed out about 2 weeks ago, I didn't remove the bracket al the way and it was a piece of cake getting the belt on. |
