| Author | Message | ||
     Acidtuch10 |
Is there away to adjust the belt on a 03 XB9R - Looked in the vault but was unable to find a reference to belt adjustment - New belt that just seems way to tight Thanks | ||
| Bake |
There is no adjustment, mine seemed that way too... ignore it. | ||
| Fulgur |
Nope - no adjustment. Apparently they loose off a tad with a bit of use. You could try a sprung tensioner if it makes you feel better, I think some of the sponsors of this site sell them. I use one to make me feel a bit better after I had a belt snap on me. ......Fulgur. | ||
| Acidtuch10 |
Thanks | ||
| Jlnance |
No, it doesn't adjust. Thats a feature.  The placement of the idler pulley is such that the tension on the belt does not change as a result of suspension travel. That probably allows the belt to be tighter than would be required on other bikes. | ||
| Cyclonecharlie |
Buell XB's have too many belt failures for me. I use the spring loaded tensioner that I got from Trojan. Still running the original belt XB9R-03  Charlie | ||
| Sparky |
Cyclone, how many miles on the belt? | ||
| Spatten1 |
If it really is too tight, either slot the the tensioner or go with the sprung tensioner. Otherwise you may burn out the drive gear bearing, which necessitates a rebuild. Pup has had this problem multiple times with a bike that was not crashed. I needed a rebuild due to tight belts, but I had a minor lowside that probably contributed. It may have also been caused by water in the oil, tough to know for sure, but just be careful. |
