| Author | Message | ||
     Xb9er |
Has anyone taken off their belt guards and have had any issues with chipping from gravel or maybe had their belt get cut up from any type of debris? thanks-chris | ||
| Jdugger |
The main reason I've not taken mine off is the belt does tend to do a little bit of side-to-side "flopping around" in certain on/off fuel transitions, in particular when lightly transitioning to engine braking. I'm not so keen on the idea of the belt rubbing up against the exhaust and other parts of the bike down there. It's probably an unfounded fear, but I looked at shedding that guard on my track bike the other day and then decided to leave it in place once I had it off and looked around! | ||
| Gman5700 |
this happened with belt guards on  | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I'll let you know... I took mine off as soon as I got my bike home from the dealer... However that was 2 days ago and only about 300 miles so I dont have a long term report. | ||
| Ccryder |
I've got 28,000+ miles with belt guards on and no issues. Why take the chance? Do you think Buell put them on there just to look pretty? Like their name implies, they are guards for the belt. Later, time4sleep. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
As much as I see the belt guards off in pics here, I wonder "why?" If it's a looks thing, I have to say I think the bike looks sharper with the belt guards on--the belt and/or rear sprocket looks too exposed with the guards off. My 2 cents. With well over 40,000 on belt driven Buells, I haven't had one belt issue. I'll keep the guards on, thank you. (Message edited by fresnobuell on September 29, 2009) | ||
| Redscuell |
I had my guards off, one at a time, for a more conventional look; and put them back on. That lower, especially, was surely put there for a good reason, as it's not there for pretty. | ||
| 1_mike |
Same as chain driven street bikes with the chain guard off. Makes the owner feel faster.. Now...how do I get all the chain goo off my pant leg...? The Buell....don't care for the belt guard design so much...but it's better with thAn without. Anything to keep the rocks from doing damage. By the way....cover wise..nothing is infallible. Cr@p can still get in there, the guard goes a long way toward keeping "most" of it out. Mike | ||
| Crogers72 |
I remove the belt guards from all of my street bikes purely because I don't like the look. I realize the guards are there keep rocks and big pieces of debris out (and also hands and feet) but it's a risk that I willingly take. I have more than 40,000 hard miles on my Night Train and about 6,000 miles on my 1125CR (all guardless) with no problems whatsoever. If I found myself routinely riding down gravel roads or on streets with lots of debris then I would consider putting the guards back on. | ||
| Xbswede |
Now 15,700 miles with no belt guards and still going strong on original belt. I have also taken mine down a few gravel roads as well. | ||
| Averagejoe |
I took mine off but when I did I saw how close it came to the stock muffler. You guys without guards running a stock muffler? I like the look without too, but worried about heat from it while at a stop light or in traffic. |
