Would anyone that has built or is building a BTR with a flat belt drive please get in touch as I need advice. Thanks in advance. bill
Flat belt drive
- Thread starter olyumabill
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Well, I don't know what you consider a "BTR", but I made a little bike with a flat belt and a jack-shaft. What is it that you're wanting to know?
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Hey Bill. Arnold didnt create one but he certanly built one. Send him an email or PM if you dont get your answer here. http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=32899
I used a flat belt for the secondary drive on my first build.
The driver pulley was made from 2 V-belt pulleys bolted together with the inside flanges turned off.
The driven pulley was made from a 24” x 1.75 bicycle rim with custom made brackets to attach it to the rear wheel.
I originally tried to use a 1" wide leather belt from John at Leather Drive Belts, http://www.leatherdrivebelts.com/index.html and even though he offers free trim after the belt is run in I didn’t design enough travel in my tensioner to work with the weather sensitive leather.
So I ended up using a automotive 7 rib serpentine belt flat side down.
It has worked quite well and I got 500 miles on the first belt even though it was damaged early on when a couple of screws backed out and badly marred grooves into it.
Link to my (long winded) build thread... http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=37011
-Kirk
The driver pulley was made from 2 V-belt pulleys bolted together with the inside flanges turned off.
The driven pulley was made from a 24” x 1.75 bicycle rim with custom made brackets to attach it to the rear wheel.
I originally tried to use a 1" wide leather belt from John at Leather Drive Belts, http://www.leatherdrivebelts.com/index.html and even though he offers free trim after the belt is run in I didn’t design enough travel in my tensioner to work with the weather sensitive leather.
So I ended up using a automotive 7 rib serpentine belt flat side down.
It has worked quite well and I got 500 miles on the first belt even though it was damaged early on when a couple of screws backed out and badly marred grooves into it.
Link to my (long winded) build thread... http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=37011
-Kirk
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Hi Guys, Thanks to you all for your quick replys. I'll keep you apprised of my build as it goes forward. Thanks again bill
