I was just wondering if any body has tried to used a v-belt in place of the chain. I know that there would be some mod-work to do, but I had this MB for one year now and gone though two chains. Also the plastic idler get torn up so quickly. Any ides?
Can you do a belt?
- Thread starter mford2
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Actually I am going to a belt on one of my builds this winter. I will be using a gear belt (Timeing belt) instead of a V belt. I will probably come off the motor sprocket with a short chain to a jack shaft. Then go from the jackshaft to the rear wheel with timeing pulleys. I want to get away from the long chain on the OCC bikes.
John
John
thats a even better idea. i have a rear wheel hub, i could make a jackshaft out of it,too bad i dont have money for pulleys and a belt.
The pulley I was going to get made at my buddy's machine shop. That way the pulley on the motor fits the same way as the sprocket dose. The rear I was going to mod a old water pump pulley from a car.
The timing belt is a good idea since the are rated at 60-80 thousand miles. Let me know how that works out.
The timing belt is a good idea since the are rated at 60-80 thousand miles. Let me know how that works out.
