belt how many miles before changing it

[vector-er]

i have 6000 km or 3600 mi is it good or i should change it before it blow

 

[Bakemono]

You cant really go by a set number of miles. How long the belt lasts depends upon your individual riding habits.
Id suggest just looking at the belt. Make sure its not starting to come apart. Also, measure the belt for wear. I dont know the specifications, but there is a certain wear limit at which time you should replace the belt (it should say somewhere in your owner's manual).

 

[SERPAGS]

On my 06, I blew the belt at 500 mile (900kms).

Freaked me out, and yeah, I AM a little hard on the belts.

 

[Bigwin]

1.28 inchs is te limited spec if your not keeping a competative edge drive it .. keep new 1 close by. what I would do though is take it off and scrub it with warm water soap and brush.....

You cant really go by a set number of miles. How long the belt lasts depends upon your individual riding habits.
Id suggest just looking at the belt. Make sure its not starting to come apart. Also, measure the belt for wear. I dont know the specifications, but there is a certain wear limit at which time you should replace the belt (it should say somewhere in your owner's manual).

 

[Highmiler]

belts

I think the hardest thing on belts in my experience has been aftermarket clutchkits. A lot of them use lighter weights, which therefore doesn't grab the belt as tight and hence due to a little more belt slippage the wear and tear is accelerated. My 05 RX-1er with stock clutching still has original belt at 8800 miles. Had a belt on my mountain that went 18,000 before spitting a cord. I always jack sled and empty track before parking, and always turn track 10-12 rotations on jack before taking off with sled cold. Just my 5 cents.

 

[MrSled]

I break the belt in and shim them and rotate them every 500 miles until I reach 1500 to 2000 miles on each and then I toss them. And this works for me!!

 

[apexgt4life]

I read in an issue of snow tech that the stock belts are very hard and do not allow the clutch to reach proper hight, they sed to replace it with an ultimax, any one else heard this.

 

[MrSled]

I would never run a Ultimax belt, to soft and I have had them stuck in the secondary when it gets warm out.

 

[pro116]

I read in an issue of snow tech that the stock belts are very hard and do not allow the clutch to reach proper hight, they sed to replace it with an ultimax, any one else heard this.

Hardness has nothing to do with a beldt ful shifiting out it has to do with your gearing and clutching.
For instance most sleds are over geared from the factory and won't allow a full shift out.Some of the sled springs coild bind which also won't equal a full shift out. So that is not correct.

 

[mikeyZ06]

I've never done better than around 1000 miles for some reason. If I were you I'd change in the garage before having to change on the trail.

 

[NY_Nytro]

I typically replace it after the season which is around 2000 - 2500 miles and then use it as a spare.

 

[WarriorBeads]

If you're all stock and not 'wicked' tough on your sled, you 'should' get thousands and thousands of trail miles out of a stock Yammy belt.

Just shim (or remove shims) from the secondary as necessary and you should get a few years out of belt, no problem.

Between the entire family, we've had 6 Yamahas since '99 (two 2 smokes and four 4-strokes, which we still own all of), and we've only ever had one belt come apart on us in maybe 25,000 miles.....

....'nough said.

 

[gkw]

I just replace mine at 5000 miles.

Just on general principals... Not much wear at all.

GW

 

[CaptCaper]

How are those Kevalar Gates belts they sell? What is the pro and cons?

 

[sledheadgeorge]

On my 06, I blew the belt at 500 mile (900kms).

Freaked me out, and yeah, I AM a little hard on the belts.

I guess. I've never blown a Yami belt before.