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Belt Replacement Stock RX1 - OEM or Aftermarket

ekmoor

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My belt started shredding over the weekend. What do people use for replacement belts? Yamaha or ?? This is a stock machine used for trail riding but will hit 100mph on a short lake nearby.

Suggestions?
Thanks....
 

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ekmoor said:
Thanks....ordered Yamaha Belt 8DN 17641 01 00....$55
$55 nice,i just bought one from our local dealer for $100.Opening day for them as well,think i will go back to ordering online.
 
Purchased from:
SHS Power Sports
2807 Lake Michigan Drive
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504
1-866-829-6884

Plus $10 for shipping so really $65....
 

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Port Yamaha has them also for $54.00 plus shipping. Use Yamaha belt only.
:4STroke: :yam: :rocks:
 
The Ultimax belts are a slightly softer rubber and thus slightly "stickier". Putting one in a stock clutched machine will give odd clutching issues such as late backshifting. Some people claim higher top speeds from less slippage on the clutches, but I have yet to see any hard evidence of this, and nearly everyone reports an overall poorer feel on the trails. They also don't last as long.

If you shredded a belt, better check your clutch alignment. I've got over 3500 miles on the original stock belt and it's still well within spec with
 
would suggest making sure wether you have an -00 or -01 belt and getting the same as what you had the -01 is a little wider.
 
I had about 1800 miles on the belt before it shredded. I thought they discontinued the 00 belt and I did not have a choice to get the older style belt. I also have a SX Viper that still has the mounted spare so I can use it for the spare on the RX1 if that is any advantage.

Should I search out an 00 belt?
Thanks,
Ed
 
my drive clutch has a groove wore in it with only 3500 miles, always used stock belt, i have always been told aftermarket belts last because they are hard and usually cause this problem with the drive clutch, so not sure what is really better, i did read this info from "Hartman Inc."

http://www.hartmaninc.com/clutchtips.html

Belts
The Yamaha 8DN belt is very hard and has a high amount of slipping, which will create heat and loss of acceleration. (The only "good" thing, is that it will last forever). Harder is not better for performance. We use a Dayco Ultimax that is softer, this enabling us to get the drive belt to the top of the Secondary Sheaves on the driven clutch. Dayco has a one year warranty. Buy "two" and you have a lifetime supply of belts. Read the back of the belt sleeve, less slipping is "Free Horsepower".
 
my good buddy dan fisher,witch is a two-time mod ice drag sled national champ told to run dayco-3,he still using one that is 3yrs old,mine has about 2200mi,still banging 126mph....wow what a rush!! :Rockon:
 


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