Belt temp gauge

[twyztid]

The AIM IBTS looks like another nice option too...

I have been looking at that one as well.

 

[Turboflash]

Are you guys buying the non-dimmable or the dimmable version of the Razorback belt temp gauge? If you are using the non-dimmable, is it overly bright at night? If I install one, it would be just to the left of the gauge pod so it will be pointed right at my face at night so I don't want it to be overly bright at night.

I run non-dimmable and have never found it too bright even at night. My gage is directly on top of cluster.

 

[Tcat100]

I run non-dimmable and have never found it too bright even at night. My gage is directly on top of cluster.

ditto

 

[twyztid]

ditto

Good to hear. I may try one of those then if I decide to install the gauge. I have blown 2 belts in the 900 miles that I have ridden the sled so far but there may have been mechanical issues that caused both. The first belt likely blew because my offset was 58.9mm. Got that corrected. The 2nd belt (XS825) belt blew after the 2nd of 2 races against a buddy at around 110mph. Around 20 miles later I found that I had a broken secondary spring. Before the 2nd belt blew, the clutches had been running considerably cooler than they were before I corrected the offset. I don't want this thread to turn into talks about clutching so it I will just leave that there. I have all Thunder Products clutching and have been working with them. I am just working on determining if I really need the gauge or not.

 

[Tcat100]

Good to hear. I may try one of those then if I decide to install the gauge. I have blown 2 belts in the 900 miles that I have ridden the sled so far but there may have been mechanical issues that caused both. The first belt likely blew because my offset was 58.9mm. Got that corrected. The 2nd belt (XS825) belt blew after the 2nd of 2 races against a buddy at around 110mph. Around 20 miles later I found that I had a broken secondary spring. Before the 2nd belt blew, the clutches had been running considerably cooler than they were before I corrected the offset. I don't want this thread to turn into talks about clutching so it I will just leave that there. I have all Thunder Products clutching and have been working with them. I am just working on determining if I really need the gauge or not.

IMO, I'm sure some will disagree, it is a incredibly valuable tool for clutch tuning. The thing to remember is that average belt temp relates to many factors, clutching included, but even with "great" clutching (great for drag racing?, great for high speed long distance running?...those are different set-ups) your heat in belt will change with all the other variables (ie snow conditions, ambient temps, driver weight, track lug, gearing, etc). So it just helps you know what's happening as it's happening. That to me is invaluable! More necessary the father you get from stock (ie, 300 tune vs 240, different helix vs stock, different clutches vs stock, etc).

 

[sideshowBob]

I have had the Razorback belt temp gauge on my SW since fall of 2019. This season the gauge occasionally would flash message that it had no signal from the temp sensor. Today, over 5 years later, I called Razorback and they are sending me a new updated dimmable version of the gauge and sensor for only the cost of shipping!
You can't beat that type of customer service.

 

[Turboflash]

I've been running a Razorback IR belt temp gage since 2018 (6+ years now) without any issues at all. Valuable tool to help assess clutching setup, along with when it's time to let off gas!
Great product.
One comment for something that might possibly be at play here Bob is gradual obstruction of the sensor due to gradual build up of belt and brake dust. I occasionally clean my sensor (which is located at about 1 o'clock on my secondary) with alcohol on a cotton swab. Just as we see brake dust and belt dust on clutches, shields, belly pan, side panel, it also accumulates on IR sensor too. So, I clean sensor several times a season and definitely see this dust on swab from sensor. That dust inhibits sensor performance (in my opinion) which might even include intermittent performance or error codes. So glad to read Razorback is taking care of this the right way. Tip of the cap to them! Rare in the modern world.