OEM belt or aftermarket?

[thunderbolt]

hey guys who's using what looking for opinions , 2011 apex se 128inch track , what belt is best OEM or aftermarket , also does anybody have any idea on who supplies Yamaha their belts , clearly they don't make their own

 

[bjowett]

The OEM belt will be the most durable. It's made by Mitsuboshi, they produce the best belts.

 

[sideshowBob]

IMO:

On Yamahas...always OEM belts!

JM.02c

 

[vx700xtc]

X 3 OEM, plus they are the cheapest also. Win-win.

 

[DAGE]

I haven't used an OEM belt in a couple years, the one in my sled is an Ultimax 3, it's holding up well and I find it grabs better then the Yamaha belt because of the softer compound

Kyle

 

[RtxViper]

just replaced my first belt on my 11 xtx yesterday 4600 miles, id go with yamaha belts cheap and last almost forever lol

 

[stevewithOCD]

OEM ALL THE WAY! $51.09 at Yamaha Sports Plaza. I ran the Ultimax before. The softer compound ''grabbed'' more, but clutches ran hotter, belt didn't last 1/2 as long & cost close to double the price. The Ultimax could have some value in some drag race situations, but not every day riding...

 

[DAGE]

I agree with what he said ^^^ OEM is a good all around belt and if I didn't get 2 Ultimax belts for 30$ at a local dealer I wouldn't be using them but for the way I clutch my sled they work a lot better then OEM, I'm setup for drag racing and the OEM belt would always slip in the clutches causing an over rev once I put the Ultimax belt in I didn't have an issue anymore

 

[Blue Dave]

X 3 OEM, plus they are the cheapest also. Win-win.

X4 on the OEM. Cheap and will last a long time!

 

[RxThunder]

OEM all the way, I've had 2 $70 ultimax belts not make it a whole season. (roughly 1,000 miles) I've never had one blow, but they start to come apart and I take them off and use them as spares. If you didn't ride hard and abuse them they might be fine but I have had OEM belts last a whole lot longer in my experience.

 

[Mileage Quest]

16XX miles on a OEM flat spotted belt and still going... It all in how you break them in

 

[Rich Kay]

OEM....nuff said.

 

[sgauthier]

OEM here as well on all 3 sleds. use to run ultimax back in 1996/97 and i kept blowing them apart. never again, switched back to OEM at half the price and never had problems after.

 

[mark23ca]

oem works better and is quieter... i use gates cause its all i could find on a sunday ..if ya store em and warm them up with the track up you won't burn flat spots on them..i've never blew a gates a dayco but i've blew a few brand new oem's .. i don't put allot of miles on but its mostly in the powder or little narrow unmaintained trails that a goat wouldn't walk on .

 

[mark23ca]

OEM ALL THE WAY! $51.09 at Yamaha Sports Plaza. I ran the Ultimax before. The softer compound ''grabbed'' more, but clutches ran hotter, belt didn't last 1/2 as long & cost close to double the price. The Ultimax could have some value in some drag race situations, but not every day riding...

can't beat that ..this would be my choice for trail riding