Rock poking through belt!
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Rock poking through belt!
The other day we had my bike up on the rack and I noticed the belt had a rock through it!!! The rock was small and embedded right into the belt. I decided to leave it where it was at.
I have asked some of my buddies and a few say replace the belt ASAP and a few say let it go and don't worry about it.
What do you guys think? Any experience with this? I hate to pull it all apart and buy a new belt if I don't have to.
I have asked some of my buddies and a few say replace the belt ASAP and a few say let it go and don't worry about it.
What do you guys think? Any experience with this? I hate to pull it all apart and buy a new belt if I don't have to.
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Remove it! That rock is doing the belt no good where it is.
I have had the same experience and am continuing to use the bike. If the damage is near the edge of the belt there is a risk the belt will break.
The photo is of the damage to my belt. I have done around 4,000 miles since finding it and removing the stone, including a 2,500 tour on holiday, 2-up and fully loaded. There is now a small crack in the outer layer of the belt, which is recent. I don't have any long trips planned, otherwise I would replace it now, but I reckon it will last a while yet, riding day trips.
I have had the same experience and am continuing to use the bike. If the damage is near the edge of the belt there is a risk the belt will break.
The photo is of the damage to my belt. I have done around 4,000 miles since finding it and removing the stone, including a 2,500 tour on holiday, 2-up and fully loaded. There is now a small crack in the outer layer of the belt, which is recent. I don't have any long trips planned, otherwise I would replace it now, but I reckon it will last a while yet, riding day trips.
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Thanks for posting that! Some of my pals have been giving me a hard time for not replacing it immediately. Roughly how many miles did you do on your 'damaged' belt?
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I had a rock poke a hole in my belt on my 87 FLHTC. Asked everyone what they thought, all the wrenchs said let it go. So I let it go, one night one of my friends just finish breaking in his 1200 sportster. At a light he was egging me on and I jumped on it and BAM the belt broke right where the rock poked thru. Now I was playing around,but it wasnot a whole shot. I was just taking off the line. I would pull the rock out and if you let it go don't beat on it.
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I do have the lower belt gaurd in place. Thanks for the advise on pulling the rock out. In around a 100K of riding with belts I have never run into this problem. The rock is not in the center and not on the edge if I remember correctly. I will see if I can upload picks tomorrow.