Does itreally makes a difference? Sat on the bike and had my 15 year old measure for me.......LOL! Then Ichecked it myself with no weight on bike and pretty much got the same thing!

 

It could make a small difference if you are a big boy or pack 2 people. If you weigh say 175 and so does the wife thats 350 lbs and I am being conservative.[sm=jawdrop.gif]

 

Their premise is to have the three centers line up when adjusting the belt because that would be the position with the most belt tension. On some models weight on the seat is required to bring the three centers more into alignment. If for example, one was to adjust their belt with the three centers way out of alignment it could result in the belt being too tight with weight on the seat...

 

Well I had my boy measure with me on, then I measured with both my boys on! Then I measured with no one on! Couldn't really detect any difference.

Hey Cynic, what's the three centers? Gotta bear with me bro! I'm new to bike wrenching!

Thanks for the help guys!

John

 

three centers:

Center of the tranny drive pulley, center of the swing arm shaft, and the center of the rear axle.

You should be able to adjust your suspension to accomodate the most nornmally used "rider" load to get the best belt deflection. just don't make it too tight. loose is always better than tight, in this case.....

 

Thanks! Thought it was sompin like that! Think I set it on the tighter side! Closer to 5/16 at the tightest point. At the loosest point it was about 3/8 inch.