ha ha lol still lol... great point and exactly my thoughts... these belts are practically indestructible.. should last longer than anythng else on the bike i would think

 

I'd be interested in new thin vs old thick belt strength and construction. Pulley longevity as well. Has anyone broken the newer thin belts?

 

My daughter broke a belt on her 1997 883 Sportster, it had about 42,000 miles and was 20 years old. She also had broken her clutch cable and was trying to ride home without using her clutch. Down shifted to first a little too soon and broke the belt.

6 year old belt with 25,000 miles, worry about changing it in another 6 years and another 25,000 miles.

 

I too have wondered if it was worth the cosmetics of a wider tire, and having to go to a thinner belt, like the FLHs did in 2002 or 03.

 

Nearly 73k on Dyna belt.

 

I have a 2004 Road Glide with over 200,000 miles on it with the original belt. While it's not written as much as my 10, It still gets ridden and I haven't had any concerns out of the belt. I know it's a pain in the *** to change so if it ever breaks I'll change it.

 

But wouldn't it be a good idea to replace it before it failed, leaving you stranded? The question is how many miles. I got 60 and 80, but I been thinking abut it since 50k What does concern me is the HD belts have been good. But it seems Harley has been going down hill. Bit of a bell curve

 

It's a crapshoot either way you go. You could replace your belt out of concern for the miles it has on it and the very next day you could catch a rock or something on your new belt and it could break.

 

I had to change my belt and pulleys at 90,000. My bike developed a squeak that made my crazy at 80K. My warranty covered the cost to replace the belts and pulleys and I don't plan on changing them again until I have to rebuild the engine.

 

You could run a nail over with your brand new tires, but yet you change them.