Yep, prolly something self inflicted

 

When you adjust the belt doesn't the bike need to be on the ground and you setting on it or someone about the same weight sitting on it? Now if you made that belt to tight you should have heard a noise going do the road and if you didn't hear a noise could be you left the axle loose. Now as that noise in the primary I'm thinking the compensating sprocket bolt came loose I think there is TSB on that happen to a friend of mind. Just my opinion

 

yawnnnnnnnnn

 

Got the bike up on the lift, took off the bags, closely inspected the pulley ... nothing. Looks fine.

Unbutton the primary, prepared to start crying ... nothing. Looks fine.

What the heck is going on???!!! Look back at the rear axle and both cams are pretty much hanging loose.

I have adjusted my belt tension so many times, I not sure what the heck I did wrong this time?!

I know I tightened them!

Somehow my torque job "let go" and the belt wind up binding in the primary causing a racket that had me absolutely convinced it was metal on metal.

Scared the hell out of me anyway. The only real damage I could find on the belt was a 2" burn mark on the outside the pulley.

Now I'm terrified that I can't get those stupid cams to stay in place because they move every time I think I've got them just right. Finally resorted to a hammer and punch to make sure they are both touching the stops

I gotta tell ya ... this little adventure rattled my confidence in my own work, and I might bring it to the local Indy for a double check just to put my mind at ease.

Sorry about the excitement, all. In the end, it was just lousy workmanship. Ugh!

 

I know what you mean. I am about ready to install cams on my bike just waiting on one more tool which will be here this Thursday. I have nightmares about my engine exploding in a billion peices when I go to start the bike after the install.

 

Glad you found the problem.

 

....WOW!...you lucked out in my book...just a little re-do on the work and you should be good.....a noise like that could have been a real wallet raper.....glad it worked out, and REALLY glad you came back and told us...I hate cliff-hangers!

 

sure glad its all good. thanks for keeping us in the loop.

 

Glad all is ok.. I was gonna guess that your "muffler bearing" let go... lol

 

Mods can we please have this worthless thread deleted!!! Waste of time it is....Just a waste of time...Is there no shame!!! LOL...