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[Lever]

new member  as of today  broke my belt this  morning  on my to work

[RayG]

Was you belt an OEM?  What kind of mileage on it?  you need to supply more info to to be fully vested in the BBC.  (Broken Belt Club)

[Lever]

OK here is the info  ...  i was in 2nd gear  moving along  when i felt froggy and " twisted the throttle "  rpm went up i thought a i missed 3rd gear so i shifted again and rpm still went up  ....  then i knew it wasn't good ....

i have approx 3,500 miles on belt  which includes 2 dyno tunning
the belt manufacture  is "Falcon "  part # BDL spc-132-20 
 
i have decided  to installed another belt  same  brand  etc

the break is a clean cut between cogs ....  all cogs on belt look great  ..no marks  no chipping   no uneven wear marks ..  this kinda leaves me to think maybe  a def. belt ?

[spydglide]

i have approx 3,500 miles on belt  which includes 2 dyno tunning
the belt manufacture  is "Falcon "  part # BDL spc-132-20 
 
i have decided  to installed another belt  same  brand  etc

the break is a clean cut between cogs ....  all cogs on belt look great  ..no marks  no chipping   no uneven wear marks ..  this kinda leaves me to think maybe  a def. belt ?

Why wouldn't you want to try a different belt then?  spyder

[Lever]

i dunno spyder what other brands are available for my bike ?

[spydglide]

i dunno spyder what other brands are available for my bike ?

Have you checked to see if Gates makes one?  spyder

[AXIL]

     Your belt was probably too tight.

[JCZ]

Was your belt guard on?

Removed mine on my 86 Heritage.  They said the belt broke because I'd removed the belt guard and some rocks had gotten up in there and broke the belt.

[Lever]

belt guard was on  ...  don't know about  rock  theory, cause there is no mark or indentation on belt that would lead me to think a rock got in  caught in belt   ... 
 

[Ed Ramberger - One_Screamin_Eagle]

OK here is the info  ...  i was in 2nd gear  moving along  when i felt froggy and " twisted the throttle "  rpm went up i thought a i missed 3rd gear so i shifted again and rpm still went up  ....  then i knew it wasn't good ....

i have approx 3,500 miles on belt  which includes 2 dyno tunning
the belt manufacture  is "Falcon "  part # BDL spc-132-20 
 
i have decided  to installed another belt  same  brand  etc

the break is a clean cut between cogs ....  all cogs on belt look great  ..no marks  no chipping   no uneven wear marks ..  this kinda leaves me to think maybe  a def. belt ?

Straight across breaks are usually due to running it too loose or back bending when trying to shortcut installation. Of course this assumes a quality belt from the get go. 

[RayG]

You went 500 miles farther than I did with the Falcon Belt.   There is allot of info on different belts and how to modify your swingarm to accept an OEM rather that go with an inferior belt.  I can only speak for myself here but I would not put another Falcon belt on my bike period.  Hope your belt problems were a one time deal. 

[faceracer]

3500 miles on belt. how many on pullies?   Face

[Lever]

3,500 miles on front   7,300 on rear

[King Glide]

When mine broke I put on a oem belt for a side car rig. $50 bucks more but it is thicker than the orig and handles more torque.

[CVO2FIXUP]

  Must be all that extra power your ride is making since the rebuild. Need to change to a 540 chain set up.