KRITKIT COMPARED TO BRP SONIC
[QUOTE=pontow;1297143]Mike - Won't have a chance to verify belt tension today but hopefully tomorrow. Did look up OEM spec on tension in shop manual and it states 1050 ±150 Newtons. That works out to 236 ±34 lbs. That is a measurement at room temp, rear tire off the ground, (3) separate wheel locations (all 3 wheel sprockets aligned with the swingarm, 1 then 2, then 3) and then take the average of those (3) readings. They also use a very ..... interesting.... sonic type meter that appears to attempt to measure the harmonic vibrations when you "thump" the belt while the meter is in position. Seems to me to be an awful lot of variables that could render that measurement technique inaccurate.
I'll try to get a measurement tomorrow both off the ground and on the ground with the Kricket gage.[/........ Not sure but I think Ron ( of BAJARON ) had a conversion comparison for the two ..... so folks would know what their Kritket was telling them .... annnnnnd it makes no sense to me to do the test " wheel off the ground " .... do you ride with it that way :lecturef_smilie:...I don't think so and lifting your Spyder to check the Tension gets pretty old fast .... He has a comparison if you do it on the ground also ........... PM Him He will give you the LINK ......Mike :thumbup: