Smoothspyder rotary drive bely tensioner

[MIKIE & DEE]

has anyone tried this on a RT ?

[packbuckbrew]

Have it, think it helps with vibration, would probably buy it again. If vibration through the foot pedals bugs you, this will help. I would not necessarily call it a must have mod, but it is what it is, a relatively simple mod that helps with a relatively small issue with the spyder, belt vibration (due to a really long belt). Mounting on the RT requires a small amount of mechanical ability. Definitely, and I mean DEFINITELY, a lot easier to mount if you jack up the spyder and take off all of the left side tupperware for better access. And I mean all of it except the foot peg assembly itself. Just my 4 cents (inflation adjusted)

[MIKIE & DEE]

was the belt hard to ajust.

[fastfraser]

I installed mine without taking any panels off ! A bit of a challenge for sure but doable . Well worth the money as it takes 95% of the belt vibration out which I found irritating .

[packbuckbrew]

It certainly can be done without jacking up the spyder and without taking off the panels. But if you value your knuckle skin and prefer not to weave a tapestry of profanity, I strongly suggest jacking up and removing panels (removing these things is really simple and takes almost no time, I cannot see a down side to removing the panels first), it makes the job much easier, and in my hands I felt like I had a better idea how everything fit and worked. I am not a hugely experienced wrencher, so I like to really see what I am doing, and by taking off the panels you can see and get at this project much, much easier.

[packbuckbrew]

No belt adjustment is needed, keep the belt at the proper tension set by your dealer and follow the directions for installing the tensioner.