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 Defective lamonster belt tensioner?
Is it just my luck or am I too picky when installing parts? As an industrial/ride mechanic, I thoroughly inspect everything I'm gonna install cause lives are on my hand. I also do this on my Spyder. This plastic pulley is floating in the bearing. Second video I remove the clip to amplify the endplay. This not right. Any of you also noticed it or is it only mine that came like this?
https://youtube.com/shorts/ss7F9Amk4ng?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/zZOhE2GdNuE?feature=share
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 04-16-2023 at 12:52 AM.
Reason: Caps & ' 's ;-)
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OOPs.....nice catch. Send it back I'm sure the monster will replace it. Sometimes faulty stuff just makes it through to the customer.
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 Originally Posted by mandytuning
Call them…..LaMonster will make it right……..appears internal clip is missing.
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If you want to truly be safe and trouble free, then don't use one at all, find the right belt tension for your bike that will lessen the vibration to a totable level and ride more and worry less.
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Mandytuning: If you don't have a vibration problem that annoys the heck out of you, leave it off. On other hand, they do smooth out belt vibs if you use one. I believe the '20-on RT's come with a tensioner, just haven't thought to check to see if there is one on mine.
Two Wheelers from 1963-2011
Three Wheelers:
2011 RT(Red)
2014 RT(white)
2016 F3T(red)
2022 RT current ride(silver)
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They are gonna replace it, Lamonster service is second to none, just want to alert the community to double check your parts no matter who they came from. Answering about why I need one, I do lot of Highway riding at 75-85 & 2up; with the OEM tensioner and playing with the belt I found a sweet spot that works perfectly, but you know the history of the OEM tensioner.
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 04-16-2023 at 09:20 PM.
Reason: Caps & ' 's ;-)
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The key is "to a (totable?) level." Or a 'tolerable' level. I've been unable to find a 'sweet spot' so have it at a tolerable level.
2020 F3L; gone but not forgotten are all the good miles!
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Originally Posted by McRuss
The key is "to a (totable?) level." Or a 'tolerable' level. I've been unable to find a 'sweet spot' so have it at a tolerable level.
Saw you riding on your good looking Red Spyder the other day. I was on one of my Motorcycles and lost you after getting stopped at a light.
Wanted to say Hi and check out your Spyder......................As I don't have one yet. 
Last edited by old Timer; 04-20-2023 at 01:55 PM.
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