Drive belt tension

[h0gr1der]

my dealer had no idea what a cricket was and didn't want to use it. when he put a new tire on the rear he set it to 700 on their sonic gauge was tight as a banjo string and now 3000 miles later when he replaced the front drive pulley I asked him to not set it so tight, so he set it at 400. when I checked it with the cricket it was 210 pounds. At 700 on the sonic gauge would have been over max on the kricket

Mr. Greybeard,

Mine just came back from the shop, the tech left it at 950 Newtons (RTL, this is too tight), and my Krikit measured around 200 lbs on the ground. Those sonic meters need calibration occasionally, and I'll bet a few of them have never been back for accuracy verification. The Krikit isn't perfect, but it's very reliable. As long as you don't abuse it, it'll work and return the same reading.

[h0gr1der]

Since my belt was lowered from 1150 Ketons to 600 ketons I can twist it 90 degrees with some effort. BUT , it makes MORE noise when I accelerate fast, almosts like a flapping sound. Is this OK?

Sarge707,

I looked up Keton, couldn't find it. I'm used to seeing Newtons, Lbs, and rarely Hertz. I ride an RT, but when lowering my belt tension to the very lowest extremes it made less vibration, but did hear the belt more. A Roadster Renovations dampener fixed that.

[BajaRon]

Sarge707,

I looked up Keton, couldn't find it. I'm used to seeing Newtons, Lbs, and rarely Hertz. I ride an RT, but when lowering my belt tension to the very lowest extremes it made less vibration, but did hear the belt more. A Roadster Renovations dampener fixed that.

I do not think there is a 'Keton' measurement system. I'd say he meant Newton, as you suggest. Sonic tensioners use Hertz (hz). The Krikit gauge uses Pound Foot force. They are all interchangeable as long as you know the correct conversion value from the appropriate Newton force recommended by BRP.

[h0gr1der]

I do not think there is a 'Keton' measurement system. I'd say he meant Newton, as you suggest. Sonic tensioners use Hertz (hz). The Krikit gauge uses Pound Foot force. They are all interchangeable as long as you know the correct conversion value from the appropriate Newton force recommended by BRP.

A while back someone had a post with a very large conversion number. Always double check between 2 different converters before believing the result! I sue Convert.exe, a stand alone downloadable program that has always been accurate for me.