Wow, been a while since I did THAT video! At the time of this being made, the BRP damper had just come out and there had been no failures at that point. Kind of neat that what I said proved out. Anyway, I have had many improvements since this video and I will try to list them all by their order so that there is no confusion.
1. We changed the aluminum roller to nylon. On our initial testing on my Daytona we found that the aluminum scratched and transferred that lightly to the top of the belt. The nylon does not do that. As far as longevity, we replaced a roller the other day for a customer that had some noticeable wear. It could still have been used, but since I was servicing his unit we replaced it. He had 40,000 miles on it. The bearings were still perfect with no wear.
2. We increased the diameter of the pivot spring as a few of them were failing. This also happened to the BRP units also.
3. We determined that since there was very minimal adjustment on the BRP kits, we would be unable to offer just the arm. They were not getting into a good enough position. Our brackets are slotted and allow for more adjustment.
4. We began to find that the BRP units' pivot point was seizing up and locking up away from the belt. We added a outer seal to keep grit from getting into the pivot. We also added a grease fitting to make maintenance easier.
5. We included an adjustment block that allowed perfect alignment with the belt.
These changes have been in place since about May last year. We have not found a need to do any more changes. We still warranty everything for 1 year and the roller and bearings for 2 years.
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