Belt Tensioner

[capt.jim]

i ordered the smoothspyder from capt. jim and was worried about getting it in time for my vacation. the guy is great! let me say it again, great!! sent it out to me overnight, trusting that i'd get a check off to repay him for the overnight shipping. (which i did) got the unit on my rs on tuesday and just got back today from a 1300 mile ride thru ny state with the misses this past week. i'd say the unit took out about 80% of my vibrations away,:bowdown: but still think that i have a bad tire. time to go back to the dealer and haggle it out.:banghead: thanks capt. jim for your prompt shipping and trust in a fellow spyder lover! (chuck)

Thanks Chuck,
I go by my gut feeling after talking to someone, and I have no doubts about the folks on here, and the fact that all the spyder owners I have met just seem to be great people in general, hard for me to imagine a fellow spyder rider screwing another.

 

[spydaman60]

just the tensioner!

With all of the good feedback here.I'm thinking of getting one of these for my 2009 GS...Do you do any adjusting on the drive belt after you install this,or is all of the adjusting done on the tensioner?..Thanks..:dontknow:

it's simple as can be. easy installation. took me and one of my buddies about forty five minutes working together. any questions, just call jim, but you probably won't have any!

 

[capt.jim]

With all of the good feedback here.I'm thinking of getting one of these for my 2009 GS...Do you do any adjusting on the drive belt after you install this,or is all of the adjusting done on the tensioner?..Thanks..:dontknow:

There is no additional adjustment needed on the static tension or rear alignment, just make sure the belt and pulley are in alignment and you should be good to go.