Damaged belt question

[Dragonrider]

My bride & I were out riding yesterday & sucked a rock into the belt. The belt now has a "groove" in it, so I have to assume that will need to be replaced - what's the likelihood that the pulley(s) are toast?? Will the SpyderPops guard help this issue in the future??

 

[ICEMAN]

ROCKY BELT

JUST HAPPENED TO SEE THIS, THOUGHT I MIGHT HELP U OUT. I DID THE SAME THING A YEAR AGO AS MY DRIVEWAY IS A 400YD LONG GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. REPLACED THE BELT, PUT ON THE SPYDERPOP ROCK GUARD AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH A ROCK. THEY WILL CHECK THE PULLEY WHEN THEY REPLACE THE BELT. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MINE, NOT EVEN A SCRATCH. ICEMAN.

My bride & I were out riding yesterday & sucked a rock into the belt. The belt now has a "groove" in it, so I have to assume that will need to be replaced - what's the likelihood that the pulley(s) are toast?? Will the SpyderPops guard help this issue in the future??

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked:
Well here's to hoping that you're as lucky as the Iceman was! :thumbup: :cheers:

 

[Dragonrider]

Indeed, a rock had lodged in my rear sprocket, and cut a groove in the belt. Thanks to the Blue Knight, a more reasonably priced belt was found, and will be replaced when it arrives. The rock did not penetrate the cord of the belt, but I felt it prudent to change it anyway. Neither sprocket appeared damaged, and now the only question is whither to purchase the belt tensioning device one of our sponsors offer = the SpyderPops shield is already on it's way.

If the belt arrives, she'll be back on the road this weekend...

 

[ARtraveler]

I have had two experiences with broken belts. I try to stay off gravel roads because of this. A rock did the first belt in. The second belt was my error also--see Stupid Pills thread if interested.

Both instances in my case, resulted in replacing belt--no other hardware was destroyed. In both instances, the belt cost over $300 to get replaced.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: It sure sounds as if the guards are worth a far bit more than they cost! :thumbup:

 

[Dragonrider]

Well, now I know something else that's changed from the 2010 models…. the left switch module on the SE5 RT. Mine was always sloppy - Dealer "X" tried to "fix" it twice, and the Longview dealer, took one look & ordered a replacement - got the new housing, but the old switches wouldn't fit...

Fortunately, it's raining this weekend…...

AND I have SpyderPop's "Missing Chain Guard" to install…..