Front drive spocket

[Haikanko]

This is the first bike that in 50 years of owning them has had a belt so I expected a totally silent noise from chain driven bikes but - when I bought the Spyder it came with a mountain of dealer paperwork (as the pervious owner knew how to wash it but nothing else) so did not expect the belt to make so much noise - it sounded like it was tearing itself apart and squeaking on the front cog. After adjusting it now sounds like this (video)

SILENCE

 

[PinkRosePetal]

Myself, I measure belt tension with the suspension at full droop and wheel off ground. I use the TSB specs and have essentially no vibration on our 2014 RTS.

Yes, they vary, of 3 RT's owned only one has vibrated no matter what tension. The one that vibrates has been improved considerably by careful adjustments but the vibes at 73mph when power is applied is still there occasionally. This bit I'm not certain of but it always seems to me to be worse in a strong crosswind.