how long should the belt last? - rs

[groundeffect]

Hey guys/ gals!

Wondering - how many miles/km are we seeing on the rs/gs belt?

Also, when a belt is replaced, are the front and rear sprockets replaced at the same time?

How many miles/km are we seeing before it iis time to replace front and rear spockets?
Thanks!

 

[fastfraser]

40 k on my 2009 SE5 still going strong .

 

[SpyderWolf]

I would think the life of the vehicle as long as nothing happens to cause damage to it.

The belt is very tough, enough so to carve a groove into my front pulley due to an alignment issue. So far the only time I have heard of sprockets being replaced was due to malfunction or severe wear issues. I have read of a few belts needing to be replaced due to damage from rocks and other items as well.

 

[Dudley]

I would think the life of the vehicle as long as nothing happens to cause damage to it.

The belt is very tough, enough so to carve a groove into my front pulley due to an alignment issue. So far the only time I have heard of sprockets being replaced was due to malfunction or severe wear issues. I have read of a few belts needing to be replaced due to damage from rocks and other items as well.

I agree. With normal wear, that is no abuse or nature injected problems, I would project 100,000 miles.

 

[tg580]

New kid on the block . . .

First post, so . . . First things first -
Just sold the '07 Harley FLHT. Now running a 2010 RS SE5 (new leftover). Still getting used to it - it is DIFFERENT in the corners!!

Comment on belt life: Harleys have been running belts going onto decades now and belt life has not been an issue if run at the proper tension and you do not trap a stone (or whatever) between the belt and the sprocket.

As for sprockets on the FLHT, over time they lost some chrome plate, but if no foreign object damage, tolerate the chrome loss. (Are the Spyder sprockets chromed??)

I'll have more questions later . . .

Ted

 

[SpyderWolf]

First post, so . . . First things first -
Just sold the '07 Harley FLHT. Now running a 2010 RS SE5 (new leftover). Still getting used to it - it is DIFFERENT in the corners!!

Comment on belt life: Harleys have been running belts going onto decades now and belt life has not been an issue if run at the proper tension and you do not trap a stone (or whatever) between the belt and the sprocket.

As for sprockets on the FLHT, over time they lost some chrome plate, but if no foreign object damage, tolerate the chrome loss. (Are the Spyder sprockets chromed??)

I'll have more questions later . . .

Ted

:welcome:

No, the front pulley/sprocket is not chromed. Here is a link to a thread to show what happened to mine:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25425