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Dear " dklehman ".... I just posted an answer to " poli " ..... congratulations :clap:....it will also apply to you ...... Mike :2thumbs:
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There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.
Is the oem drive belt carbon fiber
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Dear " dklehman ".... I just posted an answer to " poli " ..... congratulations :clap:....it will also apply to you ...... Mike :2thumbs:
I don't have a Ryker, but I have a lot of miles on rubber band drive scooters, mostly a Yamaha T-max which is a big powerful scooter. The recommended change on the Max is 12,500 miles and I adhere to it. In the belt failures I have experienced there were no warning signs. No squeak, no slip, just pow, and I was walking. Eyeballing a belt means little since most of them show little wear before they fail. When it fails it will shred and bits of it will goober up the centrifugal clutch, sliding pulley halves, rear pulley, and loading spring. It can also disrupt the position of the rollers in the variator, which will make the CVT not work right anymore after the belt change. So the entire thing needs to come apart to have every last bit of rubber removed, everything cleaned, all the rollers checked, everything aligned, etc. This make for a VERY long replacement job and a lot of extra work- if you replace the belt BEFORE it breaks and shreds, you can save a lot of time and money in the long run. You will walk if it breaks because this is not something you can fix at the side of the road.
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