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Lamont's new belt tensioner
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Flier Tuck
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Spring.
This damper looks to be using the same type spring as fitted to Doc Humphries unit. This spring was very prone to snapping at the very tight bend at the fixed end. Doc came out with a modified spring which has lasted for 35000 miles on my RT.
This damper looks to be using the same type spring as fitted to Doc Humphries unit. This spring was very prone to snapping at the very tight bend at the fixed end. Doc came out with a modified spring which has lasted for 35000 miles on my RT.
PistonBlown
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I used to keep my belt at the right tension but found I still got vibration starting at around 5k revs on my RS2011 that seemed to be coming from the belt. Getting a ( in my case Smooth Spyder) belt tensioner fixed the issue.
I have a 14 RTS with 22K on one of Doc's dampeners. I finger checked the bearing slack and there wasn't any. I'm guessing their lifetime is 25/30K so I zip tied it up and off the belt to avoid any possible belt damage. As I understand when they go bad they tend to go fast. I'm due for a new rear tire so I'm going to set my belt tension at about 160 on the kricket scale and see how that works. The current belt tension is 210. My 70/72 MPH vibration is not a bad vibration.
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Mikey
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I would say no!! Just another thing to mess with a good ride!!! Ride more, worry less!!!
troop
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It sounds like the vibration issues are more prevalent on the longer belt models with the 79t rear pulley. My 89t rear pulley F3S comes standard with a tensioner, and I notice zero vibration issues. Is it the shorter belt? Is the tensioner/damper doing its job? A bit of each? 
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