Silicone spray or gel on belt?

[Y-me]

Hi,

Silicone on a V belt would be bad but the drive belt on Spyder is toothed.
Anyone try silicone preservation on the belt?
Opinions on if it would it work or make a difference?

Y

 

[Lamonster]

BRP is coming out with a bulletin about putting a small dab of grease on the pulley about the size of a pea to quite down a noisy belt. I'll post something as soon as I get it. Not sure what type of grease they are recommending.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

NOISY BELT

What about commercial type belt dressing ?????? Mike :thumbup:

 

[boborgera]

What about commercial type belt dressing ?????? Mike :thumbup:

I tried that all it did was make a mess, Still the belt whined.

 

[MikeinGA]

What about commercial type belt dressing ?????? Mike :thumbup:

I have a spray can of belt dressing and it's for all types of belts. I know of Harley riders that had used it for years. When they changed oil they put a light coat on the inside and outside of the belt. I use it about every 2,000 miles, so the belt won't dry out from the from the headers. That's IMHO.


Mike

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

Any spray application for belts will either do some good or have no effect. I do not believe that they will harm anything unless you ride in a very dusty area. The grit from the road may adhere to the dressing after it has just been applied and not completely dry yet. Put whatever use use on sparingly, don't go overboard!

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

The best thing for belts is to wash them with warm soapy water. Lubricants/sprays/dressings will only attract and hold abrasive particles that will accelerate the wear of the belt and the pulleys. If the belt needed lubrication, BRP would have specified it in the maintenance schedule. Modern kevlar type belts don't 'dry out', and frequently last well in excess of 100,000 miles on modern bikes without any special attention.....

I agree, I've always felt that less is more in many cases. Grit from the road is probably the biggest cause of wear on anything on the bike.

 

[groundeffect]

BRP is coming out with a bulletin about putting a small dab of grease on the pulley about the size of a pea to quite down a noisy belt. I'll post something as soon as I get it. Not sure what type of grease they are recommending.

Hey Lamont - thanks for jumping on this and looking forward to your info when it becomes available. :thumbup: opcorn:

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: :clap:
And to the "Less is More" guys... :thumbup:

 

[boborgera]

:agree: :clap:
And to the "Less is More" guys... :thumbup:

I sometimes go the other way;
A Few years ago i took my hunting clothes to the laundromat to wash.[wife won't let me use her washing machine :dontknow:] So i go in with my own Soap, The lady attendant grabs the soap from me and said you men use too much soap, I'll put the soap in, So she puts a little soap in, [not enough for men's clothes] then gos out side to smoke a cigarette.
So while shes out there i add more soap. Two minutes later suds are running out the door, She comes running in and asked WHAT HAPPEN?, I plead the Fifth and say you put the soap in i didn't. I did offer to help mop up but she only had one mop. I had to add that laundromat to my ban [as in blackballed] list.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shemademe_smilie::lecturef_smilie::roflblack:

 

[groundeffect]

opcorn:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

SOAP

:2excited: :agree: :gaah: MIKE

 

[groundeffect]

Hey guys. Wondering if there was any information on this that I may have missed?