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Spyder Belt
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freebob
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belt drive
On my second Spyder never a problem with belt...Even BMW uses belt drive.....:2thumbs:
On my second Spyder never a problem with belt...Even BMW uses belt drive.....:2thumbs:
Bootie
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Shaft Drive
Shaft also loses more energy than a chain or belt.:lecturef_smilie:
Shaft means extra weight for a vehicle that is already pretty heavy.
Shaft also loses more energy than a chain or belt.:lecturef_smilie:
Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
:agree:
All us guys with a shaft like my 109 wish we had a belt or chain when it comes to getting hp to the ground.
SpyderWolf
New member
Some of the Spyder pictures I have seen from the European owners have chain drives. I also know that Camtech Customs converted one to chain drive and put a 360 on the back. A member of this forum owns it right now. So, yes, it can be done.
Bob Denman
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Aren't belt drives a lot less maintenance, noise and grease also?? How many of us really dig adjusting chain tensions?:gaah:
:dontknow: It takes about 10 minutes to adjust my chain[er-6n] I then just spray it with chain wax that's it.:thumbup:
My VTX1800 was shaft, No maintenance, no adjustments,.
spyder3rdr
New member
the :spyder2: is the first bike I've owned thats belt drive ... I perfer it now instant response when i hit the throttle , unlike a chain that needs a certain amount of slack which gives you a short delay when hitting the throttle...not to mention the danger of having a chain long enough to fit the :spyder2: and if it was to break , the damage a chain would do
Bob Denman
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I've had shafties and chain drives also... Suspension jacking can be fun if you're playing hard in the twisties with a couple of right-angle turns in the drivetrain...
I was never able to lube a chain without getting half of that crap on me! :gaah: But I never was that good with mechanical things like spray cans! :roflblack:
I was never able to lube a chain without getting half of that crap on me! :gaah: But I never was that good with mechanical things like spray cans! :roflblack:
Raptor
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Todays bikes make enough power where getting it to the ground via shaft is no problem. I'll take a shaft over a belt or a chain any day. Modern materials can negate any weight penalties, but the Spyder doesn't make enough power for a shaft to be a viable option anyway.
But, to answer the question, yes it can be done. I have seen chain conversions done on the Spyder. Nice to be able to tweek your gearing the way you want to, which is one thing the chain does offer...
But, to answer the question, yes it can be done. I have seen chain conversions done on the Spyder. Nice to be able to tweek your gearing the way you want to, which is one thing the chain does offer...
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Bob Denman
New member
No doubt; it's a much simpler setup that even an idiot such as myself can tinker with and fine-tune... sprockets and a chainbreaker oddly enough ARE within the scope of my limited abilities! :2thumbs:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Belt drive seems to be the current wave of the future as most bikes have come away from chains and shafts. I have had them all--but being mechanically challenged--I don't notice that much difference. For me chains meant adjusting and lubing, shaft drive had that initial clunk when starting out, belt seems quieter and more responsive.
Never had a chain break, never had problems with shafties, and cracked one belt--my fault--went on gravel road and picked up a rock. Replaced belt before it got worse and broke.
Never had a chain break, never had problems with shafties, and cracked one belt--my fault--went on gravel road and picked up a rock. Replaced belt before it got worse and broke.
BajaRon
Well-known member
Getting 30k out of a chain on a 700-900 lb machine would be a miracle. Have you priced a good chain and sprocket set lately? You'd probably need to double that cost for the length of chain the Spyder would need.
Nothing is perfect. But of the 3 choices I think the current belt drive is the best of them all for the Spyder.
I too have owned chain and shaft drives. If BRP put either of these on the Spyder we'd have a group complaining that they wanted belt drive. It's the nature of consumer sports....
Noral
New member
Looks like he might need some mud grips ! :roflblack:
otter28169
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I have been riding ski-doo snowmobiles since I was four years old. Between my father and I we have owned the biggest and baddest sleds they have put out over the last 25 years. The belts have always done well by us. Even the 150+hp motors, like the 800R E-tec and the 1000 SDI have been belt driven. We ride hard, ie: rough trails, fast lakes, and deep powder, and I have only ever had issues with one belt. That belt was 5 years old. I like the belt driven feel. More responsive, less maintenance and, if you avoid dumping the clutch at every light, very durable. The belt is also the "weakest link" in the drive train, many times saving the motor from being destroyed. But this is only one man's opinion, and needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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