HD: Snapped the drive belt

[buellbabe]

Jeez you must be blimmin glad to get that all sorted... now if only that pesky snow and ice would bugger off...LOL

Oh its times like these i love living in semi-tropical Auckland

[scumdog]

My belt ended up costing $259NZD including delivery.

And going by the prices I posted in the first post in this thread the OEM HD belt would cost $290NZD plus delivery, Which would be a saving of about $100NZD.

Don't know how much you get paid an hour but to me at least that's well worth the effort.

NZ$305 for normajeanes Sportys belt from the US - that included freight.

About $55+ cheaper than the ex-Aussie NZ price.

[peasea]

Jeez you must be blimmin glad to get that all sorted... now if only that pesky snow and ice would bugger off...LOL

Oh its times like these i love living in semi-tropical Auckland

Semi-tropical Orks is due for 2deg tonight. With the traffic and the bullshit that the town exudes I'll go for -1, a quick frost, cloudless day and zip traffic thanks.

[buellbabe]

Fortunately I work outside average office hours so traffic is rarely an issue for me.

But when I say "Auckland" I am referring to the greater Auckland area and its surrounds, ya never have to go far to be on fabulous bike roads and ice/snow ain't an issue up here.
Probably the worst thing is those twisty back roads that us Aucklanders know and love...due to the lack of sun and abundance of bush some of the corners can get mossy and littered with leaves which turn to a nice slimey sludge...yep, gotta keep an eye out for that!

But this is all beside the point...all good about the belt eh?

[oldguy]

I did my belt this arvo, on way home from work, pain the ass as I had just ordered a new front tyre, didn't need the extra cost of a drive belt.
fingers crossed i can get one by the weekend.
one thing about the Buell, they are easy to work on, when having to replace the belt

[jafar]

I did my belt this arvo, on way home from work, pain the ass as I had just ordered a new front tyre, didn't need the extra cost of a drive belt.
fingers crossed i can get one by the weekend.
one thing about the Buell, they are easy to work on, when having to replace the belt

The belt goes on the back mate , put the front wheel back on

[buellbabe]

I did my belt this arvo...fingers crossed i can get one by the weekend.

I have a spare...if you have no joy and really need one then its yours. All ya gotta do is replace it.

Its in Wellywood at the mo so will need to go on a courier but thats no drama.


PM me

[oldguy]

The belt goes on the back mate , put the front wheel back on

haha funny guy, i need new front tyre, so while its not going anywhere, easy enough to just take the wheel off now get it done.

I have a spare...if you have no joy and really need one then its yours. All ya gotta do is replace it.

Its in Wellywood at the mo so will need to go on a courier but thats no drama.


PM me

cheers for the offer buellbabe, will give AMPs or Hamilton Motorcycles a call first hopefully.
funny thing is the belt that broke, I got from wellington motorcycles over night, best AMPs could do was 3 weeks.

[peasea]

I don't know why people shop there.

[oldguy]

Have to take back what I said about AMPs they had one in stock, bloody not cheap at $393 had to replace belt tensioner pulley bearing as well that was interesting trying to figure out how it came apart.
But all sorted, get my tyre tomorrow and back on the road.

[oldguy]

There are two bearing which go in side by side.....

[jafar]

There are two bearing which go in side by side.....

See if you had kept the VTR you wouldn't know that

[Big Dave]

I don't know why people shop there.

I do.

[buellbabe]

Yep...ditto.
They let me take demo bikes out at opening time and return them at closing...whats not to like about that?

(and because they have always been so good about my demo rides they just might be getting a sale in the very near future...)

[Big Dave]

Annie gives me hugs.