Put in perspective. Sounds like replacing a belt costs about the same as have a major service done on the NT.
Yes, as far as I know engineers still have not come up with a more efficient way to dirve a motorcycle than a chain and sprockets. The belt is a close second. Shaft drives have been known to rob up to 10% of the horsepower available. I believe that's why the NT is less powerful than either the 650 Versys and the Wee Strom.To me a belt may be a good substitute for a shaft
That's a new one to me. Mine was a 2007 which was early in the lineup in the US. If it was before that, it wouldn't have affected bikes sold here.I do not remember the full details but IIRC the belt drive on the BM was a problem early on in that there was some type of fault with the system that meant that when the belt was changed the first time you also had to replace the front pulley as well to a modified type. The sting here was that the new pulley would not fit onto the original output shaft and required a gearbox strip-down to replace the output shaft to a modified type too. I believe that after a certain time BMW would not cover the cost as it was not considered a rework but a maintenance item.
Does anyone know more about this?
Macka
Yeah, that's pretty much the way I did it. There was something in the way that I had to move, but not a big deal.It sounds like all he does, is to remove the belt guard enough to slip the old belt off and slip the new belt on.
Perhaps I have my wires crossed on this one!!!Yeah, that's pretty much the way I did it. There was something in the way that I had to move, but not a big deal.