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Joined: 5/4/2009
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Location: west la
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Took of with a fellow contractor for a lunch run in ojai. A little fog, but it started to clear up near pepperdine college.My friend has a yamaha that's pretty fast so He likes to run the bike.And of course I don't have the self control to let him go,sooooo I thought I'd Him what a good running harley can do.Jumped on it, through it in second,missed the gear, through it in second again,missed the gear, third, nothing,no gears,did I blow up the clutch.no,but there was a black belt thing dragging on the ground.And as fast as You can say AAA, I was calling for a flatbed.Lesson learned, 1 1/8" belt on 750# bike and a 325# rider and a lead foot= ride in the tow truck.MIKE
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Location: Concord,CA
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Ouch! That shouldn't have happened. There must have been damage to the belt already.
Sorry to hear about it though!
 
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Itook it to the mechanic,He say's,dude, You know it's a long weekend and We were planning to close early.So I drop to My knees, and beg Him to fix it. so I got a possible gift He might try to come in tomorrow to fix it. Which was extremely cool to offer.I have hope it will get done. And by the way I didn't see any bad places on the belt other than the break and the piece that was dragged on the ground.MIKE
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Joined: 6/20/2008
Posts: 2,009
Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Ohhh man that just sucks. Hope you get it fixed in time for the weekend.
--'08 HD Ultra Classic w/ ABS The content person enjoys the scenery of a detour.
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Location: Concord,CA
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hile2255 wrote:
Itook it to the mechanic,He say's,dude, You know it's a long weekend and We were planning to close early.So I drop to My knees, and beg Him to fix it. so I got a possible gift He might try to come in tomorrow to fix it. Which was extremely cool to offer.I have hope it will get done. And by the way I didn't see any bad places on the belt other than the break and the piece that was dragged on the ground.MIKE
Wow, that really sucks! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
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Location: west la
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Got My bike back tonight!, I paid Him in cash,& I tipped Him good.MIKE
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Joined: 10/28/2008
Posts: 817
Location: Riding the roads of AZ
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I have towed a half a dozen bikes in the last month and one all the problem was a belt
Let's burn a Tank of Gas and ride somewhere ! TCC-MM Bikers Praying for Bikers (copyright 2003)  Stock bikes are for sissy's
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Rank: Seasoned Traveler
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Location: west la
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My mechanic said with the way I ride it the bike mabye I should go with the chain set up.My belt is only 1 1/8 " wide.MIKE
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Rank: Seasoned Traveler
Joined: 6/21/2008
Posts: 328
Location: Burbank, CA
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I've read that the belt is supposed to be a big improvement over the chain and last a really long time. I've got the tool to check the tension. Funny how the dealer has never asked how much I weigh since when they are doing the service they are supposed to check the belt tension with the aprox riders weight sitting on the bike
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Rank: Seasoned Traveler
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Posts: 817
Location: Riding the roads of AZ
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I was thinking he may not of had his ride bell in place before riding
Let's burn a Tank of Gas and ride somewhere ! TCC-MM Bikers Praying for Bikers (copyright 2003) Stock bikes are for sissy's
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Joined: 6/11/2009
Posts: 36
Location: Santa Rosa
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Strange things happen when you go up against a yamaha! I have an old XV920R that eats up my '07 RG.
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Location: Concord,CA
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Hey Toonaman, I have almost the same picture as your avatar...
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Rank: Bar Hopper
Joined: 6/11/2009
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Location: Santa Rosa
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NICE!!!
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Rank: Seasoned Traveler
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Location: west la
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My mechanic was saying that hard shifting and downshifting will cause it to break.But what I think is torque + pork = dork.MIKE
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