[Ducati] 50% Less Maintenance.............

[Bob Marren]

George,  I agree totally about the Gates style belts. We used hundreds 
of them at the newspaper
I worked for in many applications. The tying machines gave them a severe 
workout. Keep them dry and protected from FOD and they last almost forever.
 The use on Ducatis is very light due to the desmo heads, keep oil off 
of them and keep proper tension and enjoy the ride.
 Bob M

George Betzhold wrote:

>Ah, belt replacement........
>Tom - When you pull the belts on your '03 SS, what do you see that indicates
>this is a timely replacement? My limited experience with Ducati belt drives
>is colored by my rather extensive experience with industrial belt drive
>systems.
>
>Within the industrial setting, Kevlar belts are the gold standard. They are
>enormously robust. If there is a failure, it is generally a result of
>improper installation or an incorrect engineering assumption. Actual belt
>life in the industrial setting (in run hours) extends well beyond the hours
>it would take your bike to do 10,000 miles. (10,000 / 45 = 222.22 hours)
>
>Certainly, there are smaller sheave radii to be considered and the added
>stress of the adjusting sheave pushing on the back of the belt causing
>destructive flexing. That being said, our belts work in a relatively
>friendly atmosphere (unless you are running open covers and often ride in
>really dirty settings. When I replaced the belts on my 90 Sport at 10,000
>miles, IMHO, they looked good enough for another 10,000. My gut feeling is
>10,000 miles waaaay on the safe side.
>
>But, in the end it all comes down to peace of mind doesn't it? The price of
>the new belts is very cheap in relation to the consequences of a belt
>failure. As I see it, what we are missing from this discussion is the actual
>experience of the owner of a bike that has actually had a belt failure. It
>would really cool to do a failure analysis on that.
>
>George Betzhold
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net]On
>Behalf Of Tom
>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:23 AM
>To: Ducati Owners Group
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 50% Less Maintenance.............
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>>>So, can you use the new schedules on older bikes?
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>>you can do whatever you like, it's your bike.  we won't be recommending it
>>because we have to back the recommendation up with dollars should we prove
>>wrong.
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>I was mainly wondering about the belt replacement interval.
>
>My 2003 SS1000DS likes belt replacement every 10k km it seams, which means
>every year, but my ST2 seems happy with 20k km/2 years.  Just wondering if I
>start doing less than 10k/year if the belt replacement can go 20k, of if I
>have to replace every 2 years.
>
>Tom
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