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

[cedwards105]

I just put my '93 Bimota Db2 (900ss motor) back into service after four 
years of neglect. I changed the belts out of piece of mind ($58 for the 
pair). I did it myself, about 20 minutes.

In '97 I had a belt break, cost me $1500 in rear cylinder repair.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Marren" <bmarren at bellsouth.net>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] 50% Less Maintenance.............


> 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
>>Scottish Woods Log Cabin Resort
>>Murphy, North Carolina
>>828-837-5678 Call for reservations
>>www.scottishwoods.com
>>Skype ID - bevelsport
>>
>>
>>
>>-----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.............
>>
>>
>>
>>>>So, can you use the new schedules on older bikes?
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>
>>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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