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

Wed Apr 18 11:09:47 EDT 2007

Exactly, why risk it for that cost?

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From: "cedwards105" <cedwards105 at cfl.rr.com> 

> 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. 
> 
> Scroll to the bottom of the page. 
> http://www.mad-ducati.com/images/DOCCGrattan97/DOCCRally1997_2.html 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Marren" 
> To: "Ducati Owners Group" 
> 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 
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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............. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>>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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