11-24-2018, 02:36 PM
(11-24-2018, 02:30 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Yamaha seemed to strongly urge that their belt on the Bolt would not break because the engineering did not have the short-comings of HD. They also appear to shroud the belt to prevent debris from entering its track. The belt is definitely different than HD's.
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Love shaft drive.
I never had a "bad" shaft drive. The only crazy experience was on a Virago 1100. The bike had a lot of low RPM torque and that shaft recoiled not unlike a diving board. It didn't impede the ride, but the heavy duty rear shocks got a workout. The Yamaha shaft was pretty generic, and definitely not a Moto Guzzi solution.
H-D provides protection, but it is not absolute...all it takes is once little pebble bouncing where it is not wanted.
Goodyear and others make H-D aftermarket belts, but they are NOT bullet proof.
Do you have a link to the Yamaha claim?
I am not anti-Yamaha (enjoyed a 2017 and 2018) and rode the Bolt before buying the CB1100.