I know this is a car forum but I must be way out of touch with current automotive engineering thinking - I recently saw several large engined, exotic looking motorcycles parked up and I was surprised to notice that they all had a toothed belt final drive (as opposed to conventional chain and sprockets or shaft drive). There's a lot of anxiety expressed about regular timing belts in this forum - about how they can be quickly wrecked by incorrect tensioning etc. But how long does a toothed belt in a motorcycle drive application last? Obviously it must work, but you'd think it would be shredded after a few fast take offs.
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17 years ago