Sorry Matt - my mistake (senility setting in.....). You're right; I put an extra digit in. The correct number is 38946130. FWIW according to Haynes all R850/1100R and 1100RT models had the maintenance-free belt from inception. From the data in Haynes this means that the change must have happened in 1995 when the R models were introduced. Only the early GS and RS models ever had the belt requiring adjustment every 12,000 miles. I now know that my 96 1100RS had the new belt from new.
I'm sure mankind will benefit greatly from this information.
Ah! - Excellent - thanks
This lends weight to my theory that mine is the normal 'maintenance free' belt - although mine was manufactured in week 18 of 1994, my engine number is 62** (the first four digits are week number and year) so is higher that the Haynes change-over date (I think
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