Alternator belt failure

[robc]

Hi Chaps,
I posted this in the 1200 section. It might be of interest to some:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233499


Basically, I took a R1200RT for a test ride on Satruday. 150 miles on the clock and the alternator belt snapped.

It seems I can't get on a bike without it breaking at the moment.

Regards

Rob C

 

[david vaughan-birch]

I've had 3 go on me-I carry a spare now.

 

[Vern]

Mines done well over 100k now

 

[raginmund]

Are there any tell-tale signs that it's about to go?

 

[robc]

I'd say not. I wouldn't expect any signs of wear on a 150 mile bike. I could be wrong but I think it just "went".

Regards

RobC

 

[MattW]

Just changed mine at 37k - the old one looked ok but had a tiny amount of cracking around the edges - it's now in my pannier as a spare.

 

[Stewart H]

I wonder why we worry about these things ? they are an absolute doddle to replace and last bloody ages anyway if in doubt pop a new un on the belt that broke at 150 miles must have been a dud. if you want fun and games with one look under the bonnet of your car, tho one on mine is nearly two metres long and runs round six pulleys including two tensioners .
Stewart

 

[dunnie]

1100 belt change

Stew H......Hi mate, you say its easy to fit the new belt, can you give us a quick run down........intending to do mine soon...........

 

[MattW]

Stew H......Hi mate, you say its easy to fit the new belt, can you give us a quick run down........intending to do mine soon...........

I changed mine a few weeks ago so I'll have a go at answering however, a Clymer or Haynes manual is a decent idea for our 'getting long in the tooth' 1100's

Edit - just remembered - no need for me to try and remember - it's all in here:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81897

(Always handy to check the Font - Steptoe has done some good write-ups for common jobs

 

[davegs]

We changed the belt on my mates 1100 only 86000 miles! in really good nick,
changed mine at 36000 on the 1150 and it had started fray round the edges.
There are to sizes for 1150's so take the old one hen buying new.
Dave GS.

 

[Deleted account W]

I change mine regularly. Always at the side of the road in the rain or on a hard shoulder. I find it makes me get the job done quicker. Three times in one year is my record

 

[Tarka]

I change mine regularly. Always at the side of the road in the rain or on a hard shoulder. I find it makes me get the job done quicker. Three times in one year is my record

And,no doubt,not bothered to look into the reason why you needed to change it so often..........

 

[MattW]

so take the old one hen buying new

Good idea but how will aged poultry help you choose an alternator belt?

 

[Deleted account W]

And,no doubt,not bothered to look into the reason why you needed to change it so often..........

Your incorrect, wrong and not right

 

[Tarka]

Your incorrect, wrong and not right

That should have started with ... 'You`re'....

So regarding that, I was correct,right and not wrong.


Regarding my previous post,it irked you enough to make you respond,so that was a success too.


So,Kevin,my bezzie mate.......what was the cause then ???

 

[Deleted account W]

So,Kevin,my bezzie mate.......what was the cause then ???

If your that interested, the 1st one snapped due to age, changed at the side of the road for a new one.

That failed as I didn't seat it fully on the round pulley wheel thingy. Raining, knelt in mud and five other riders stood around waiting to get back on with the tour kind of put me off my stride. Replaced with a used one at the side of the road two hours later.

That snapped the next day again I presume due to age but who really knows, I might have tensioned it wrongly. Replaced with another used one at the side of the road, we were running out of spares by then. That was all in Turkey on the same trip.

I bought a new belt in Bulgaria on the way home for a spare.

A month later the used one snapped due to age, changed at the side of the road for the new one. This time I was in Scotland with a couple of thousand more miles done.

I think that covers it. The Bulgarian one, a Toyota part I believe, is still hanging in there. But I do have a spare, a new one.

 

[Tarka]

Cheers mate...I was actually interested.

But I do have a spare, a new one.

Good move.

I can`t get my head around people lugging old belts or cables 'as spares'.
So they`ll end up going through the parlarver of changing an item that is part or most of the way to failure anyway.

Bin the fecking things and get a NEW spare to take with you.

 

[Stewart H]

If your that interested, the 1st one snapped due to age, changed at the side of the road for a new one.

That failed as I didn't seat it fully on the round pulley wheel thingy. Raining, knelt in mud and five other riders stood around waiting to get back on with the tour kind of put me off my stride. Replaced with a used one at the side of the road two hours later.

That snapped the next day again I presume due to age but who really knows, I might have tensioned it wrongly. Replaced with another used one at the side of the road, we were running out of spares by then. That was all in Turkey on the same trip.

I bought a new belt in Bulgaria on the way home for a spare.

A month later the used one snapped due to age, changed at the side of the road for the new one. This time I was in Scotland with a couple of thousand more miles done.

I think that covers it. The Bulgarian one, a Toyota part I believe, is still hanging in there. But I do have a spare, a new one.

You probably need to work on your technique there a little

Stewart

 

[MattW]

You probably need to work on your technique there a little

Stewart

How much practice does a bloke need?