should my alternator belt look like this?

[Northern Monkey]

the belt was changed on its last service about 10 months ago - on my way home tonight there was a tinkling sound then battery light on the dash - followed steptoes guide re belt removal and found the belt was shredded.

now i know belts are cheap enough but my main worry is, is there something wrong causing the belt to do this? or is it just a tough shit kind gig as they do that sometimes?

cheers peeps

 

[Northern Monkey]

as far as loading the alternator goes - i have 1 set of spots and i sometimes ( when its cold, cos im a soft arse) i use the heated grips..... thats as far as the current drain goes.

 

[Canuck]

Easy answer to your first question... no it should not look like that!

 

[B4ndit]

Yes it shouldn't look like that. Put on wrong or inferior quality belt.

 

[Geno]

My 1100 eat it's belt while I was going round Scotland few years back , no idea why , was left with on mm holding but it got me home to Belfast ok , rang the company and got new belt ,fitted it and no trouble since . Don't know why , but carry spare just in case it ever eats it again .