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I'd love to have a belt drive, but I'm using a 19 tooth front sprocket and I don't know if I can stomach the lower drive ratio of the belt system.
Slug, I couldn't resist when I saw you post. I made the excact statment many times, I have refrained from commenting any further about the QPD's ratio because I got caught up in the disputes and actually had to eat a large portion of un-seasoned crow and it did not tast like chicken! Brent at NSM.com advertises the correct ratio. But with ratio set to the side for a moment I too ran the 19/42 drive as you are, I loved it because all my riding was interstate. I hated my chain drive with a passion. But I was torn between lower ratio, $$$$$ vs. chain and it sloppy mess. So I went ahead and purchased a QPD from Brent installed it and went out for a drive. My impessions after running a 19 for over 7,000 miles was the engine sounded better seems the bike ran better with the near 18 just felt right. I am happy with the product and its installation, straight forward no suprises. With the exception if your running a freak set up with the tool box the little L shaped bracket that holds the tool box has to be cut off. I zipped it off with a saws-all, the rest stright forward. I have run the belt for around 400 miles now and after one retighten of the belt after 40 miles the belt remained the same tension. It's smoothness is immediatly noticed. I have jumped all over the RPM's and run the bike a 100 mph several times no problems. I give the whole thing a major thumbs up. My two cents. Tmax
"Will Ride or Fly for food"
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