Kevlar Belt

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:20 am

I would like to buy a spare belt for my Buddy and am wondering what the size of the belt is? Or would this work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

weaseltamer · Post by **weaseltamer** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:03 pm

BUMP

A scootin friend of mine got a chinese bike and when his belt broke his dealer said the kevlar belt was a veryvery good investment. i'd like to know what size of one may fit my buddy.

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:22 pm

Nobody knows the size and or dimensions of the Buddy belt? Some of you 10,000+ miles guy/gals have had to have replaced your belt by now.

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:38 pm

The manual says: “Belt width (mm) 20.0~21.0; Limit of use (mm) 19.0”
Whatever that means

I cannot find teeth or outer dimensions.

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:52 am

Yeah that's the same thing i found. Do you think i should just call Genuine or Scooterworks?

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:40 pm

If anyone is interested i found out what size belt the Buddy uses. The stock belt is 743-20-28 and the 743-20-30 from MRP-speed.com will work and is Kevlar. Check the links below. If anyone else knows of a better place to get this belt please post it.

http://www.mrp-speed.com/store/product. ... t=0&page=1

http://store.scootertronics.com/mrpkecvtbe74.html

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:46 pm

How will I know when it's time to replace the belt? Is it a case of just waiting for it to break? Are there warning signs? ie. I wanna change it before a broken belt leaves me stranded, but I don't wanna go to that expense before it's time.

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:55 pm

I was told about 10,000 - 15,000 from Scooterworks. I am only at 1,100 miles so far so it's tough to say right now. Maybe some of the guys that are at 10,000+ could chime in.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:48 pm

You will feel a noticeable diminishing in power and acceleration as the belt deteriorates. I'm at 9600 miles right now, and I have one (and a set of roller weights) ordered from my dealer. Several people have changed them out and noticed quite a difference in power and acceleration.

--Keys

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:56 pm

So are you saying that roller weights and the belt should be changed at about 10,000?

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:00 am

I'm planning to do it. Need it or not. And my friend Isaac (Lou76) changed his out at about 6000 miles and saw a marked difference.

--Keys

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:12 am

Very nice. I just placed an order for a kevlar belt and some Dr. Pulley 12g rollers. I'll let everyone know what they are like when i get them.

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:34 am

Well i installed the Dr. Pulley rollers. I bought 12g and did not notice any top speed difference at all. But the Dr. Pulley rollers do seem to give me a lot smoother acceleration. Not sure if that alone is worth $25 but at least i know now. I'm thinking that if i would have went with some 13g or 14g rollers i probably would have noticed some better top end speed. I did not install the Kevlar belt only for the fact that i know that it will not provide any performance difference, i just like to have a spare and it might as well be Kevlar.

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:05 am

Did you replace it yourself? How hard was it and what did the process entail?

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:13 am

It was very easy. Take off the cover and if you have some basic tools you should be able to do it. I was probably done is less than 30 minutes. Sorry but i did not take pictures, now kicking myself for not doing that as i'm sure many on here might have appreciated it.

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:38 pm

Mikalius.......did you order the one from scootertronics? How was your experience. How long did delievery take?

mikalius · Post by **mikalius** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:16 pm

Yes i did. Experience was fine, they were friendly and sent out a few e-mails with status updates and shipping took about 5 days.