Cam belts
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golddesk
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You should, £30ish more
Martin Ducati Glasgow
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Yeh, the 749 belts are a bit more dosh, they retail at £136.08 inc VAT. (They've recently gone up in price) Postage would be £6.50 as we would send them special delivery due to the value. We've got them in stock.
Call Harry on the usual number 0141 333 0 996
Call Harry on the usual number 0141 333 0 996
monster_998
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Aye, I spoke to Harry a few months back - the Testastreta belts are all dearer.
There are some huge discrepancies in Ducati's prices for belts. A set for an old style 2V like a Monster or SS is around £40, I think it's around £70 for the newer DS engine. For a 748/916 or other Desmoquattro engine it is currently about £90 but for a Testastretta engine it is now £136. Yet they are all basically the same belt give or take a few teeth! No wonder some owners resort to alternatives!
It is a big difference for the testa belt but to be honest, unless you're an epic high mileage-er you're looking at changing the belts every 2 years, even at 1 year intervals (which i'd consider given I won't be using mine day in day out and standing idle does cambelts no good), you're looking at a cost of 37(and a fraction) p per day. At 2 years the cost is only 18p per day. you couldn't even get a daily chocolate bar for that now.
I'd never be truly happy with aftermarket unless they came with the backup of guaranteed consistent manufacture and years of tried and tested use, it's one of those things that one big hit and you just see the immediate price in front of you.
I asked if other people used aftermarket belts when I joined but without lots of happy users to back them up I wouldn't chance it.
Interesting to note, (though utterly irrelevant), was looking at my belts yesterday and they're made in the UK,
I'd never be truly happy with aftermarket unless they came with the backup of guaranteed consistent manufacture and years of tried and tested use, it's one of those things that one big hit and you just see the immediate price in front of you.
I asked if other people used aftermarket belts when I joined but without lots of happy users to back them up I wouldn't chance it.
Interesting to note, (though utterly irrelevant), was looking at my belts yesterday and they're made in the UK,
tapoutduke
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lidlika
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ive just had belts done on a 996 sps,they were from m+s in newcastle upon tyne.oe ducati £84 the pair, they were made by gates........if i could get gates belts i would fit them.......imho gates make the best timing belts...........also,the 1's that came off were oe ducati too fitted at m+s,and they were still mint condition,even after 2 year and 11000miles........i wish i had the money to leave them on until they snapped,to see how long you really can get out of them
The workshop manual for my 907ie says to change the belts at 20,000km or 12,400miles but has no mention of time like every 2 years. The previous owners dutifully changed the belts every 12,000 miles. It has had 2 belt changes in it's life, the 1st time in 2001 and the next time in 2008. This is on a bike that was manufactured in 1992 and was registered in March 1994!
If it had been changed every 2 years like the later spec it would be on it's 10th set of belts by now. I have pair in the garage ready to put on
If it had been changed every 2 years like the later spec it would be on it's 10th set of belts by now. I have pair in the garage ready to put on
Brave fella, if someone donated a complete replacement engine i'd volunteer but i'd be scared everytime I pressed the starter button without.
I know the interval on my car is 70,000 miles, I just recently had them done (it's one of those long drawn out specialist tool jobs I was going to tackle but saw the procedure and thought stuff it, plus renault gave a good discount) and suspect that it's the first time in 128,000 miles it's been done.
Got to say, i'd be curious to see exactly how long they'd go, just wouldn't want to afford the damage.
rmarinel
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Out of interest, how many people have had experience of belt failure due to age? Any issues I have ever read about point to tension issues as opposed to breakage of the belt. My 748 had its belts replaced for the first time when I purchased it, it was 8 years old at the time, as much as they looked OK, I felt it was due them! The SC has had one change of belts in 6 years, I don't feel compelled to change them....maybe next year! The bikes are still serviced regularly and the belts checked each time...before I get accused of not caring for them!
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iang27
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I have heard good things about Dayco Isoran belts but I cannot seem to find out much in the UK about them. I know David at Solocorse did used to have them but the website is not working at the moment. I think they are only around £50 judging by other countries prices.
Pict
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He is updating / renewing it at the moment
Maybe, but what is being said if that the manufacturers or ducati will say they're good for x miles or x years, if you want to push it it's your choice.
I believe they have a much harder life than car timing belts, aside from the tighter radius they also typically rev much higher. The 2 year requirement is an age damage related thing, a belt not rotated frequently is worse than one regularly used, just like tyres have a recommended store life of 5 years correctly stored, after that, rubber hardens and degrades, splits, perishes etc
Then why don't they have a date of manufacture printed on them? What about time spent on the shelf in stores? Time on new bikes after leaving the factory before sale?
A valid point, and one I can't answer, 
But they are a rubber compound, despite being kevlar weave reinforced and rubber does degrade, precisely why tyres have a manufacturers date on them.
All I know from owning the armstrong is that lots of people buying one that's been in storage, (for years usually) have had belts go on them, (the rotax is a non contact engine so no big problem), the general consensus of the cause being sat unused.
I'm no expert though but like I've said before, I'd rather £100 of belts than the potential rebuild cost.
You have to wonder though, my car belt change intervals are 70k
But they are a rubber compound, despite being kevlar weave reinforced and rubber does degrade, precisely why tyres have a manufacturers date on them.
All I know from owning the armstrong is that lots of people buying one that's been in storage, (for years usually) have had belts go on them, (the rotax is a non contact engine so no big problem), the general consensus of the cause being sat unused.
I'm no expert though but like I've said before, I'd rather £100 of belts than the potential rebuild cost.
You have to wonder though, my car belt change intervals are 70k
Rebel
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So instead of 6000 miles change i could push it out to 10k-12k miles or is it owners choice... Like these ppl do oil changes every 1000 miles, even those on my Husaberg i change it every other ride... Since the engine rebuild ive been told i can change the oil + filter every 500 miles... People who think ducati's are exspensive (i do) Husky are like a grenade waiting to go off...