| Author | Message | ||
     Tankhead |
I've read the instructions. Researched here for months. How in the heck do you get the idler pulley back on. Belt so tight it won't fit. Help. | ||
| Froggy |
You don't take the idler off. Loosen the axle, remove the belt, put the idler back on, then put the belt back on. | ||
| Tankhead |
Tried that. Won't rear sprocket chew up belt splines? | ||
| Froggy |
No, with the axle almost all the way out there will be enough slack to allow you to feed the belt onto the sprocket. The taper on the axle allows you to be able to move the sprocket side of the wheel around a little bit. Once it is completely on, tighten axle and button it all up. | ||
| Hughlysses |
+1 to what Froggy said, but for your present predicament, now that you've got the belt on, you should be able to re-loosen the axle, put the idler roller back on and then re-tighten the axle. | ||
| Tankhead |
G0500.1AKF is this the right belt? The belt Teeth are getting chewed up. Great | ||
| Tankhead |
I have had the axle loose the whole time. The splines of the rear sprocket are chewing up the sides of the new belt. Tried it with and without the idler pulley. This is ••••••• ridiculous. I have been following the directions from the manual. (Message edited by tankhead on September 06, 2014) | ||
| Tankhead |
I got it on. Moving the wheel around with my left hand instead of moving the sprocket with my left hand helped a lot. Thanks Froggy and Hugh. Much thanks indeed. | ||
| Uly_man |
"the directions from the manual". Better to use the advice from here. The AKF is a lot stiffer than the other versions but, we hope, better. It is always a bit of a trial the first time around. Make sure it tracks right and you fit the pinch bolt back. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Glad you finally got it. I'd guess you didn't have the belt teeth fully seated in the rear sprocket when you were trying to get the idler back on. | ||
| Terrycoxusa |
I loosen the idler pulley. It gives just a little more slack. | ||
| Tankhead |
I had the belt seated as far as I could then when I started to rotate the wheel it would not want to go. But once I moved the wheel with my left hand instead of the sprocket, I could move the wheel towards me more and there she goes..... Tanks again for your time today guys. I do appreciate it. But the bike now will go up for sale. Unfortunately. | ||
| Trevd |
You can't sell it now! It's got a brand new belt that needs to be used! | ||
| Tankhead |
So here's the deal. My wife and I rode a hundred miles today. Staying within my insurance towing range we enjoyed the day but in my head, I constantly worried about the new belt, the new headlight replacement, the wheel bearings, the fuel pump, the battery, the ECM, all have been replaced by me (or the dealer). I really don't want to ride a bike that cause the opposite effect of motorcycling for me. Enjoyment, stress relief, etc.. I have the 2010 wheel here, but I am waiting for the tire on the 2009 rear wheel to go down somewhat more, then I intend to press the bearings in the 2010 wheel and install that new wheel. I have read so much about the Yamaha tenere. Bullet proof But I had put the city=x bars on about six months ago. And after I replaced the belt I prepped it for sale and the old bars went on......along with the old mirrors Today, with the old bars (standard).... they felt horrible. I mean really bad.. within 5 miles my wrists hurt, and the bike felt like grandpa's bike. So after a whole day's worth of riding, here are the things I have deduced....... I like the city-x bars ALOT more than the standard bars on the Uly. I like the Aprilia mirrors more than standard. I need to get the rear shock handled by traxxion suspension. And....................................... I am keeping the bike for now. Hurry up EBR AX I want to see your goods...... Thanks again everyone. Love and respect. Chris | ||
| Rayycc1 |
Thats what I'm talking about. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Tankhead- how do the CityX bars differ from the Uly bars? Shorter? | ||
| Etennuly |
City-X bars are satin black. If I recall they were an inch + lower and a couple inches narrower. | ||
| Froggy |
Yep CityX/STT bars are the way to go. Same dimensions as the Lightning bars, but with a crossbar in the middle. Nice and low, way more comfortable than the stock Uly ape hangers. | ||
| Tankhead |
I agree with all the above statements except the dimensions are the same as the Lightnings. When I sat and test drove a a Lightning in Frederick MD, I noticed that the bend in the lightning was nothing like the City-x bars on my City-x. Back to back riding absolutely proved this. My new City-x bars are black but are not satin, they are 2010 bars. The uly bars put my wrists in a bad position. Outside of wrist on throttle side hurts. The city-X bars have a different bend and sweep back. They are also narrower. Just have to watch when you install on 2008-2010 for turning radius. Make sure the bars are pushed forward enough to get the forks to hit the stops and not the bars on the air box. | ||
| Reepicheep |
If it makes you feel any better, I've (on the Uly) had to divert a trip because of a Super Tenere mechanical failure. The Uly was running fine the whole time. (Not arguing though, the Super Ten will need less futzing than a Uly, though with the super ten at 3x the cost of the Uly I'm not sure how you compare apples to apples). | ||
| Rayycc1 |
Also....Have you ridden a super Tenere? Compared to the uly it feels as heavy as a full dressed Harley....and its tall. Not a good combination ...not for me anyways...after lifting one off its kickstand at a dealer...i lost all interest in riding one | ||
| Tankhead |
Wife and I checked the ST out. Would have to raise seat height is low. Seat is way lower than my tall seat. She liked the comfy seat but missed the Uly's tail. I found the weight low and not an issue at all. So, like I said we are keeping the Uly for now.... | ||
| Froggy |
I have both the Lightning bar and CityX bar, as I did the swap on my 06 SS, I put the two on top of each other, they were identical | ||
| Tankhead |
Do any other lightnings besides the sx and the stt have different bars. I think I drove a red XB lightning 1200 with chrome bars. Felt totally different. Maybe after market.... (Message edited by tankhead on September 08, 2014) | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
I demo'd the Tenere a few weeks ago at Sturgis. It was alright but had an unnecessary switch for Tour or Sport. Gee, I feel like Tour today but tomorrow I'll probably want more Sport. Also it was really snatchy or jerky in throttle response. I appreciated my ULY after riding the Tenere. |
