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Title: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: Link on May 31, 2010, 05:06:36 AM My GF was checking out another Monster I think it was an SR4 the bike had no covers on the belts and she wants that look on her 696. Is that possible ?
Thanks Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: Raux on May 31, 2010, 06:22:01 AM yes, just dont' stick you finger in there. search the board and you'll see people doing it.
Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: hackers2r on May 31, 2010, 06:30:52 AM Should be the same process as other Ducs. Remove belt covers = open belts. I've had 'em like that for quite some time...no problems. Also easier to check out belt tension.
Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: Link on May 31, 2010, 08:03:13 AM Thanks, I'll check out the forum for some pics. also the bike she was looking at seemed to have some anodized red parts had to be the pullys the way she described it.
Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: pitbull on May 31, 2010, 08:29:31 AM I wonder if she's talking about the partial belt covers that have some red on them.............I think cycle cat.
FWIW, I've run my bike without belt covers for 50,000 km's and a couple of the belt rollers began to seize up which had to be replaced. It may have happened anyway.....who knows, but it's something to consider. Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: Holden on May 31, 2010, 08:34:39 AM http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15100.msg689841#msg689841 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15100.msg689841#msg689841) & sequitur.
Get a stone in there (lowside?) and your valves are fubar... Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: redial on June 01, 2010, 05:10:00 AM I wonder if she's talking about the partial belt covers that have some red on them.............I think cycle cat. speedymoto more likely (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/productimages/OG/0000-SpeedyMoto-Leggero-Belt-Covers.jpg) Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: numbskull on June 01, 2010, 12:29:31 PM http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15100.msg689841#msg689841 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15100.msg689841#msg689841) & sequitur. Get a stone in there (lowside?) and your valves are fubar... I've run open belts for the last two years, right up until very recently. I had the SpeedyMoto covers on there and although looking cool, I had a close call. I was riding home and went over a bit of gravel. A few small rocks got kicked up somehow and started bouncing off my engine. I just happened to look down (dumb, I know) and I saw a rock bouncing around the horizontal belt. I immediately pulled over as I had a feeling something bad was about to happen... Luckily nothing happened and I proceeded to get rid of the offending stone. I rode home and quickly replaced the open covers with closed ones. Last thing I need is some engine damage. Paranoid? Maybe. I never had any issues with the open covers but that event changed my mind, even if it was a non-event. Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: Magnus on June 01, 2010, 04:38:28 PM Quote Get a stone in there (lowside?) and your valves are fubar... you mean like this? http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9909.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9909.0) Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: Link on June 01, 2010, 04:44:32 PM you mean like this? http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9909.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9909.0) Holly smokes maybe I'll just get her some carbon covers & call it good ! Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: ungeheuer on June 01, 2010, 07:21:54 PM Holly smokes maybe I'll just get her some carbon covers & call it good ! Yup that'd be my choice. Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: marcuserroneous on June 13, 2010, 12:37:50 PM My friend put the Rizomas with windows on his streetfighter. Great compromise.
Lots of looks with no risk. M696 Version... (http://www.rizoma.com/IMG/Prodotti/Big/ZDM088A_DucatiMonster696.jpg) Title: Re: Open Belts on 696/1100 Post by: lethe on June 13, 2010, 01:16:07 PM Been running with them open for a few years and probably around 10k miles with no issues.
In my case I have the stock covers with most of the center cut out. Maybe having the sides there might deflect some stuff. Or maybe the resident dirt and grime rejects foreign material for it's domain. Hell, logic would also imply that having pods would be bad in heavy rain, yet if anything it seems to run stronger. Recent pic for reference (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a295/giacco/dealsgap10002.jpg) |