Dan Moto Clear Belt Covers

[2WheelsFTW]

I laughed out loud a little before I saw them, they don't look too bad at all and that price....a little easier to swallow than the Rizoma's or what ever else in the $500 mark.


https://www.dan-moto.com/DM_INT/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=179_166&products_id=687

Strait up China parts but eh, I'd give em a shot.

[koko64]

They look alright.

[DarkMonster620]

not bad parts . . . bougth something from them for a customer . . he sold the bike and parts still on and good shape

[xcaptainxbloodx]

ive had the exact opposite experience with them.

we ordered not one, but 5 cat deletes for a multi. each one wouldn't fit for one reason or another. It was as though the bends had rotated differently on each portion of the jig.

we never ordered cans, but when a customer would come in with them the cans all look to have been designed and built by someone who saw a picture of yosh can in the early 90s and then tried to copy it. delaminating carbon and rattly rivets.

these belt covers look machined with lexan laser cut, so I imagine they would work OK. I would absolutely dismantle them and reassemble with loctite before trusting my belt and pullies with them.  I would hate to see the carnage from a window falling into that system.

[koko64]

Good advice.
They better be designed to fall out rather than in or I wouldnt use them. I am surprised how well made these covers look.

[DarkMonster620]

Seems each one of us here in DMF has different experiences with Made in China parts . . .

Me mostly OK, but, just mostly because customer didn't want to pay for the GOOD part

[kopfjäger]

I don't even really like their food.

[xcaptainxbloodx]

Seems each one of us here in DMF has different experiences with Made in China parts . . .

Me mostly OK, but, just mostly because customer didn't want to pay for the GOOD part

I think thats the issue with the low end of the price range.  inconstancy.

Its definitely a cost vs benefit thing. If I had a bike I needed back on the road and could only afford the knockoff levers at 100$ for the pair I would go for it. same with the cheesy bodywork for a track bike. But I dont quite follow the logic behind buying an accessory to make your bike look better by buying a part that looks cheesy.

Granted, the photos here look good. But seeing the pictures of the exhausts on their site vs. what I saw in the real world I think I would rather remove the covers altogether and then save up for some nicer quality belt covers.

[koko64]

From the pics in the link the windows appear to sit on and are bolted to a machined shelf so they fall outwards as do the bolts. Bolt quality issues may arise with cheaper Chinese components so I would consider replacing them with a better grade of stainless. An example of different stainless quality is the surgical grade staintune exhaust headers Vs the "90's era Ducati oem "stainless" exhaust headers.
I have seen Chinese dirt bikes that ahould not have been allowed to be imported they were so bad and at the same time I use auto and moto parts made in China which are built up to a very high standard on behalf of aftermarket companies. A recent example is the good Ducati  K&N oil filters are Chinese and the bad ones are Thai. In time I'm sure that too will change.
Maybe Danmoto are improving in some areas.

[koko64]

Any update on these?

[JEFF_H]

these belt covers look machined with lexan laser cut, so I imagine they would work OK. I would absolutely dismantle them and reassemble with loctite

FYI- regular loctite will crack plastic plexi or lexan
you should use on that is specifically compatible (loctite 425), or get thread locking screws that have a piece of nylon on them
jeff h
monsterparts.com

[sheepgotoheaven]

Someone drill some holes in these so i can see how they look on a DS1000 engine! lol