So I need another Cambelt change as Ducati recommend every 2 years. As someone earlier posted, £135 / pair plus labour, plus major service - £600 Has anyone actually had their 749/999 cambelt fail? Has anyone gone several years already without changing them? Anyone who has changed them themselves noticed any degradation on the removed ones? I would be interested to know how long/far anyone has gone to test their endurance. I have a feeling I am going to have to do this myself in future years :frown:
I think you'll just get an avalanche of people advising that it's a false economy, not worth the risk in terms of the cost of a belt failure, etc etc. At two years on my (low-miles) SS my indie advised that on inspection the belts were fine and good enough for another year: I duly changed them at three. On my (equally low-miles) 998 I probably won't take the risk. Of course an authorised dealer can't advise you to do that as they'd be in breach of the service regime. So, checked and adjusted I'm sure most belts will comfortably exceed the specified interval - but it ain't worth the risk. You still need to check them carefully and if you've paid for the labour to that point you might as well cough up a bit extra for new belts. (I'd have thought you could get a belts service done by a reputable indie for nearer £400 than the £600 you quote - ?)
Bizarrely the more the bike gets ridden the less harm of the belts "setting" into place around the pulleys, going hard/cracking etc then breaking... An often used bike will keep the belts supple, especially on a four-valver, where the belts get bent both ways into a "T" shape hundreds of times a second. Horror stories abound of belts breaking - but usually when the bike has been abused & they havent been changed for YEARS... Car cambelts break too but people dont stop buying cars. :wink: They are an easy job to do TBH? I can do my half-fairing'd carby belts in 15 minutes! :biggrin: Shim checks on a 4-valver would be an issue, belt-replacement is easy enough. Get somebody on here to help you with it? Two years/12,000 miles is a VERY safe interval, you can put another year on that on a much-ridden bike. :wink:
Well Ronnie, I had posted on the other defunct site about my own experiment to check longevity of the belts on my 999. I check them regularly, and so far, have had them on for 5 years without any issue. And she doesnt do lots of miles so it gives the belts plenty of opportunity to "set", and that hasnt caused an issue either. Far be it from me to recommend anyone else do this....its purely my decision....not a financial decision, just out of interest......
Interesting! I applaud your sheer balls, Sir! :biggrin: When would you decide to change them, when they show signs of cracks/fraying etc? What mileage has the bike done since the last change?
I've done 7000 miles since they were changed.......and I will probably change them this autumn.......just because I think I've proved a point to myself....that you can go over by a fair stretch.....
I will use the Dayco Isoran belts that I supply Brian ........as I do on all my bikes, and have done for 5 years on all the customer bikes I've had in.....
I can imaging the mess if one lets go. I too think 2 years is a bit early, however, mine is now 3 years and the last sat in the garage not ridden cos of chain break damage. So I'll definately get it done this week, but might leavt it 3 years in future and probably do it myself. By then someone would have written the procedure/tools required on this forum again :biggrin: Hmmm I am sure youtube will assist then too
Howdo! I've just purchased a set Ducati belts for my ST3 engine £107 What sort of price are Dayco Isoran belts? I see Cycle-works also knock there own belts out as well. Cheers Pablo
(cough) eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace My case-savers - less faff & money than new cases... Will fit all dry-clutch Doocats (not the 600 or 750's, but Im working on that one... :wink: )
Never seen a snaped belt but have seen a few with the teeth sheered off. Very messy in an engine with inclined valves. That said, IMHO belt wear is due to the high rpm and miles covered. If your running on track at close to max revs expect to replace the belts fairly often. If your just pottering around the roads then I don't believe the 2 year rule is an issue. Duke belts have always been easy to replace, not sure what it's like for the newer bikes that supposedly need to be tightened with the aid of a meter reading frequency. I would imagine they could be set without it. or pickup the software off dicatiadiag and use a cheap mic.
Yeah I remember someone saying they used an iPhone app. I have a spectrum analyser software for the iPad2 which was free. I feel a youtube search coming on when I get home from work.
Should do? Pop your sprocket cover off and compare the mounting points/recess on the listing, should be the same casings!
Im thinking the lifespan of the belts - kept correctly tensioned etc - is a lot longer than 2 years... Most belt failure seems to be due to incorrect tension?, The pulleys will then chew the belt teeth up causing slippage & belt failure?
