Admin Rylan
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What is your intent with the bike?
You are not going to be able to find a shop locally that can handle it.
Your intent for the bike will determine your next steps.
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Short answer – yes.
Longer answer: You bought the filter because you love the bike, want to keep it for a long time, and therefore are looking to make it better by adding an aftermarket, performance air filter. The filter requires some sort of aftermarket device to ensure the bike runs properly afterward. That’s just the way it is. But this is no big deal because a quality aftermarket tuning device, set up properly, will also make the bike run even better than the filter alone could have done. You’ll increase power, you’ll increase efficiency, and with the increase efficiency will come longer engine life. All things that are important to you. So it’s a win-win teaming up the filter and an aftermarket tuning device.
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Some things occurred to me as I read this.
1) The belt will move around a bit. This is normal.
2) Some guys will try to set the belt with the bike in the air, which is wrong.
3) Next time you go to change the tire, slacken the adjusters by a known amount, like say, two full rotations. Then when you go back to put the wheel on you just tighten the adjusters two revolutions and you’re good to go!
4) Re-torqueing the front drive sprocket is part of routine maintenance. Every 50K miles. The front pulley’s splines can wear out, make the front pulley wobble, and forcing the belt all over the place.
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Check the condition of the drive sprocket’s inner splines.
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You need one of these:
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Scorpion clutches are big piles of shit. Throwing it in the trash will be the only way to rid your life of these problems.
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Another point to consider is: don’t over think it.
The belt will move around bit and that is normal. If you’ve got the bike on the ground, the tension is good, the axle is even, that is all you need to worry about. When all these factors come together, the belt naturally rides within the confines of the pulley.
Guys tend to get lost in the trees. They’ve never paid attention to what the wear marks on the pulley look like, or how the belt rides during normal operation. Now that you’ve done the tire install you’re hyper fixated on something you’ve never paid attention to before. So step back, know the belt moves around a bit depending on load, tension, direction, temp, etc. This is normal. Your job is to ensure the axle is straight, and the belt has the correct tension. Then the belt will fall into place.