A motorcycle related rant...

[John Regular]

I run a belt and a chain but in all honest the belt is for the excess, the chain is for my wallet

 

[dps650rider]

Unfortunately the old forum where I originally posted what I did is now offline. Here are some pics from my PC. Note that later I modified and reinstalled the original chain guard.

 

[Pat D]

I’ve had three shaft drive bikes, an XS750 triple, a BMW R/100 and my Suzuki Boulevard. I love shaft drives, it would always be my preference. Smoot, quiet, no adjustments, no replacements, no mess. Just periodically drain and refill the differential.

Differential? Splitting power between ...? I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. This is why I don't get invited to parties anymore

 

[John Regular]

Unfortunately the old forum where I originally posted what I did is now offline. Here are some pics from my PC. Note that later I modified and reinstalled the original chain guard.

Sweet! I just picked up one that color a couple of weeks ago

 

[arcticXS]

Unfortunately the old forum where I originally posted what I did is now offline. Here are some pics from my PC. Note that later I modified and reinstalled the original chain guard.

Did you trim the width of the belt on a table saw? Or what other operation does that picture show?
Also, did/ does the front belt wheel clear shift shaft and clutch pushrod without any mods to them?

 

[dps650rider]

Belt was narrowed to 30mm on the table saw.

No problems with clutch pushrod and shift shaft.

Some material needed to be removed from the case for clearance to the front sprocket.

 

[dps650rider]

Oh, and sprockets were narrowed.

 

[Jim]

Here's a belt drive conversion on this forum...

https://www.xs650.com/threads/belt-drive-conversion-part-1.66815/

 

[ehud42]

BTW, while under the skirt cleaning the schmutz, I was able to get some lube up the clutch cable that was quite caked with years of oily dirt, and boy-howdy! is it much smoother/easier to operate!

 

[Wingedwheel]

I’m already running a Cush rear wheel from a TX500. The sprocket had to be shimmed out so that might work in my favor for this conversion. Hmmmmm.

 

[dps650rider]

Always wanted to do a cush rear wheel. What's it like compared to not having one?

 

[Wingedwheel]

I like it so far. I didn’t get enough time with it last year to give an honest evaluation but I enjoyed doing the conversion.