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Posted by Zoar
 - October 17, 2016, 12:18:49 PM
Quote from: Goombah on October 18, 2014, 08:34:05 AM

I think about 4 people.

I also have a belt drive on my 800 Drifter. It was installed by a previous owner and I have NO details on it... All I can say is: I love it! Mine is a 2002 Drifter. I just finished 8 hours of riding it over the weekend and this thing loves to cruise happily and effortlessly at 65 to 75 and has plenty of torque.
Posted by Griesball Garage
 - October 06, 2016, 21:22:03 PM

I installed the Scootworks belt drive system on my Drifter 800 two years ago.  I have done 3000km on it since then (rain and dry, highway and city).  The install was easy.  I followed the directions as written.

Pros:  clean, maintenance free, better highway ratio (lower rpm), no noticeable difference in acceleration off the line
Cons:  Mine seems to squeak, which you can only hear at below 10km/h.  It does produce a 'dust' which needs to be washed off the rear wheel every now and then, but cleans away easily, unlike oil from the chain.

Would I do it again?  Yes.

Notes: The WideDrive conversion has been replaced with the MondoDrive conversion which uses a stronger belt so it isn't as wide, so there are no clearance issues.  Just bolts on.  Also, according to Scootworks, the MondoDrive belt is simply a Harley belt, so future replacement is not a big deal.

Hope this helps.

Posted by Holraven
 - July 03, 2015, 03:10:33 AM
Posted by Goombah
 - October 18, 2014, 08:34:05 AM

I think about 4 people.

Posted by jack freeman
 - August 12, 2014, 13:19:07 PM

I HAVE 2002 800 DRIFTER I GOT IT 2005 INSTALLED WIDE DRIVE 2006 HELD UP VERY WELL 16,000 PLUS . 2013 I INSTALLED
SCOOTWORKS MONDO  DRIVE GREAT CHANGE ,BETTER PERFORMANCE . YOU   WILL ENJOY THIS CHANGE . SCOOTWORKS
IS VERY SLOW TO GET THINGS DONE. I ORDERED MINE  THRU HELLRISERCUSTOMS.COM TALK TO OWNER BILL PERING
HE BACKS HIS ORDERS 100 % . HE IS HONEST & CARING .SHOULD YOU CONTACT TELL HIM JACK ,GREEN VALLEY AZ SAID
ALL BIKES ARE GREAT
RIDE SAFE JACK

Posted by jamey wright
 - May 28, 2014, 22:19:48 PM

Ok, here is the bad part about the Scootworks mondo belt drive system. I was very happy with it as far as performance and ease of maintenance, then after a few thousand miles I took off the side cover that covers the front pulley, and the scootworks aluminum pulley is almost gone! the teeth are so worn down that the belt is in a U shaped groove. I can see where the unworn portion of the pulley closest to the nut and lock washer is a good 1/4 inch or more thicker than the rest of the pulley. The belt looks fine, and the rear pulley doesnt look bad, but I am not going to spend another 250.00 plus shipping on another front pulley that will only last about 5500 miles. Why werent these things made from steel like the ones on the vulcan 900, and most other bikes ive seen? Oh yeah, to sell more 250.00 pulleys! Ps. will be going back to chain drive, have ordered an 18t front and 38t rear sprockets and new chain, still cheaper than a pulley!

Posted by jack freeman
 - February 25, 2012, 15:15:55 PM

I have 2002 800 drifter with wide drive belt . i have over 21,000 miles with it  zero problums at all. I HAVE  taken 2,500 mile trips
enjoyed every mile with belt drive. But now i need a need a new belt,scootworks is out of stock. The bike is down now for the winter summer is near still no belt. so who ever gets the wide belt drive buy a spare belt . Should anyone know where i can belt
please contact me .   P.S. scootworks is still out of stock aweek ago.

Posted by topherloaf
 - January 03, 2012, 23:15:19 PM

Same here on posting in a while.  My fiancee had a double lung transplant December 9th!!!  I'm so excited for her!!!  I'm glad to hear that the new iteration of the belt drive works a bit better.  That's my plan for this spring/late winter.  Next thing I'm going to get are bags for my ghost brackets.  Thanks for the replies everybody!

C

Posted by SteveL
 - December 12, 2011, 15:26:42 PM

Thought I'd hop in here....  Can't believe it's been so long since visiting this forum.

I had the current "Mondo" version of ScootWorks belt drive installed for about 1500 miles.  So far, I don't have any concerns about the design or performance of the belt.  Everything seems to be going according to plan.  I was surprised at how much quieter the belt was over the chain.  Of course, the last chain noises I heard were its death rattles.

It's so nice not having to crawl around on the ground trying to lube the #$%@ chain.

Posted by topherloaf
 - October 12, 2011, 21:46:59 PM

How is the cleanliness and ride as far as that goes?  Obviously it wont be as smooth as my gpa's roadking but I'm looking for a bit smoother ride.  Obviously being able to keep the back wheel/tire as clean as possible with a modicum (spelling???) amount of cleaning would be nice as well. 

Posted by jamey wright
 - October 11, 2011, 21:56:52 PM

I've got about 4500 miles on my belt drive from scootworks. Zero problems, and it still looks brand new. Make sure you order the newest belt drive system that scootworks makes, I think it is the "Monsta" belt system. This is the one with the large teeth on the belt, that they claim will even handle "Hayabusa" type horsepower. With the larger teeth, you don't have to put so much tension on the belt like you did with their previous system. I had a small pebble work it's way all the way through the previous belt because of the excessive tension, plus I was worried about wearing out the output bearing. This I had heard was a serious problem before.

Posted by topherloaf
 - October 10, 2011, 17:17:40 PM

TC how about another update???  I just got a new fulltime job so I'm really interested in getting the belt drive now!  Is it still holding up???

Posted by chief
 - June 30, 2011, 12:47:41 PM

Thanks for the update  8)

Posted by TC
 - June 29, 2011, 22:47:30 PM

 Sorry it has been so long since I posted on this subject.
I really like the belt drive system over the chain. So far it is trouble free and a lot more fun to ride.
Shifts better, no lurching like I had with the chain, is quieter and rides more comfortable as I had to soften the shock setting.
I don't know how easy or hard it was to install as I had my mechanic friend do it in his garage. I am not mechanical at all. All my maintenance goes to the shop except for oil and filter changes. :-[

Posted by jamey wright
 - May 05, 2011, 00:53:21 AM

I have bought several products from scootworks and have nothing but praise for them. I bought their original belt drive kit several years ago, but heard that since the teeth were so small that you had to put a lot of tension on the belt wich could cause the output bearing to fail. I got in touch with scootworks and they gave me a 250.00 credit toward the new and improved beltdrive kit which has larger teeth similar to most other belt drive systems. I e-mailed them a couple weeks after my order, and they apoligised for the wait and emediatly sent by priority mail for no extra charge and it arrived 2 days later. I've had it on my 2000 drifter for 2 years now with no problems whatsoever, and my whitewalls have no chain lube on them! I am totally happy with scootworks products.   Jamey Wright #285

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