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Originally Posted by jimmy
I've no idea how long it takes to change a 501X belt - maybe just as long since the top decks etc all need taking off. But it doesn't feel as long since you're not swearing and in tears -and I base that off personal experience  . |
Wait untill you have to change a belt on a TRF501X. You''l be swearing and in tears
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Luckely, that's about the only thing that breaks on the entire car, and mostly on high grip astro tracks. I guess it will be better with the long belt-18T-37T conversion.
The eternal belt vs shaft argument !
I'm going to try to explain it one more time :
A shaft car is more efficient and accellerates more directly and thus is generally a bit faster of the line. But the latter is also its weak point. With modern power systems, the power delivery can be very brutal, making the wheels spin initially faster on acelleration compared to a belt drive where the belts first stretch a little, taking a bit away from the power peak. Now this is all on a microsecond scale, but that microsecond makes all the difference. It gives the tyres a bigger chance to grip. Read the interview with the AE TC5 designer on rc-caraction
For all you guys here familiar with MotoGP racing or the old 500cc class racing, it's a bit like "Big-Bang" engines. They lost some horsepower compared to a "screamer" but it made bikes a lot more rideable because the tyre had more time to "settle" between cilinder detonations.