Main drive belt A-3208.

[cabbynate]

Has anyone used this belt in there X-5? I no the extra-flex belt is the way to go but in a pinch?

[super__dan]

I think Chris Long tried this and it skipped like fook, best wait for him to confirm.

I actually run the XXX4 yellow belt in mine quite a lot, the back of the teeth seems to be thicker and even more resiliant to skipping, you have to file the tensioner slots back a few mm's to take up the extra belt length. (note there is nothing wrong with the normal belt).

Dan

[Body Paint]

The xxx4 belt is wider than the XXXs belt, hence more contact area with the pulley and less skip. I tried the green and yellow and although the green skips a little less the transmission is a bit tighter.

XXX4 yellow belt was my belt of choice.

[cabbynate]

sounds like I need to break out the file and get to work on fitting a XXX4 belt. I'm not getting much skipping with the extra flex belt from the XXXS but I'm only running a 14x2 on a tight track right now. That could change any time and I want to be ready!!!!!!

[super__dan]

Originally Posted by cabbynate

sounds like I need to break out the file and get to work on fitting a XXX4 belt.

Just to point out you defo don't NEED to do that, I'm the only person on the X Factory team that does this. But you might like to try it sometime!

Dan

[cabbynate]

Originally Posted by super__dan

Just to point out you defo don't NEED to do that, I'm the only person on the X Factory team that does this. But you might like to try it sometime!

Dan

Yea but it can't hurt. I wonder why it was not designed to use the XXX4 belt? The wider, the better I'd say. You may lose a tiny bit of efficiency but you get it back in the durability department!!!!