Belt Drive Kits for Honda Steed/Shadow 600

[vitaminz]

Dear guys,

 

i have a year 1995 Honda Shadow 600. thinking of convert the chain drive to belt drive.

Is there any shop in singapore can do the conversion?

 

thanks

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r53/solomonsan/vlx_bdk.jpg

 

 

 

see below:taken from scootworks.com

Shadow VLX 600 (VT-600/Steed) "S Series" Belt Drive Kit

 

Model Years: 1989- Present

 

Scootworks VLX belt drive kit with 2 final drive ratios to choose from.

 

* Available with a polished chrome or black rear pulley.

* Custom designed front pulley and hub assembly.

* Lower highway RPM's with the final drive ratios, with an even more increased efficiency from the belt.

* Makes it feel like you have a 5th gear! No more highway 'buzziness'.

* No more cleaning of grease and grime from your rear wheel and tire.

* No more of that nasty chain lubrication maintenance and routine chain adjustments.

* Our belt drive is nearly silent, no more noisy chains.

* Pulleys never need to be replaced like a conventional chain/ sprocket set-up will.

* Kit includes custom front and rear pulleys, belt, belt tension tester, all hardware, and detailed installation instruction manual, making it an easy do-it-yourself modification for most bike owners. (Please note that the rear swing arm must be cut on the left side to allow a gateway for the belt to be installed. The kit includes a high strength gateway clamp that is installed over that opening. The gateway clamp can be seen on the lower swing arm in the photo to the left.)

[nights]

If you have the kit, it should not be much of a problem to visit any motor shop to change on the kit.

 

If you need a recommendation of reliable motor shops, I would suggest the following.

 

Mah Motorparts

Jeffrey Mah

19, Jalan Besar Singapore 208792 Tel: 62944048, 62933841

 

R S Bike Centre

Rosli

Blk 1063 #01-193 Eunos Avenue 4 S(409801) Tel: 6747 8202

[Demon]

Originally posted by vitaminz@January 19, 2007 08:54 am

Dear guys,

 

i have a year 1995 Honda Shadow 600. thinking of convert the chain drive to belt drive.

Is there any shop in singapore can do the conversion?

 

thanks

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r53/solomonsan/vlx_bdk.jpg

 

 

 

see below:taken from scootworks.com

Shadow VLX 600 (VT-600/Steed) "S Series" Belt Drive Kit

 

Model Years: 1989- Present

 

Scootworks VLX belt drive kit with 2 final drive ratios to choose from.

 

* Available with a polished chrome or black rear pulley.

* Custom designed front pulley and hub assembly.

* Lower highway RPM's with the final drive ratios, with an even more increased efficiency from the belt.

* Makes it feel like you have a 5th gear! No more highway 'buzziness'.

* No more cleaning of grease and grime from your rear wheel and tire.

* No more of that nasty chain lubrication maintenance and routine chain adjustments.

* Our belt drive is nearly silent, no more noisy chains.

* Pulleys never need to be replaced like a conventional chain/ sprocket set-up will.

* Kit includes custom front and rear pulleys, belt, belt tension tester, all hardware, and detailed installation instruction manual, making it an easy do-it-yourself modification for most bike owners. (Please note that the rear swing arm must be cut on the left side to allow a gateway for the belt to be installed. The kit includes a high strength gateway clamp that is installed over that opening. The gateway clamp can be seen on the lower swing arm in the photo to the left.)

Before you embark on this modification, it would be prudent to check the price and availability of the main drive belt. There will be a time when it will need to be replaced. Belts are very expensive compared to chain.

 

About the part that requires cutting of the rear swing arm, that's sound like a major operation, and not many mechanics are willing to do it.