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belt drive for vtx

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#1 ·
I`ve looked for information about a belt drive conversion for the vtx 1800 and found nothing have anyone of you heard of a conversion ? As to the reason why, I love the bike but low speed jerk is a nuisance. Jim
 
#6 ·
final drive

I think you might be taking my request a little out of context. I have been riding for 42 yrs. I have owned 9 bikes 2 of which had shaft drive there seems to be a little jacking at acceleration , and for such a big engine it does not need to be geard so low. Just minor annoyances. What is the difference between the 1800 and 1300 final drive. Jim
 
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What is the difference between the 1800 and 1300 final drive. Jim
The 1300 has a higher final drive gear ratio.
 
#9 ·
Ride_red a question for you.Is it as srtong as the 1800 and do you know what the reduction in rpm isat 60, or does anyone on this forum know?
I have heard the rpms drop by a couple hundred on the highway and also that it isn't a huge difference. The final drive reduction on a 1300 is 2.818, if you know the number on your 1800 you could figure a percentage difference. I don't know about if it is as "strong" except that lots of people have switched them out and I haven't heard of any problems. There are some threads about this already, search for final drive and you might be able to get some better info. Good luck.
 
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