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Bucko
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« on: August 25, 2023, 01:56:35 PM »
Article on belts vs chains: https://www.cycleworld.com/blogs/ask-kevin/carbon-belt-vs-steel-chain-final-drive-explained/
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2023, 05:57:21 PM »
I don't understand...
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If you can't get one, make one.
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2023, 07:48:39 PM »
I know what you mean. Both of my insured bikes are like that.
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Mike
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Past: '77 Honda 400 Four Super Sport
        '79 Honda 750K
        Honda CT70
        '78 XS400
        '81 Honda GL1100 (Collector Plate) (x2)
Present: '66 Honda CT200 Trail 90
             '77 Honda 750 Four K
             '83 Honda GL1100 (Collector Plate)
             '83 Honda 750 Shadow (Collector Plate)
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« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2023, 04:09:11 AM »
I'm interested in a belt drive electric bicycle.  However I have not seen them with a rear shock, which I also like because of the smoother ride.
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Past rides include a 1973 Suzuki GT380 & a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B

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I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar

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« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2023, 06:58:13 AM »
A guy at work has a belt drive conventional bike with planetary rear hub gears. He really likes it, dead quiet too.
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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2023, 06:19:03 PM »
That's what I've read....very quiet.  They don't use a derailleur so there is no opportunity to put a shock absorber on the rear.  My Kona is a soft tail and I really like it for taking the bounce out of trails.
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Past rides include a 1973 Suzuki GT380 & a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B

I currently ride a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B - Classic Plated
I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar

My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
Hawkeye
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If you can't get one, make one.
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2023, 08:25:14 PM »
I have a hard-tail EMTB. I added a shock-absorbing seat post. It makes the seat even smoother than the front forks. Best thing I could ever do to improve a bike. Worth considering if you find a bike you like that doesn't have a rear spring.
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Mike
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Past: '77 Honda 400 Four Super Sport
        '79 Honda 750K
        Honda CT70
        '78 XS400
        '81 Honda GL1100 (Collector Plate) (x2)
Present: '66 Honda CT200 Trail 90
             '77 Honda 750 Four K
             '83 Honda GL1100 (Collector Plate)
             '83 Honda 750 Shadow (Collector Plate)
Future: '77 Honda 400 Four Super Sport
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« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2023, 04:05:26 AM »
That's the alternative.  It's probably what I'll do because I really want the belt drive.
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Past rides include a 1973 Suzuki GT380 & a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B

I currently ride a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B - Classic Plated
I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar

My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
Hawkeye
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« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2023, 07:47:32 PM »
I tend to ride the gravel trails, rather than the parallel paved ones, just because the bike is so smooth with that seat post.
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Mike
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Past: '77 Honda 400 Four Super Sport
        '79 Honda 750K
        Honda CT70
        '78 XS400
        '81 Honda GL1100 (Collector Plate) (x2)
Present: '66 Honda CT200 Trail 90
             '77 Honda 750 Four K
             '83 Honda GL1100 (Collector Plate)
             '83 Honda 750 Shadow (Collector Plate)
Future: '77 Honda 400 Four Super Sport
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