Does your belt squeak?

[williegoat]

...when it is warm? When I am done riding, and I am wheeling the bike back to it's parking spot, the belt will squeak. Only going forward, not backward. Not loud enough to hear when it is running, and only after a good ride. It appears to be rubbing against the inner flange of the rear pulley, at the bottom. Has anyone else noticed this?
[confused]

[wiznut]

No

[anrkizm95]

no,most of the pics iv seen the belt travels more towards the out side of the pully

[rusty2004xb]

Yes, my current belt squeaks when I push the bike, regardless if the bike has been ridden or sat.

I am changing my belt now while I get new rubber put on, so we'll see if the new one squeaks at all. The belt is getting old, and I didn't notice any unusual wear...

[williegoat]

This is an '06 XB9r with about 2200 miles
here is the back of the belt/pulley, to show where it rides on the pulley:
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/7573_20110423133113_L.jpg

here is the inside edge of the belt:
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/7573_20110423133158_L.jpg

here is the inside flange of the back pulley:
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/7573_20110423133249_L.jpg

I don't see anything that looks like odd wear, but this is the only belt driven bike I have ever had.

[Twilli88]

2008 xb9. I squeak when I roll it backwards

[upthemaiden]

mine doesn't currently, but I do remember it squeaking at one point in time. It must've been further to one side before, and it must've moved slightly.

[jimijeans]

If I roll the bike no engine running, I can hear the pulley some and check the play every 300miles. There is belt dressing but be careful with it . You could mark the belt and slowly rotate it with the swingarm on a pitt stand. Might want to check the bearings while you have it up. And the pulley. Dang belts are Expensive. Good Luck.

[Christer]

Mine sometimes squeak when i roll it backwards, engine off. Don't hear anything when the engine is on. 08' XB12Scg.

[MAGIC]

2008 xb9. I squeak when I roll it backwards

same with mine. I have 03 lightning.

[chrispudd]

My 03' lightning squeaked for the last couple years too. Only when rolling it into or out of the car-hole.( "garage" for you fancy guys)
Replaced belt last month just for peace of mind. New belt does not squeak. ;)

[Cataract2]

My XB does that. I have 52,000 miles on the original belt. It's been doing that since probably around 10,000. No issues to date.

[Dragonslayer]

My Ulysses does that when I push it backwards in the garage. No other time.

[rusty2004xb]

chrispudd:
the car-hole.( "garage" for you fancy guys)
I love that ****!

[Dogwood]

I have 52,000 miles on the original belt.

That's impressive. 52,000 miles... Thats awesome. Post some pics of your bike. I hope I get at least that much out of my bike.

[williegoat]

I guess it is not out of the ordinary. When I first heard it, I thought either my brake was dragging or my bearings were going out. I had to put it on the stand immediately after a ride to check it out. If I waited long enough for it to cool down, the noise was gone.

[Cataract2]

Dog, would post some, but there seems to be something going on with my bike right now that I can't quite pin down. Currently it's in pieces.

[2004xb12s]

Mine squeaks a tad when rolling it in the garage sometimes. I don't think there is an issue with that mine still runs and rides fine but I am not 100% sure