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My local dealer had the belt for $32. Sometimes they surprise you.NeroM wrote:My experience is limited to one belt change.
The OEM belt was around $40, with shipping.
Aftermarket belt was $30-35,
Seems like a small difference over a few thousand miles ?
You really know how to hurt a guy.gn2 wrote:There are only four brands worth looking at, Bando, Mitsuboshi, Gates and Dayco.
Everything else is shite.
Bando and Mitsuboshi are Honda oem, Gates and Dayco are aftermarket.
All belts have aramid (or similar) fibres in their construction.
OEM is best.
I've seen prices that range from crazy cheap to crazy high. Usually, when I go crazy, it's on the cheap side. But the price you mention is about what I paid last time. And, I suppose, any money I might save going cheap will be paid out again (after having been multiplied by a factor of 5 or 6) when the cheap belt breaks and I have to have the bike hauled back home.NeroM wrote:My experience is limited to one belt change.
The OEM belt was around $40, with shipping.
Aftermarket belt was $30-35,
Seems like a small difference over a few thousand miles ?
Well, so far, any surprises I've gotten from my local dealer have hit me hard below the (money) belt. I avoid him religiously therefore.jburner wrote:My local dealer had the belt for $32. Sometimes they surprise you.NeroM wrote:My experience is limited to one belt change.
The OEM belt was around $40, with shipping.
Aftermarket belt was $30-35,
Seems like a small difference over a few thousand miles ?
Eh?flyingzonker wrote:You really know how to hurt a guy.gn2 wrote:There are only four brands worth looking at, Bando, Mitsuboshi, Gates and Dayco.
Everything else is shite.
Bando and Mitsuboshi are Honda oem, Gates and Dayco are aftermarket.
All belts have aramid (or similar) fibres in their construction.
OEM is best.
I was hoping to hear something encouraging like: The cheap ones last just as long as the the expensive. That's what I want to hear!gn2 wrote:Eh?flyingzonker wrote:You really know how to hurt a guy.gn2 wrote:There are only four brands worth looking at, Bando, Mitsuboshi, Gates and Dayco.
Everything else is shite.
Bando and Mitsuboshi are Honda oem, Gates and Dayco are aftermarket.
All belts have aramid (or similar) fibres in their construction.
OEM is best.
Yes that is abut as good a price as you will get--Ebay may have one a bit cheaper.Mel46 wrote:Partzilla.com has the oem belt for a little over $32 ($32.22) if you count shipping. I think that is a fair price. I bought one from them in the past and it is still working nicely.