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I would never buy a bike with a belt. And besides, a belt would never work with the trellis swingarm.
Also, don’t most bike with belts have a pulley?
Also, don’t most bike with belts have a pulley?
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The RSD Indian Scout tracker is the initial inspiration for the FTR. Increasing the suspension travel, they added a tension pulley. You might be right with the swingarm but I’m happy they went with the chain. A belt is much easier on the maintenance though.I would never buy a bike with a belt. And besides, a belt would never work with the trellis swingarm.
Also, don’t most bike with belts have a pulley?
Don’t be so sure about that.The RSD Indian Scout tracker is the initial inspiration for the FTR.
Right…. You are correct. I’m sure the partnership with Indian and Roland Sands was testing the waters for interest in what they had in the pipeline and the FTR was likely already in development. Would have been silly for me to say all that just making a small offhand comment about a belt drive.Don’t be so sure about that.The FTR750 was introduced in 2016. The FTR1200 was largely developed before 2017. Both by Indian. I have a drawing dated 2017.
The Scout Superhooligan was introduced in 2017 too… but then by RSD.
I’m fairly certain the FTR was part of a multi year marketing plan by Polaris/Indian and not a spinoff from the Scout. Even the engine is older than we think… (developing engines takes years). Think Project 156…
Agreed. When I romped on a dirt road with my Scout the belt chirped all the way home with all the dust. A chain is definitely better for the FTRs intended use.Im so happy it has a chain, chains are easy, sprocket/gearing changes are easy, and they can handle more tq and beatings. Thats why so many people do chain conversions on belt driven bikes.
Or maybe not properly alignedThe stock chain is a good DID 525 o-ring chain that almost all modern chain drive bikes use, for it to come off the sprocket like that, it couldnt have been properly adjusted.
That was very Robert M. Pirsig.What JSendIt has gone through sucks but his sharing of his troubles has at least for me been that good reminder to be one with your bike!
What JSendIt has gone through sucks but his sharing of his troubles has at least for me been that good reminder to be one with your bike! And for that Thanks JSendIt!