Looks like I will have to go this route over the winter as my alloy pulley is now louder than everything else put together.
Quicker than I was expecting - I had it back around 2 1/2 weeks from sending. It's now fitted. Just have to re-check the belt tension as I think it may still be a tad tight.
How did you deal with the customs situation on this? I presume you should only pay duty on the cost of the modification and not the whole value of the modified sprocket. Also you don't want the US company to have to pay duty on the original sprocket, given that it will be re-exported.
Looks like I will have to go this route over the winter as my alloy pulley is now louder than everything else put together.
Quicker than I was expecting - I had it back around 2 1/2 weeks from sending. It's now fitted. Just have to re-check the belt tension as I think it may still be a tad tight.
How did you deal with the customs situation on this? I presume you should only pay duty on the cost of the modification and not the whole value of the modified sprocket. Also you don't want the US company to have to pay duty on the original sprocket, given that it will be re-exported.
I didn't knowingly have to deal with any customs issues either sending or receiving. I used the description 'Used aluminium belt drive sprocket for refurbishment' on the paperwork when sending it and assigned a value of £50GBP. This kept the shipping insurance down. I actually shipped via Royal Mail - can't remember why - but it seemed to work....
I didn't knowingly have to deal with any customs issues either sending or receiving. I used the description 'Used aluminium belt drive sprocket for refurbishment' on the paperwork when sending it and assigned a value of £50GBP. This kept the shipping insurance down. I actually shipped via Royal Mail - can't remember why - but it seemed to work....
Many thanks for info. I just now have to decide on whether to go the lightweight steel or Super Max route.
What about the noise level? Significant reduction of whining I hope
No whining at all. Only other noise coming directly from the belt/sprocket is that of the belt whirring around. This has increased due to running the belt much looser than Morgan sets them. The noise is not that much, either. You should be able to twist the belt up to 90 degrees and have a deflection of 1.5 to 2.0mm. This also eases the sound coming from the bevel box as it is most pronounced when the belt is too tight.
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
Thinking that i might be close to doing something like this. It is just coming up to summer though and i do want to drive in the nicer weather. Do you have the older sized rear hub ? Has anyone used this style new sprocket with the older hub which has the belt running off centre?
