Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Three Wheeler & Super 3 Best, least expensive drive belt suggestions...??

I think I picked up a stone under my belt it caused a cut in thedge of the belt. I'm wondering if having a nick in an otherwise excellent belt is really all that important.
In any event I would like to purchase another to have in stock.

Are the drive belts Morgan only, or can these belts be purchased elsewhere from a manufacturer??

Thank you for any guidance.

S&S part number 106 0353, available from a number of sources or from Morgan

I would think that a small nick in the belt won't be a big problem, they are very strong and some owners have had a hole punched through the belt with a stone without failure for many miles. Probably something you don't want to run with for ages though. As Roger says, they are available from a number of places but none particularly cheap, £250 -£300. Changing the belt is not a quick job either, swing arm removal required.

I have seen a belt ripped to half its width and still running okay.

So personally I wouldn't bother going through the hassle of changing the belt for a mere nick.

I had replaced the original aluminum sprocket with the Super Max which has a line of small bolts down the middle of the teeth all around. Some worked out and shredded the middle of the belt teeth. That happened over 20,000 miles ago. The belt still works. According to quite a few of the bikers I've talked with the belt should last up to 100,000 miles. They are damn strong. The other belt on the motor that drives the cams should go half of that if the case has been modified to help keep it cool.

The replacement schedule for the cambelt is now every 10,000 miles and some are struggling to last that long.

Cam belt gets changed every 3 years regardless of milage, I have 3 used ones as spares all in good condition. Used and serviceable is better than broken every time.

For what it's worth, this late in the day, my 'Brooklands' had an 8mm hole in the drive belt when I purchased it five years ago. The MOT inspector draws my attention to it every year but it hasn't increased in size or caused any problems. So I agree with Stevo; ignore it. (but it won't go away!)