Mike Tryon
Eldorado FTW!
First off there is no reason to be rude. Perhaps it was a poor choice to put "Yet..." but I thought it was funny. Just because I have not pulled my engine in accordance with the shop manual to replace a belt, that I have looked at with a bore scope does not mean I don't change my oil. Maintenance by crisis is not my plan. Neither is replacing a belt with no sign of needing it. Yes I have a bore scope and have looked at the belt several times. There is more to doing maintenance on a machine than blindly following a check list. Learn how it works (Maybe even go to a school for it, like I have) inspect it, use your experience to decide if something needs to be done. This winter I will be changing both tires, and doing the 80K maintenance. Now that I am back in Maine where the winter is longer I will most likely replace the belt during this round of maintenance, Since I have to put the bike up on my lift anyway, and I will be wanting to spend time with my bike even though I cant ride it due to snow levels. By the way I have been a mechanic, and doing my own maintenance since about 1980. No disasters yet.You do understand that the factory replacement interval is specified as required at 50k km, right?
To go further than this is to invite sudden belt failure which is never a pretty thing.
Your logic is as flawed as saying “I changed the oil 15k miles ago and it’s still between the min and max marks on the dipstick…”
Maintenance by crisis, is that your grand plan?
You are flirting with disaster.