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Old 04-15-2014, 10:14 PM   #15 (permalink)
theicecreamman
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
I can't even remember right now a motorcycle with belt-driven cams. Anyway, I'd rather get one with a 2-stroke engine, no valve at all
Honda Goldwing, flat 4 and flat 6s. By the way, belts are 2-3 percent more efficient than a chain BUT a pain in the butt especially in engines you have horrid access to the front section of the engine. Ferrari even had to concede that belt cam drives were a bad idea ( witness the 355; a cambelt change was an engine out job that costs $5000.00 minimum. I believe that the V8 powered cars from the 430 on were converted to chain drive because even people who can afford these things don't like high maintenance bills. )

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