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Kubla
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« on: June 22, 2014, 04:26:05 PM »

I assume that the timing belt on my 1997 Valkyrie is the same as the goldwing but are there 1 or 2 and are they the same size if 2?
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« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2014, 04:54:38 PM »

There are two belts but check out the following link.  A LOT cheaper. Smiley

http://www.jkozloski.com/generic_parts.htm
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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2014, 05:14:20 PM »

http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/GL1/gl1.jpg

Click on the link for a diagram.
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Kubla
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2014, 08:15:41 PM »

was going to order them from Rockauto at $13.31 each, just wanted to know 1 or 2, Gates T275
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« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2014, 08:21:44 PM »

You will need 2.  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2014, 04:34:07 AM »

If you don't know if there are two belts or one....then you probably have no sort of maintenance guide.  Not the best way to go into that job unless you are a well versed mechanic and this is routine for you.

There are pages on this site you can download to help you.
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2014, 08:02:41 AM »

I changed my belts last week at 110k on the clock.  The OEM belts showed no wear or stretching. I replaced them with Hondaline belts I had bought some time ago for when it was time.  

You're going to need a pull scale to set the tension.  I found a Timney analog trigger scale works perfectly. (I don't recall if I got mine from cheaperthandirt.com or midwayusa.com.) The weight in the manual equates to 4.4# IIRC.  You pull to that wt in the middle of the span while measuring the deflection.  Be sure you don't get the timing marks out of alignment. It's easy to get it off by one tooth, particularly on the rt side (at least for me). It's an interference engine, meaning if the valves are out of sync they may occupy the same space as the pistons, grenading the engine. You do need the manual.  FYI.  

You also need red Loctite for the bolt threads - one of the few places where it's important they don't loosen.  You may have noticed Honda rarely uses thread locker and I don't recall any lock or star washers except on the exhaust tips - where heat and corrosion will "lock" them anyway.  Not even on the main ground connection to the engine block, which is an American industry standard when making electrical connections to aluminum (I can't quote the requirement spec, but I'm sure some can - particularly aircraft mechanics.  I was once an aircraft weapons mechanic in a previous life.)  There may be other exceptions but I'm not recalling them.

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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2014, 04:19:26 PM »

I will be having a mechanic who rides a Valkyrie do the work, I forgot to ask him 1 or 2 belts, certain things I just do not do myself
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