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Old 15-04-2014, 07:27 AM   #12
Black Bob
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Originally Posted by turbohobbit View Post
The killing joke is, the bike is 2 years old in September but actually sat in the dealers for 9 months having had only 214 miles put on it, so theoretically the 2 years riding isn't really up until this time next year. Does the belt actually need doing in that case? I'm not so sure. Still, I'm not an expert in this area by along chalk!
Don't skimp on the belts - the only advice you'll get here is to change them if in any doubt. The 2 year thing is more to do with the age than the mileage and if it has sat doing nothing for that length of time it's arguably worse for the belts.

Change 'em.
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