Just overtaking someone, not particularly fast. Belt had just over 7k miles on it. No warning or anything, just suddenly lost drive mid-overtake. Sucks.
I will ponder my life's choices as I sit by the side of the road waiting for the AA.
Cas 
Your belt got you about 3 times as many miles as mine did.
A few months ago I was stopped at a red light and when it was time to go, the bike only moved a few dozen feet; barely enough to get me to the other side. And I wasn’t particularly hard on it, just your normal acceleration after a full stop.
I spent a lot of time and money trying to convert it to chain but for a couple of reasons decided to scrap that project.
Being that I truly hate the idea of being stranded again due to another belt snapping for no apparent reason, decided to buy the center stand for the bike (indispensable if you need to install a new belt on the road) a short socket drive that fits perfectly under the seat and the socket for the rear axle and torx bit for the belt tensioners.
After carefully folding a spare belt in half (have to be very careful there as carbon fibers are sensitive to rough twisting and one can easily damage the belt) and storing it in the bike’s cubby”,
I am prepared to replace my belt on the go if it happens again.
The only other thing I remember I added to my kit was a nail clipper to break the tie wraps around the electrical connector that goes to the tail light.
Once you know what needs to be done to replace a belt (at least on the 20 SR/F) it goes really fast; the design on these bikes have simplified replacing the belt a lot.
I think Zero used a belt one or two sizes too small for the torque on these bikes.
There is a Ducati with a massive belt I see in the showroom when I go to my Zero dealer for parts. Now, that is a belt that makes me envious and if it wasn’t an ICE bike, I would consider getting one. I like to see things engineered with “a marging for error” but I am digressing. . . .
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