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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: FXS - groaning sound disappeared after a couple of rainy days
« on: April 07, 2019, 11:19:16 AM »
My FXS had a terrible groaning noise when I bought it. Turned out the belt tension was way too high from the factory. I bought a proper gauge and set it correctly, no more groans.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Premptive servicing - anything not great from the factory?
« on: March 09, 2017, 03:45:01 AM »
My 2016 FXS came from the factory with the belt tension at nearly 100lbs. It made a terrible sound, and was obvious immediately.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Krikit tension gauge easier to read mod
« on: December 03, 2016, 07:38:17 AM »
When I got my new 2016 FXS I could feel right away that the belt was way too tight. I bought one of those Krikit gauges but I got a wildly different reading every time I used it, so I then bought a proper gauge...

https://www.amazon.com/OTC-6673-Universal-Tension-Gauge/dp/B000I198J0

This revealed that the belt was set to around 100lbs (from the factory!). I adjusted it back to factory spec and it felt much better. No creaking, groaning and general squealing.  After doing a bit of experimenting, I decided that the Krikit is OK for getting a ±50% type of reading if you need something for an emergency set up by the side of the road, but its no substitute for a real gauge.

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