Alt-Alt belt in for high-mount alternator Guzzis

[pete roper]

While I don't think there will be any price advantage as the Guzzi belt is dirt cheap for you folks in the USA if you are unlucky enough to have your belt snap while you're out on the road and there isn't a dealer local I've found that a Gates 4PK740 will fit the bill perfectly. I believe the Guzzi belt is a 750 but there's enough extra movement in the alternator to allow fitment of the 740.

Pete

[bobw]

Thanks for the p/n.

Cheers

[guzzibob]

High mount CARC? What is that? What's a low mount CARC?

[pete roper]

High mount Alternator Carc bikes you twerp Remember the Bellagio is a CARC bike but it still uses the crank mounted alt!

Pete

[Billd]

Thanks for this Pete.

[john zibell]

High mount Alternator Carc bikes you twerp Remember the Bellagio is a CARC bike but it still uses the crank mounted alt!

Pete

Pete,

It is hard for us in the USA to remember that since there aren't any over here.

[pete roper]

I realized that, hence the smiley . I'm still staggered by that decision, the Bellagio is such a GOOD bike it makes me want to weep you don't get it.

Incidentally it's interesting to note that the 940 Bellagio motor, which is only a tiny bit bigger than the motor in the 850 Breva and Griso, (And Norge? Did they make an 850 Norge?) is twin plugged and uses a slightly different TB setup but is, I think, geared exactly the same will pull strongly in all six gears whereas the 850 set-up 6th is really not much more than an overdrive.

I can't for the life of me see what the benefits of the 850 are over the 950? Not that the 850's are 'Bad' simply that they are a trifle gutless whereas the 940 is a GEM!!!!!

Pete

[Brian UK]

They did make the 850 Norge, there was a press release some time back to the effect that the Berlin police had oredered some.
We assumed that the 850 was only produced to comply with some tax or insurance setup in some parts of Europe. Never imported to the UK.

[RJVB]

The Bellagio motor was conceived later, and I think based on a review/redesign of the 850cc engine.

I think the 850cc Norge was just a bit too underpowered and as it was only available in the base configuration, *without* ABS and for a price not that much lower than the regular model, it just wasn't interesting for most. I considered one because insurance costs for a new rider would have been astronomically lower, but the lack of ABS killed the deal for me.

[Zapa]

I think the 850cc Norge was just a bit too underpowered and as it was only available in the base configuration, *without* ABS and for a price not that much lower than the regular model, it just wasn't interesting for most.

Yup, for the same weight the 850 is lacking Ooomph.