BAKER FINALLY DEALT THE SBD FOR SOFTAIL:

(BAKER DRIVETRAIN RELEASES THE SYNCHRONOUS BELT DRIVE FOR SOFTAIL)

HASLETT, MI
5-08

BAKER designs premium innovations only to be purchased only once by their customers, so a belt drive will be no different. BAKER R&D found that teeth easily wear down on typical aluminum pulleys. This is due to the strength modern belts have now. They reek havoc on mere aluminum pulley teeth. When the teeth wear down, the diameter shrinks, and belts sag. Saggy belts not only look sloppy, but can cause clearance problems, or unwanted friction issues. In extreme cases, they could fall off.

Steel is also the material of choice for the clutch basket. When a bike is launched hard, the clutch plates aggressively spank the reciprocal flanks on the clutch basket. Deformed aluminum flanks will lead to increased clutch rattle noise, grabby clutch engagement, and hard shifting 1.54 pulley ratio with a 28 tooth pulley on front and a 43 in the rear for a 7% increase in torque to the rear wheel on stock Softails from 1990-2006.

The Synchronous Belt Drive for Softail provided added support to your transmission main shaft too! More so than any available design in the market, the inner clutch hub reaches farther on the mainshaft towards the pulley nut. This reduces flex and stress on the mainshaft.

* Motor plate and edge guard are made of 6061-T6 plate stock. Pulley caps and dog bone are made of 6061-T6 forgings.
* 10 plate clutch
* 2.4” wide belt 14mm large tooth belt for extra bite
* Available with or without the outside bearing support (dog bone), however the dog bone configuration is highly recommended for those with Tourette’s Syndrome in the right hand.
* Available in show polished or black anodized finishes
* Anti-rattle hardware designed for silent operation when stopped idling with the clutch disengaged.
* Available with 0″ (zero) or 1/2″ offset configurations.

Jump to the Softail-SBD web page at www.bakerdrivetrain.com/softail-sbd to read more. Call the sales department at BAKER Drivetrain at 1-877-640-2004 for any questions you may have.