Thorns
Active Member
Sprchkn, Take the bike out and ride it until the sprockets have expanded to operating temperature (15-20 miles). Now, while it is hot, adjust the belt to 7/16" using you belt tensioner tool. Careful when torquing the axle nut that the adjustment doesn't move (you can mark the cams with a pencil). My 07 RK made the same noise as you have. I ran the bike with the belt adjusted as I described for 47,000 miles until a friend changed his primary ratio to 3.35 at 11,000 miles and had to get a new belt for the new pulley he installed. I swapped my squeeky belt for his belt and the noise was gone. When my bike was new I took it to the dealer twice to complain about the noise and each time they adjusted the belt loose and sent me on my way. I stopped and talked to the foreman, and he said the factory specs on belt adjustment is way too tight, and it leads to premature inner primary bearing wear or failure. He said the only way he would ever adjust the belt to factory specs is for constant drag racing. I believe he is saying what he knows, but I also suspect the old belt didn't run perfectly true. Unless the belt is broken you will play a hard game getting them to replace the belt. Like I said I ran that RK for 47k plus miles with no problems. I have adjusted the drive belt on my 2010 RK the same way. YMMY.
Thorns
Thorns