PZNIVYCHOPPER
Active Member
ONE WORD.....BAKER...
Other than Karata
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Guru
Correct you are sir. I think they dabled with it for a while then stopped. They are typically on 04 and earlier.
bryant1609
Active Member
Do you have Baker? If so do you have any pictures? Also I see you're on Long Island too, did you get your bike from Empire before they closed?
karata
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Jim Longo
Karata
Your pulleys,ring gear,bendix drive & belt are "Karata" and the engine trans plate is mfg. by "Boyce".To clear the record "Rev Tech" (Custom Chrome)has never mfg. any belt drives.
Jim Longo
Karata
bryant1609
Active Member
WTF ???????????????????????????????????????????????
liferider
Looking forward to retirement
#2 is incorrect. We have Dry primary yes with no oil, BUT we do have to blow out the clutch plate dust. Well your suppose to blow out the clutch plate dust if you want the disk to live longer anyway.
bryant1609
Active Member
WOW, I was really set back when Jim himself added to the post here and gave no information on what's going on with Karata. I was thinking he would fill us all in on what the hold up is but said NOTHING AT ALL to address that. I was in touch with Baker by e-mail this morning and they said there's a 4 week wait on getting a Baker Open Primary. Well at least I know how long I'll have to wait to get one.
I must say I was really disappointed he didn't add to his post more than he did.
I must say I was really disappointed he didn't add to his post more than he did.
francoblay1
The Spaniard
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mastiffdave
Well-Known Member
Wow, what a response, and in front of 5000 plus members. So instead of just three potential customers getting the run around on the phone, all following this thread just got a taste of bad customer relations. I really had hoped that my intuitions were wrong as i really wanted a karata drive but not any longer. It kinda reminds me of the wire plus deal. The early ones were great and everybody raved on them then something happened to the service and the product in the later ones and had lots of upset people.
Magoo
Dog Locked
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liferider
Looking forward to retirement
I really have to thank my mechanic here in Shreveport for putting me on the BDL. Like I stated before. He had problems with Karata shipping to him 5-8 weeks sometimes, And Baker is so expensive. BDL is a older company that has a great inventory usually shipping out that day or the next business day. I have put 3000 miles on mine and so far it has been bullet proof.
pauldeepsea
Guru
Maybe the response is not what you were looking for, maybe because its straight to the point. I am not sure what is going on at Karata and its not any of my business. But I will tell you that my experience with Karata was great. I got a great deal and was able to call Jim pretty much with any issues I had with the install. Just my experience.
titus722
Active Member
There are only 2 brands of open primary that will fit on a right side drive bdm and that's baker and karata ,, to me the baker is a great product just not for me the belt is too small and no turbo whine ,, Iv waited over 6 months and the wait will be worth it ,, I'll never sell this bike , so it's not a big deal to me ,, but I do find it strange in these economic times that there are 4 or 5 of us on here that's ready to spend 4200 dollars that's 21 grand ,, just my 2 cents
bryant1609
Active Member
You're kidding right? The response appeared to be to something that wasn't even in the posting here. I've talked to Jim before, and brought a drive from him for my K-9 a few years back. He's a great person in general and appears to be a good business person also. This is why I was surprised by what was posted by him.
pauldeepsea
Guru
No I am not kidding. What I think you should do is either work it out with Jim at Karata or simply if you are not willing to wait buy something else. Sorry that people are having to wait to get their drives that may be an internal issue I waited for mine and called often to see where the order was. but to go posting shit about a company that many have had good luck with ????. Personally, I like my Karata drive and was willing to wait, I could have ordered other drives but decided it was Karata for me. Also not sure how the other companies are after the purchase but during my install They Karata "Jim" made sure to stick with me during the install during some sticking points in the process. I get it you an others arent happy with the wait so buy something else..
bryant1609
Active Member
You're still getting the whole thread wrong. The posting wasn't BEATING UP Karata, it was asking if there was something else that 4" belt. Nothing in my post said anything BAD at ALL about Karata. But I question that if Jim posted on this thread that he didn't address anything that was being talked about in the thread. Plus with a lot of company going out of business, EXAMPLE: Stainless Creations, without telling anyone you would think that could had been cleared up. At least we would know that we waiting for something, not nothing. I have NO ISSUE WITH JIM OR KARATA and would still buy from him in a second. But if these aren't going to be made anymore I would like to find another one to buy. This is really an issue of getting no information from Karata. And there was a chance to address it in this thread that was passed up.
soonertodd
BANNED
I've got a 4" Karata on my bike,LOVE IT! Waiting months for it sucked,never knew when i would get a call back,talked to Jim several times,it was always e-mail me your info and i'll call you when we are ready to ship. after i got it installed and rode it it was well worth the wait,have prob 1k miles on it and no issues.bike now sounds like a supercharged big block chevy. shifts great, starts smoother and LOOKS AWESOME! Thanks Jim!
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liferider
Looking forward to retirement
BDL tech department said, yes they do have a drive for a 2006 K9 rt side drive with a 4'' belt.
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shovelshot
Active Member
Interesting. I don't think so though. My Karata rocks though.