Karata Belt on 2008 Ridgeback

[bryant1609]

I can't seem to get a hold of Jim at this time and was wondering if anyone has put a Karata Belt on a 2008 Ridgeback with the 330 Rear tire? I'm just wondering if there's an issue because of the increase in size of the rear tire. And are there any changes or additional parts required for the 330 Rear tire.

 

[RubWhore]

All the differances are on the trap door side and the only differance is its thicker and if i recolect its about a half inch so you just get one like you wood for a standard 300 tire or zero offset lot of folks dont realize it but you can change the 300 to a 330 by changing the trap door and rear pulley cause they used a narrower belt and that was it.Ill call Jim tomorrow as its not like him to not answer his phone

 

[wyatt580]

hey rub does that mean i could go to a chain drive and move up to a 360 tire??? gonna go to a chain anyway...got a 330 now thanxx

 

[karata]

Knowledge Base:

I can't seem to get a hold of Jim at this time and was wondering if anyone has put a Karata Belt on a 2008 Ridgeback with the 330 Rear tire? I'm just wondering if there's an issue because of the increase in size of the rear tire. And are there any changes or additional parts required for the 330 Rear tire.

Here's Jim:
Stinky7-11 installed a 5.00" Karata on a Ridgeback with no problems but he has now sold the bike.

 

[wyatt580]

I bet that looked and sounded sweet...that's the one I dreaming of for my ridge....

 

[Moespeeds]

Yeah you're good with the 330 no difference on the left side of the bike. To get a 360 under there you are going about .5" wider on each side. I think you could do it with just a front sprocket offset and maybe offset the rear sprocket with a spacer, but not sure if you could get it under the fender. 3 Guyz can make you the front sprocket. Might have to mess around with the brake setup if you wanna keep the tire centered.

 

[wyatt580]

Thanxx moe