miles. I need to get it replaced pretty soon, so I have been calling
to get the best price on parts, and also to check the cost of labor.
Derby Cycle seems the most fair. They want $163.99 for the belt,
$5.99 each for the 8 weights, and they quoted me 1-2 hours of labor at
$65 per hour. This gives us a grand total of $276.91-$341.91.
Yamaha/Suzuki of Louisville ran in the middle of the pack. They
quoted about the same price for parts ($163.47 for belt and $5.54 each
for weights) but charge 2 - 2.5 hours labor at $75 per hour. This is
a grand total of $357.79-$395-29 for the job. Lastly, I called S & S
Powersports in Clarksville. They did a good job with my rear tire.
The fellow in parts could not figure out exactly what belt to order,
but guessed the price would be around $179. The weights--he said that
they come only as a whole set with the clutch and could not quote me a
price on weights only. He also could not state how much they charged
per hour for the work, or how long it would take. I gave up on them
and called the new S & S location in Brooks, KY. They quoted me
$163.49 for the belt, and $5.99 each for the weights. The sticker is
the labor. He said it would be $190 and take about 2.5 hours. This
would bring their grand total to $401.41.
Any way I go about it, the labor is gonna be crazy unless Derby Cycle
can get it done in an hour. Then not too bad. I'm going to run down
there this weekend if at all possible and order the parts and pay for
them. Then when they get the parts in, I can either choose to put
them in myself, or have them do it. I also need to get the v-belt air
filter elements replaced, or at the very least blown out. I may wait
on the roller weights. I kinda want to put in Dr. Pulley sliders
anyway. My friend Jeremy says we can do the work in his garage, and
he's the one that helped me change the belt and weights on my 250cc a
couple years ago. He's brilliant with mechanical (among other stuff).
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