Belt break in

Called my friend. He said that Snow Tech said the following:

Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees F. Put belt in for 12 minutes.

Buddy has been doing this for about three years, swears by it making the belt last longer.
 
Mod-It...Does that do the job that the 50 mile break in period will normally do? throw it in the oven and then take it out, and your good to go as if its broken in????
 
All I remember about the Snowtech article was it would help make your belt last longer. In all honesty, I just clean mine, put it on, adjust for new deflection, and then ride it like I always do. I realize that I don't ride a ton of miles like the trail guys do, mountain riding I put on anywhere from 500-700 miles a season, but I've never had a belt break on my Viper. I get about three seasons out of them and then usually change it due to starting to get narrower than I like. With all the powder and hillclimbing stress they get, I think this is pretty impressive wear with these oem belts.
 
I just bought a new Yamaha OEM belt and my dealer told me Yamaha ships them with a coating on the edges. He recommended cleaning it with a Brillo or Scotchbrit pad and let it dry. Should be good to go.
 
mod-it said:
All I remember about the Snowtech article was it would help make your belt last longer. In all honesty, I just clean mine, put it on, adjust for new deflection, and then ride it like I always do. I realize that I don't ride a ton of miles like the trail guys do, mountain riding I put on anywhere from 500-700 miles a season, but I've never had a belt break on my Viper. I get about three seasons out of them and then usually change it due to starting to get narrower than I like. With all the powder and hillclimbing stress they get, I think this is pretty impressive wear with these oem belts.
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I do the same, I'm more worried about riding than breaking belts in.
 
8DN belts last a long time cause they are hard as a rock. There is a trade off for this. It is called heat build up from the clutches slipping on the belt. That heat is horsepower. You can run the XS805 belts on most 700s if you are set up for it. If you are running the low horsepower Carlisle belts YES they will fly apart.
 
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