Majesty YP 250 - pulleys & belt

Discussion in 'The Workshop' started by Tortilla, Dec 2, 2019.

  1. Tortilla

    Tortilla New Member

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    Hi,

    I have a Majesty YP 250 from the year 2000. Bought her for a song 6 months back (at 28k miles), and replaced a few bits to use for the daily commute.

    Soon after getting the Maj. had a drive belt snap (likely it was very old). Got a genuine Yamaha belt and replaced. Noted that variator pulley had a slight 'step' in it, which was notable when throttle off from about 60mph down to 55-ish.

    Anyway, six months and about 4.5k miles after replacing belt it's gone again.

    Considering replacing both pulleys along with new belt, and have a couple of questions for any thoughts, please:

    1) Majesty pulleys for older years seem nigh on impossible to find at justifiable price. Are there other bike models (X-max etc?) whose pulleys are identical?

    2) Are aftermarket belts generally stronger (Kevlar reinforced?) than the Yam one?

    Many thanks to all.

    Jon
     
  2. milo2025

    milo2025 Trip to Trumpton

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    Xmax pulleys are not identical to Majesty pulleys and I don't believe SMAX or TMAX are either. Kevlar reinforced belts would be stronger than standard but there are also some aftermarket belts out there that are pretty rubbish. Depends how much you're prepared to pay at the end of the day.
     
  3. MARSH

    MARSH Whooooo!

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    In the scooter world a year 2000 is ancient, parts are difficult to get but the Yam is a nice scooter !
     

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