[andyb]

"Before the failure, the bike started first time. It idled perfectly. No backfire. Linear power throughout the rpm range. No stuttering or stalling. It picked up nicely when accelerating from one gear too low."


"The cuase of the failure could not have been the belts."

Hmmmmm, it may be a hard pill to swallow but that does appear to be the only variable factor...........sorry. I guess it matters not now as your faced with a big bill....