I am in the middle of doing some maintenance and decided to check the belt on my RZR. I am not entirely sure if it is still good or not. I haven’t noticed much difference but figured I would be on the safe side. I cleaned it and hit it lightly with a scotch brite pad. It appears to be alright but I wanted to see if anyone had any input.

The cord near the outside of the belt cant be felt the entire way around but there are a few areas where is it smooth. I don’t know if this is an issue or is normal. I have a brand new gates belt and it feels the same as the polaris belt on the smooth secitions. The album below has pictures of both sides of the belt.

rzr 1000 belt – Album on Imgur

It also has a picture of my used polaris belt vs the new gates belt. I have been looking and cannot find any specifics on the belt thickness when new. The Polaris one is measuring around 1.20 inches while the gates is around 1.26 I believe. Is this normal? Has the polaris worn down that much? Should I replace it?

I would prefer to go back with the polaris belt due to it being broken in and a ride coming up.

Thanks!