With a KARATA'S outboard bearing support system, the pulleys are locked in place with no movement possible. Because all motorcycle models use specific center distances between the engine’s sprocket shaft and the transmission’s mainshaft, every INTIMIDATOR SERIES motor plate is machined to these specific dimensions. By adding outer bearing carriers to each pulley that are tied together with a support plate that has the exact same center distance as the motor plate, the pulleys are now locked in place and can NEVER MOVE.
Other manufacturers of outer bearing supports actually bolt their support plate to the motor plate, assuming that this adds further strength. In truth, this is not the case. Once the pulleys are secured with the outer support plate, they can never move. It is crucial to ensure that the center distance on the support plate matches the motor plate, and KARATA'S state-of-the-art CNC machining centers are accuate to within .0002”. No other belt drive manufacturer can match the precision, quality and design innovation of KARATA'S and no other outboard bearing support works better and simpler.
