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The PO of my 1100 had just changed the timing belts on my bike at 30k miles. That was about a month ago. He had several bikes in his garage and was obviously a knowledgeable person with regards to working on his bikes.How likely was he to have checked the condition or replaced the tensioners when he did the belts? I lost his number so I can't call.
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At 30,000 mikes, it is unlikely he replaced the tensioners. Many people do check theirs when new belts are put on, many don't. If it come to replacing these, I would do them around 100,000 miles. Around that, the Wing is finally srarted to get "Broken In". Someone plese correct me if I am wrong.
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They are probably OK..but in setting the tension on them especial the 1/3 side can be a challenge if you don't know the secret and most don't..so they just add tension manually which not good..

PS the tensioners start squeaking before they go out
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Your tensioners will "complain" when they are tired.. and they should be good until the next belt change and maybe beyond... assuming your 30k miles is correct..
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