Drive belt prices

It appears to me that belt prices have dropped a bit. I usually use Partzilla for mine but the price for OEM is nearly 190 USD. The last one I bought was $96 in 2014. Ouch. My Forza belt was around $160 last year. I only use Honda OEM belts for my scooters.

I found this one on Amazon that claims to be a Honda belt for $137 USD.

https://www.amazon.com/Honda-23100-MCT-003-Belt-Drive/dp/B00I87HR80

Also there are several Honda OEM belts on eBay for about the same price.

Anyway this is just for information as I will be needing to replace mine on the SWing next year. If anyone finds a better source I am open.

Cao!

The price showing on David Silver Spares (UK OEM Supplier) is £94.80 incl VAT + postage. Currently 'out of stock'!

USA, $148.70 and free shipping at Ron Ayers https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/p/honda/23100-mct-003/belt-drive

I would only buy OEM/Honda or Malossi (similar cost and quality), never a "Chinese Clone" on Amazon, etc., ditto for Ebay, they could be NOS , sitting on a shelf for a while/years

I use Gates timing belts on my Goldwing and am very happy with them. I would not at all hesitate to use their belts on my Swing. Might someone here have a part number?

TIA. Ron

Gates part number for Silver Wing (OEM # 23100 MCT 003), is Gates # 9802-41804 it's mostly available in the UK/Europe, not in the USA, they are good quality, but not really cheaper. Ditto for Bando belts.
The OEM and Malossi belts are made by Mitsuboshi (which also sells a more $$$ version), well proven/reliable/readily available. Mitsuboshi is also OEM on my Burgman 400 and lot's of Vespa/Piaggio.

PSA,, when it comes to buying "Rubber" drive belts, consider the source/vendor, buying a cheaper oem and/or "off-brand", from eBay, Amazon etc., might not be wise. They could be "NOS", improperly stored, simply aged/dried out before you buy it !!