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Dear Q & A: I read your column all the time and especially enjoy some of your historical auto information. In regards to your answer you gave a reader in the Nov. 22 issue regarding belt drive on Harleys, the belts on Harleys last 80,000 to 100,000 miles (it does not have to be replaced at 4,500 miles). Replacing a belt on a Harley is not quick and cheap routine maintenance, as you said. A belt costs $175 and figure 4 hours labor at $75 per hour. I would not want someone misled by faulty information. Maybe you should stick with automobiles?                       — R.G. Dear RG: Maybe more careful proofreading wouldn’t hurt. In any case, corrections from readers with better information are always welcome. The line in last week’s column, the Harley’s belt “has to be replaced every 4,500 miles or so” should have read “has to be...
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