[bandito2]

Belt change interval for the Reflex is 12,000 miles though some will change it earlier if they are a heavy rider, ride in lots of stop & go traffic, warm temperature environment, lots of hills/mountain travel or any combination of those since higher than average demands will make the belt wear sooner.(naturally) Keep the used belt as a spare. (you very well may need it before long.) I haven't heard of ANY non-OEM belts that were worth the $$ spent on them... maybe you'll have better luck. My last belt went 17,500 miles before it broke... And I pulled a single wheel trailer for a lot of those miles. I wanted to see how long it really would last. I don't mind replacing drive belts; it's a non-issue to me. Most belt changes have been done in the neighborhood of 13K to 15,000 miles. OEM belts every one of them. Not because they were broken though... just sort of following recommended change interval.

So I did some digging...

Hmmm. Erlandson... Not heard of these folks before. Made in the USA... That's a plus. Heard of Gates and other Chinese knockoffs that sell belts that actually are not the right size and don't last very well at all. About half price, but you get what you pay for with those. (If you are lucky)
Bando (A Japanese manufacturer) Makes belts that are priced a little higher than the Erlandson belts (though still below OEM cost) and cite similar quality standards of manufacture. Reportedly they are an OEM supplier, but I'm not sure if Honda is one of their customers... for the Reflex belt anyway.

I'd really be interested to hear later how this belt works out for you since they claim to keep within 0.02 of OEM manufacturing specs. (I am assuming they are talking 0.02 inches)