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- Sep 26, 2007
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The Good News:
I was only going 5 miles an hour in the Home Depot parking lot on my Mark III when it happened about an hour ago - my rear wheel completely locked up, skidding me to a stop. Sure would not have been pretty just 2 minutes later, when I would have been going 50 MPH.
The Bad News:
It's not a stuck brake. The problem is in the gearbox, as the kick start lever is either locked completely or really hard to move (in neutral). It has been alternating between both states as I have dragged/lifted the bike onto a truck and into my yard. There were a few occasional clicks from the gearbox too, and at one point the kick lever was moving with the rear wheel. I guess the other good news is that there isn't a rod sticking out of the engine case. (and there was no accompanying sound effects when this happened, just the skidding of the rear tire).
The Really Bad News:
I'm sure that's what I'll see on the inside of the gearbox. But not today. Damn - the bike has been riding so sweetly the last couple of thousand miles!!
Side Note (I assume) - when I started the bike to go out for my ride today, I noticed the tach was not spinning - dead and motionless. I'm sure there's no connection, but thought I would mention it, just in case .......
I was only going 5 miles an hour in the Home Depot parking lot on my Mark III when it happened about an hour ago - my rear wheel completely locked up, skidding me to a stop. Sure would not have been pretty just 2 minutes later, when I would have been going 50 MPH.
The Bad News:
It's not a stuck brake. The problem is in the gearbox, as the kick start lever is either locked completely or really hard to move (in neutral). It has been alternating between both states as I have dragged/lifted the bike onto a truck and into my yard. There were a few occasional clicks from the gearbox too, and at one point the kick lever was moving with the rear wheel. I guess the other good news is that there isn't a rod sticking out of the engine case. (and there was no accompanying sound effects when this happened, just the skidding of the rear tire).
The Really Bad News:
I'm sure that's what I'll see on the inside of the gearbox. But not today. Damn - the bike has been riding so sweetly the last couple of thousand miles!!
Side Note (I assume) - when I started the bike to go out for my ride today, I noticed the tach was not spinning - dead and motionless. I'm sure there's no connection, but thought I would mention it, just in case .......