I was out for a ride yesterday. Nothing crazy, and I had stopped and taken a left turn. While in first I increased the RPM's up to around 7K RPM then shifted to 2nd. As soon as I let out the clutch I hear "bang" and then an awefull grinding noise, which I thought was the motor, but then my back tire locked up on me. I immediately killed the motor with the kill switch and pulled over.
I stopped on the side of the road looking at the chain, etc to see if I could see anything. Nothing visual. So I put the bike in neutral and fired up the bike again. Sounds great with no problems. Shift into first. Seems to be okay so I start to roll very slowly. I hit around 3K RPM and the grinding/squeeling noise comes back. So I think crap I gotta get this home and limp it there. I shift to 2nd keeping it below 3k RPM. Everything's nice and quiet. Shift to 3rd, things are good. Shift to 4th, and by this time I'm doing around 90 kph. Then "bam" the back tire locks up again.
I pull over and try to shift it down to first, thinking screw it I'll get my trailer and get it home that way. However, it will shift down to neutral, but not first. I can shift up to 6th and down, but not to first.
Now here's the thing that makes me think it's the forks. When in Neutral and the bike running with the clutch pulled in, it is fine. As soon as I let the clutch out, the trans is engaged, so still in gear. When I shift to 2nd at stand still, with the clutch pulled in and try and push it forward, it will only go about 6" and then it's like the rear brake is applied and the bike stops dead. Same if I roll it back. It will do this in all gears that I can get into with the exception of neutral.
When in neutral and pushing the bike forward, I can hear binding/grinding that will come and go, and I will feel resistance when the grinding comes.
Like I said, the motor runs like a charm and when in neutral, I can run it and it sounds great and I can rev it up, but not in gear.
What are your thoughts?
Definitely gonna have to pull this bugger apart.
Oh yeah, the tranny is stock as well as the forks. What could cause this to happen? I won't know the mode of failure unitl this weekend or the next..
I stopped on the side of the road looking at the chain, etc to see if I could see anything. Nothing visual. So I put the bike in neutral and fired up the bike again. Sounds great with no problems. Shift into first. Seems to be okay so I start to roll very slowly. I hit around 3K RPM and the grinding/squeeling noise comes back. So I think crap I gotta get this home and limp it there. I shift to 2nd keeping it below 3k RPM. Everything's nice and quiet. Shift to 3rd, things are good. Shift to 4th, and by this time I'm doing around 90 kph. Then "bam" the back tire locks up again.
I pull over and try to shift it down to first, thinking screw it I'll get my trailer and get it home that way. However, it will shift down to neutral, but not first. I can shift up to 6th and down, but not to first.
Now here's the thing that makes me think it's the forks. When in Neutral and the bike running with the clutch pulled in, it is fine. As soon as I let the clutch out, the trans is engaged, so still in gear. When I shift to 2nd at stand still, with the clutch pulled in and try and push it forward, it will only go about 6" and then it's like the rear brake is applied and the bike stops dead. Same if I roll it back. It will do this in all gears that I can get into with the exception of neutral.
When in neutral and pushing the bike forward, I can hear binding/grinding that will come and go, and I will feel resistance when the grinding comes.
Like I said, the motor runs like a charm and when in neutral, I can run it and it sounds great and I can rev it up, but not in gear.
What are your thoughts?
Definitely gonna have to pull this bugger apart.
Oh yeah, the tranny is stock as well as the forks. What could cause this to happen? I won't know the mode of failure unitl this weekend or the next..
