Took my ‘78 special out for ride today, it left me stranded when I lost power going up hill. As I safely pulled over I had smell of burnt clutch/brakes. I could start the bike but it would not go forward, rear wheel was locked up (while in neutral). It was so bad a passerby and I couldnt even push it. I let the bike cool for 20 min and was Then able to move it and it acted normal.
This leads me to two paths, originally I suspected a clutch issue but more got thinking about this is could I have had rear brake lock up? Looking for tips on where to start digging first. Bike was running great, shifting great and even able to downshift no issues during the “power loss” event.
This leads me to two paths, originally I suspected a clutch issue but more got thinking about this is could I have had rear brake lock up? Looking for tips on where to start digging first. Bike was running great, shifting great and even able to downshift no issues during the “power loss” event.