Rear Wheel Lock Up @ 75 km/h

[fishfarm]

See if this works:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?p=1422438&highlight=Hundred+Fifty+Feet#post1422438

[Andrew]

Got it, pulled the cover and the bolts for the gear carrier but it won't come out. Got it to spin about a quarter turn by hand but won't budge in or out. Just pry harder? Also my guess is the origin of the problem was the missing drain plug and lack of fluid, just a guess though.

[7981GS]

Use plenty of penetrating oil and pry it at each of the 4 ears that the bolts go through being CAREFUL not to break the engine case.
Rotate it as you soak and pry it out.

Daniel

[FLHGSRay]

I recently had my rear wheel lock up during a ride. I was in fourth gear when the engine cut out completely and we skidded along the pavement for a couple hundred feet.

I had this happen on my Z1 in about 1981. Was working on the bike and took a test ride down an old gravel road. Was on a long, wide downhill doing maybe 45 mph. Rear wheel and engine simply stopped and I started sliding. Slid a LONG way down that hill, but didn't go down. Drive chain was tighter than a banjo string. Took it apart on the side of the road and found a rag that I had put in my back pocket jammed between the chain and the front sprocket. I still have nightmares about what would have happened had I been on different road at a higher speed, and I don't carry rags in my back pocket any more.

[Pendulum]

I had this happen on my Z1 in about 1981. Was working on the bike and took a test ride down an old gravel road. Was on a long, wide downhill doing maybe 45 mph. Rear wheel and engine simply stopped and I started sliding. Slid a LONG way down that hill, but didn't go down. Drive chain was tighter than a banjo string. Took it apart on the side of the road and found a rag that I had put in my back pocket jammed between the chain and the front sprocket. I still have nightmares about what would have happened had I been on different road at a higher speed, and I don't carry rags in my back pocket any more.

Wow, I usually carry a bandana in my back left pocket for whiping sweat in the summer... I'll move it to my front pocket now.

[Andrew]

Just stumbled on this site. http://suzuki.gssuzuki.com/home_suzuki.asp
Has parts breakdowns on tons of bikes.

[BassCliff]

Hi Mr. Andrew,

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff