Rear Wheel spin, should there be more?

[Guest]

Put the GS1100 on the center stand and put it in gear. Let off the clutch and the rear wheel starts spinning. Pretty much as soon as I squeeze the clutch, the wheel stops. Shouldn't there be more spin after the clutch is applied? I apply clutch at the 15 second mark on the video and the wheel stops almost immediately.

[redstedman]

friction from brake pads or the shaft drive.

[Scout]

Yes, there should be more. Brakes are dragging too much. I saw this a ton of times on H-D's. Might be time to rebuild that caliper and make sure your pads are wearing correctly.

[wymple]

Back off the axle nut about a turn, try it again. That ensures nothing is binding.

[Scout]

Possibly the return hole in the m/c is plugged up. I am going through the brakes on my 850 now and they were not releasing correctly either. The ultrasonic cleaner did a great job!