Re: Bad news

[Mick <bmwmick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:50 PM 4/7/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Wednesday evening as I returned home from work, I had a problem with my '94
>R1100RS.
>After pausing at a 4-way stop intersection, I began to accelerate. The bike
>was running fine but suddenly began to slow. There were some large
>clattering/clanking sounds from somewhere but I had no time to determine 
>where as I came
>to a complete stop within less than 100 feet. There had been no warning 
>signs,
>no earlier sounds, nothing.

It sure sounds like one of the U-joints on the driveshaft
failed catastrophically.  When they die, they can lock the
rear wheel.  Glad you were home from the BUTT.

: ))

Mick
Tucson

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