Hey all
Well, I have been riding my RE much more the past week, and I was planning on posting an update as I've been having a blast. She's still only at 300 miles, so early in the break in, so if anything I've been riding over cautiously, not revving high, think the fastest speed I've hit is 45mph etc.
Well, today I was in a parking lot looking for a space, slowly cruising in 1st looking for a spot when the bike started lurching and then stalled. The clutch handle became very loose, the gear lever was basically stuck, and the bike wouldn't free-roll. Engine light was on.
I was in the middle of the road, so had to wheel to a space, but the bike didn't want to move. I was able to move it into a space very slowly, a couple of wheel rotations at a time, and put it on the side stand.
Once there, I took a look. The clutch was loose from the biting point up, but tight below, it was still connected though so not undone or snapped. The gear lever as I said before, wasn't budging, and now the electrics weren't working at all. Ie no lights, no indicator bulbs etc.
My girlfriend rode on to Torre cycles down the street (luckily) and they came by in the van, by that time (about an hour after it died), the bike was more responsive, switching out of gear and the electrics coming on.
Once at Torre the mechanic had a brief look, he said it seemed more major than a simple clutch cable malfunction, the words seriously wrong came up but who knows at this point. I've left her in their capable hands but I'm gutted my new baby is in the shop already
Will keep you all up to date when I hear anything.
James