cyberal
New Member
Hi everyone,
Today, while riding back from work, I had to do a hard brake on a stop sign and I locked up the rear wheel briefly. Almost immediately after the rear wheel locked up, I noticed a clunking sound coming from the back and left of the bike. This seemed odd, so while I kept riding home, in moments where it was safe (another stop sign or red traffic light, no car behind me), I'd use the rear brake exclusively, locking the wheel on purpose. The same clunking sound would happen. I don't need to be going real fast for this to happen, just enough to lock the wheel and skid one or two feet. In that distance, I hear a quick "tac-tac-tac" sound, where each "tac" resembles the sound of when you pull the kickstand up, or when you try to shift down to 1st while still going fast and the gears won't match. Maybe I should mention that during the whole tim, I have the clutch lever completely squeezed. Along with the clunking, I also notice that the rear wheel skids right, even if I'm going perfectly straight.
During my tests, I also noticed that this is more likely to happen if I'm braking while on 1st, but not in 2nd gear. In second gear, i found it harder to lock wheel and if I do, the rear won't skid to the right. Instead of 3 "tacs", I only hear one and it's much less evident.
Got any idea of what could be going on here?
Thanks!
Today, while riding back from work, I had to do a hard brake on a stop sign and I locked up the rear wheel briefly. Almost immediately after the rear wheel locked up, I noticed a clunking sound coming from the back and left of the bike. This seemed odd, so while I kept riding home, in moments where it was safe (another stop sign or red traffic light, no car behind me), I'd use the rear brake exclusively, locking the wheel on purpose. The same clunking sound would happen. I don't need to be going real fast for this to happen, just enough to lock the wheel and skid one or two feet. In that distance, I hear a quick "tac-tac-tac" sound, where each "tac" resembles the sound of when you pull the kickstand up, or when you try to shift down to 1st while still going fast and the gears won't match. Maybe I should mention that during the whole tim, I have the clutch lever completely squeezed. Along with the clunking, I also notice that the rear wheel skids right, even if I'm going perfectly straight.
During my tests, I also noticed that this is more likely to happen if I'm braking while on 1st, but not in 2nd gear. In second gear, i found it harder to lock wheel and if I do, the rear won't skid to the right. Instead of 3 "tacs", I only hear one and it's much less evident.
Got any idea of what could be going on here?
Thanks!