Quote Originally Posted by eddiememphis View Post
Can you explain more clearly what happened?

I ask as a motorcycle rider, racer and a decade long professional mechanic.
I wish I could pinpoint exactly what happened. This is an older Softail with an aftermarket 6 speed transmission crammed into the 5 speed box. Earlier in the day it was getting stuck in 3rd gear. It was physically impossible to shift to fourth unless I downshifted to second and then back to third. So I was at a red light, quickly shifted through first to second and when I let the clutch out the rear seized up. It wasn’t quite a feeling like slamming on the brakes because you’d normally slide and see a skid mark. I never touched the brake. It just dumped all energy and the bike flipped on its side as I was going into the turn and I flew off it high side and rolled into the intersection. My initial thought is something with the gear box seized up but I’m not a mechanic, just an experienced rider. I had Harley replace some rear axel parts last year as they indicated there was a safety concern when they replaced my rear tire. I’ll know more once the shop opens tomorrow and the mechanic takes a look at it. It was possible to shift it back to neutral to move it so it’s not like the whole thing was seized up afterwards. It’s perplexing.