Thunder 2013 - Will You Be There?

[Miles Long]

Todd, that was the single scariest thing that ever happened to me. Other than almost watching that asshole pass my son earlier and almost kill him. We were just cruising about 65-70 and just as I was coming up on a service plaza my rear wheel locked up solid. My son was behind me and he said he thought he was watching me die. Holy Shit! I just fought like a sonofabitch to keep it up and from throwing me off and just as I almost stopped it let loose for a second then locked up again. Clutch, no clutch it didn't matter. Even in neutral it wouldn't budge. We had to lift the rear wheel to inch it off the road and after working backward then forward it let loose again. Jesse said it sounded like its coming from the final drive but I'm not sure. I'll tear it apart in a day or so and hopefully its not my transfer case that was just redone. I'm fine, was pretty shook up but VERY happy I fought hard enough to keep it from killing my ass. Has anyone ever heard of this happening ? We sat there for a good 2-3 hrs trying to figure out how to get home when my son ask a family that pulled in if they could help and they were nice enough to help us lift it into a uhaul they had and drove about 40 miles out of their way to bring me and my bike home. With Jesse following. Thank god they showed up cause I woulda slept there in the grass if I had to before I would have left it there. I finally got home about 4 Am. I'm starting to think either me or my bike is cursed. But other than all that. It was really nice to meet you, Brian, Mike and all the others who were so cool and friendly to my son and even he said "those Vmax guys are alot cooler than I expected" and I told him. Yea, we are a breed all our own. He even mentioned getting one but said he'd keep his Harley too. So, again, glad I'm alive to write this but DAMN! WTF!!!!

Glad that you are O.K.
Perhaps this was just a case of your rear brake caliper locking up?
A few years back, I had my front calipers lock suddenly, while on the Quebec superslab. A scary event. Similar to your experience, in that eventually things cooled down enough to get the wheel turning again, and after an hour or so, I was able to continue the ride.
The lock nut on the master cylinder had come loose, the adjustment bolt had gradually worked it's way forward, applying the brakes gradually which caused the rotors and fluid to heat up, until all hell broke loose and everything seized.
Cheers!

 

[leecifer]

Glad to hear you and Jesse are ok and thankfully you didn't have to lay it down. Some one pickedu up in the middle of the night with a uhaul and brought u home? That's amazing. Still some good people out there.

 

[CustomMax]

Glad to hear you and Jesse are ok and thankfully you didn't have to lay it down. Some one pickedu up in the middle of the night with a uhaul and brought u home? That's amazing. Still some good people out there.

Thanks, It definetly seemed like a miracle at the time and it did surprise me how nice the whole family was to 2 bikers at 2am. It renewed my faith in people for sure.

 

[srk468]

Sure glad your ok and kept it shiny side up Ed, don't give up on what you want bud!

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[customizedcreationz]

Todd, that was the single scariest thing that ever happened to me. Other than almost watching that asshole pass my son earlier and almost kill him. We were just cruising about 65-70 and just as I was coming up on a service plaza my rear wheel locked up solid. My son was behind me and he said he thought he was watching me die. Holy Shit! I just fought like a sonofabitch to keep it up and from throwing me off and just as I almost stopped it let loose for a second then locked up again. Clutch, no clutch it didn't matter. Even in neutral it wouldn't budge. We had to lift the rear wheel to inch it off the road and after working backward then forward it let loose again. Jesse said it sounded like its coming from the final drive but I'm not sure. I'll tear it apart in a day or so and hopefully its not my transfer case that was just redone. I'm fine, was pretty shook up but VERY happy I fought hard enough to keep it from killing my ass. Has anyone ever heard of this happening ? We sat there for a good 2-3 hrs trying to figure out how to get home when my son ask a family that pulled in if they could help and they were nice enough to help us lift it into a uhaul they had and drove about 40 miles out of their way to bring me and my bike home. With Jesse following. Thank god they showed up cause I woulda slept there in the grass if I had to before I would have left it there. I finally got home about 4 Am. I'm starting to think either me or my bike is cursed. But other than all that. It was really nice to meet you, Brian, Mike and all the others who were so cool and friendly to my son and even he said "those Vmax guys are alot cooler than I expected" and I told him. Yea, we are a breed all our own. He even mentioned getting one but said he'd keep his Harley too. So, again, glad I'm alive to write this but DAMN! WTF!!!!

Ed
Definitely let me know if there is something I Can help you out with on this. I am curious to know what broke or stopped working. As mentioned above, check little things first I guess and go from there. But post some pictures or send them to me [email protected] and lets get this bad boy figured out!

Todd

 

[95spfldmax]

Gina & I made it home with no issues....except for one incident escorting Rick back with his truck acting up......he hit the breakdown lane once and thought it was going to be a problem but his truck fired back up and we made all the way back w/o further issues......Rick you initially thought it was tranny probs but now think it's fuel related?

As said here above.....the event and weather were AWESOME except with the obvious unfortunate situation on Saturday night........It was nice to meet all the new faces and see some of the guys/girls from meets before and catch up........Redbone, Bill K........

I'll post my pics & video clips later when I some more time.............

 

[The Beekeeper]

Had a fantastic time this week!!.......Brian AKA Redbone "Who by the way is one of the nicest guys you could meet" and I showed up on Monday, got a 70 mile or so ride in to get aquainted with the mountain riding again!.........Once back to the Hotel I was screwing around and snapped a driveshaft in the parking lot, being my first one I wasn't sure what had happened, my first thoughts were the trans and that my vacation was over before it started!....:bang head:.....Luckely it was a simple fix, so some phone calls were made and the V-Max brotherhood came through, Jim Piscatello "1967vmax" had a spare I could have, slapped that rascal in and I was good to go!!.......When Damon showed up on Wed he had a couple of spares handy, I claimed one and was able to repay Jim in kind, Thanks guys!!.....unk:......Tom.

 

[jfeagins]

You Hooligans throw a great party. Shala & I had an awesome time and hope we can return another year. And yes, 'trailering up' indicates loading our Vmaxes onto a trailer to tow behind our pickemup truck. 940 miles each way, or 11-12 gas stops, without adequate room for storage of stuff, is not my cup o tea. At least not on our Vmaxes.

 

[The Beekeeper]

Glad you Shala made it up!!.............It was great meeting and riding with ya!!.............:biglaugh:...............Tom.

 

[jfeagins]

So Tom, what won you over? Was it my charming, outgoing personality? Or was it the cake? (thought I saw you going back for 2nds & 3rds)

 

[KosRider]

Was it my charming, outgoing personality?

Yea, that was it Jim .... :rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200: ...... ROTFLMAS !!

 

[twistedmax]

Jim, for me it was your wife,hell not only does she ride, but she DRIVES her own Gen II and KEEPS UP! so if a gal like that thinks your alright you must be. Great to meet you both, and don't forget you shirt from walmart

 

[The Beekeeper]

Tha cake was awsome!!........But I guess your allright too............:biglaugh:................Tom.

 

[The Beekeeper]

Took a lot of great pics...........Here are a few........

 

[The Beekeeper]

Some more...........

 

[The Beekeeper]

Ditto..............

 

[Redbone]

Is that Redbone in #6? Very sharp! :clapping:

Thanks BD! Here's how she looked before loading her up for Thunder:

Had a fantastic time this week!!.......Brian AKA Redbone "Who by the way is one of the nicest guys you could meet" and I showed up on Monday, got a 70 mile or so ride in to get aquainted with the mountain riding again!.........Once back to the Hotel I was screwing around and snapped a driveshaft in the parking lot, being my first one I wasn't sure what had happened, my first thoughts were the trans and that my vacation was over before it started!....:bang head:.....Luckely it was a simple fix, so some phone calls were made and the V-Max brotherhood came through, Jim Piscatello "1967vmax" had a spare I could have, slapped that rascal in and I was good to go!!.......When Damon showed up on Wed he had a couple of spares handy, I claimed one and was able to repay Jim in kind, Thanks guys!!.....unk:......Tom.

The week riding and hanging out with you was great as well Tom! I'm looking forward to the Michigan VMOA in July!unk:

So Tom, what won you over? Was it my charming, outgoing personality? Or was it the cake? (thought I saw you going back for 2nds & 3rds)

Jeff, err...um Jim, it was great to meet/ ride with you and Shala last week! It'd be great to get down to your neck of the woods for a ride someday! unk:

 

[The Beekeeper]

Hey Brian.........Maybe they will meet us at the Dragon/Bootleggers runs next year!!.............:biglaugh:.............Tom.

 

[jfeagins]

Dragon/bootleggers run next year? We certainly talked about this event on the way home Sunday. Keep us posted, and we'll see what we can do.