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Thanks, Jean. It's a 78 R100/7...I haven't made it back home yet to inspect further. I will investigate this weekend and update with whatever I'm able to determine. BTW, I work in the Seneca, Clemson area a couple times a year and have seen you guys riding in late January...lucky bastards.

Tim, I was thinking that as well when looking at an exploded view of this engine. I'm checking when i get home tonight.

Damn...what if it is a rod? I'm probably damaging things further by slamming it into whatever is stopping it. (sigh!) I learn the hard way every time.

Jean, I did stop the motor. It was running. Yeah, it moves fine when in neutral.

Moosehead, Yes, I forgot about the Airhead directory...thanks for the reminder. Airbear, In fifth gear, plugs out, I'm able to push it a foot maybe before hearing and feeling a loud metal stop. You can hear one sound, possibly a gasp of air then, bang!...and the wheel locks...forward and reverse, I ...

Actually the bike had a recent (within 10,000 miles) engine rebuild at BMW Grand Rapids. It was functioning well and is a beautiful bike. I'm in the Flint, MI area, actually. A bit of a drive for me to get to the nearest "Friend of the Marque" that I'm aware of. Anyone know a good Boxer wr...

Yeah, I seized it. It was idling at about 1500 RPM, btw and that was enough to cook it. Thanks for the advice. Time to find a guru around me to fix it.

Hi everyone. I have a bad feeling I've damaged my engine by doing something very stupid. I'm pretty green with Airheads and though I've ridden British Bikes for years, my mechanical knowledge is unimpressive, to say the least. So, please indulge me. I have been experiencing a problem lately where my...