Was riding home a few days ago on my Piaggio Fly 150ie (will be 2 years old tomorrow). Suddenly I hear a loud bang and my back wheel locks up (I think it was back, maybe even both). The bike starts skidding like a snake on the road, as if I locked up my breaks. Smoke from the tyre, engine going crazy. All happened very fast, I was going around 70km/h at that point.
Luckily, I was just off a speed bridge, where there are more cars and usually go around 90. I managed to keep the bike upright and pulled over to a side. The bike was revving, but not moving. I switched the engine off, tried it running again and same issue, a rattling sound was coming out.
After getting the bike towed to my mechanic and $330 later, it was a blown belt. The belt, according to my mechanic (and photo attached), didn't just rip and the bike rolled to a stop, like it generally should. It blew up into little pieces, thus jamming the whole engine which led the bike to lock up and stop so suddenly.
Had anyone had a similar experience? My biggest concern is the way the bike locked up, a car behind you would not stop in time, especially if its a truck.
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