Drive Shaft seized on the final drive splines

[darrell]

Maybe next 'warm' day I'll be out in the garage to pull this thing apart for lube and inspection.

if you decide to check your drive shaft I suggest you open the front rubber boot first and check if you even have the circlip on the front spline. Also see using a screw drive or small rod of some sort to see if the drive shaft will move for and aft on the splines. I’m thinking it won’t move not because it is froze (rusted) in place but because it is the exact length needed to fully use the splines on both ends. I had a new drive shaft installed in my bike at 93,000 miles when mine failed (and likely the reason most of you are doing these checks) and there was no circlip installed with the new drive shaft. Could this circlip only serve the purpose to prevent the front end of the drive shaft coming off when you drop the rear end?