Surviving Philly wrote on 07/05/24 at 07:17:34:
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Thanks for the picture of the bolts. It put that concern to rest.

I did a little reading... emphasis on little. You're pointing to the components of the clutch release arm right?
Interesting first assumption. It would have explained the snapping sound and it would have been a great affordable ending to this story.
But... unfortunately the mystery seems to go on. The arm looks to be fully intact and moves as id expect whenever i press down on the release cam.

Hopefully the images are good. Apparently the originals were too large.

Do you think it might be the push rod or something? Ill look into opening he clutch basket and disassembling the arm.

I am also wondering about other possibilities though. Even if some internals are a bit worn, would this drastic scenario of 0 acceleration be likely if they look the way my images show?

I appreciate the honest response, but yea now I'm getting a little worried about my situation.

As far as the CCT is concerned, I know it's not the best method of measurement, but the space between my 17 mm wrench tells me I have a little bit of time. I'll replace it with the Verslavy if this repair doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. Is it named for the moderator here?... very cool

With the bike in gear, grab the clutch basket assy. and turn. The drive pulley should try to turn, if the wheel is on the ground it should try to move the bike. If the clutch basket just spins, try a different gear. If none of the gears are passing movement thru the trany,,,,, well keep taking more apart.  Remember the clutch pushrod disengauges the clutch. Without it being pushed in the clutch will be solid.