Originally Posted by everlost

tie a rope around your waist.
tie the other end of the rope to a wall.
run really fast away from the wall.
it may hurt, but wont kill you.

your clutch and drivetrain can take alot of abuse. but its not indestructable.
broken axles, twisted drive shafts, busted gears (transmition/differential) twisted crankshaft. some exaples of what can go wrong.