When wheelies go bad...pics

[YFZ450Ridr]

Well today my dad aboard his new z400, friend randy on his 450r, and me on my z400 went out for some riding. all day was good, we found some wicked trails and tore them up. right before lunch break, we were heading back and on the back flats i thought ids how my dad how to wheelie a Z. well i went a good football field length from 3rd to 4th and i hit a whoop or somthing and it threw off my balance and the bike and i flipped. luckily when i knew i was going over i managed to jump off a second before the bike flipped and i didnt tango with the bike. got up and walked it off with a sore ankle, hip, and a scraped elbow(didnt know sand could cut you)

well heres the aftermath of about a 55mph wheelie, only the left side of my 400 is a bit messed up.

my left front, where the bike landed after flipping in the air a few feet.

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/8099/z400wreck0013mq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

left upper a arm..

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/1899/z400wreck0027sm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

another shot of the a arm..

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/8715/z400wreck0047kr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the bars didnt come out so lucky on this one..

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/4628/z400wreck0036jr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and a close up of my mangled clutch lever..

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/8601/z400wreck0056bq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[FasstMidnightZ]

omg , james. Glad to see your all right, BUT cant say the for the bike :(

[HondaRacer300ex]

I'm surprised the lever bent that much without braking. Glad your ok though.

[YFZ450Ridr]

well, it could of been ALOT worse. i was cookin along pretty good in 4th gear. my dad said he was abour 2 car lengths behind me on his z and was mid throttle keeping up. i JUST got my sidecase fixed too, im getting my moneys worth and more out of this bike already:p

did you break the cycras?

[DH400EX]

Id keep the clutch lever, thats pretty trick:p

[YFZ450Ridr]

nop the hand guards are REAL durable and for 40 bucks you cant beat it.

and yep the clutch lever is gona go on the wall or somthing. i thought about attatching it to the cord on my fan. im gona hang the a arm up 2, a little decoration for my room:D

[chucked]

bones heal, parts don't

[watts16]

glad your ok i did that a flat river on my 300ex in 5th had a bobble next thing i know my dad and staring at me and pushing me to get up put a crack in my helmet snapped the tie rod bent rim bent aarms.

had a mild concussion

high speed crashed suck lol

[RAPTOR80RACR990]

Man that sucks! Your handle bars are freakn bent bad and your levers :eek2:. How many times did ur bike roll?

Glad your good. I knew the bars were junk though.

[Punk'd]

Yeah James I missed most of it, but I did see you hit the ground. We had a good day except for that:macho

[YFZ450Ridr]

well all i remember is when the grab bar started to hit i tryed to hit the back brakes but i couldnt and i sort of just let my self go off the back and then i saw my legs in the air and what not then picked myself up. no1 knows how many times the bike fliped because it was a giant dust cloud:p well we can buy a new bike but we cant go out and buy a new james...unless my parents want another kid.

[Doober]

dang....i dont think i have ever seen a wheelie gone that bad

[Punk'd]

Well James atleast we hit some nice trails. We tore them up

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by yfzrider32
dang....i dont think i have ever seen a wheelie gone that bad

pshh....ive seen a wheelie cost 20 grand in damage


dont believe me...i ahve the hospital bill to prove it....had to get a rod put thru my left humerous...a wheelie gone bad

id much rather break my quad instead of myself...for what it costed for my arm to be fixed...i coulda bought an entire new quad

yea your right bones heal, parts dont....well id much rather buy some new parts...pretty good excuse to get aftermarket junk

ive never been able to hurt my 400ex tho

[HondaEXrider22]

Wow glad you OK. Man that lever is pretty crazy.

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by HondaEXrider22
Wow glad you OK. Man that lever is pretty crazy.

who are you referin to me and my story or the other guy

and i still have the rod in my arm oh yea and i have 2 screws in my arm too

this just happend in april, surgery took place in may.

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by yfzrider32
but did i see your wheelie go bad? thats the worst I have seen

yep sure enough did

[YFZ450Ridr]

took a few new pics of the mangled parts, the a-arm was worse than i thought lol

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/1933/z400wreck0012mn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3779/z400wreck0021hm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/376/z400wreck0038cs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[FasstMidnightZ]

hahahah, James i dont know how u mangaged to bend the a-arm. :p

[YFZ450Ridr]

Originally posted by bomb_squad
hahahah, James i dont know how u mangaged to bend the a-arm. :p

me either, but i do know that the clutch lever is going to make a nice end piece for the pull cord on my fan. and as for the a arm, my dad and i are going to the park tomorrow to practice a little boomerang with it.

[Punk'd]

Originally posted by bomb_squad
hahahah, James i dont know how u mangaged to bend the a-arm. :p

He SCREWED up thats how! LOL That sucks man atleast you get new stuff, but you better hurry the weather is getting nice.

[400exmatt]

Im still in a cast from a wheelie gone bad

[Scott-300ex]

i wish i woulda went

damn it, i go 2 sundays in a row and you go the next, you guys shoulda went with me

that sucks though jamesy, better luck next time