Wrecked the 400 sunday

[user101]

I had just started riding sunday, down the same road i always ride on. I was goin to fast and couldnt make the turn. I tried to ride it threw the ditch but my right front wheel snagged a pine tree.

check out how it stretched the bolt hole http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid197/p7f14e4b09ba05426db87ffd2bc734d00/f110f53b.jpg

[user101]

talk about a hard hit http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid197/p4030299df2b7cb868ffa150a8074f256/f110f205.jpg

[Rip_Tear]

That sucks! I stopped riding in the snow for this year because my tires are bald as anything and I had too many close calls. You really did a number on that front end!

I hope you are alright!

[300ex_#387]

Dang....did you break your a arms too? How much is that gonna cost you to get fixed? That cant be cheap.

[user101]

It ripped the upper ball joint right out of the a-arm http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid197/p7cd2a79bee5877487be93d8d7d5b8c11/f110ec5a.jpg

[300ex_#387]

I'd go back to that tree and pee all over it.....then cut it down. I wouldnt be to happy if that happened to me.

Funny thing would be if it wasn't that big of a tree. But, I agree with him..Go pee all over. Teach it who's boss. And get the last laugh.

[user101]

if you look where the shadow is, you can see where it ripped the bolt right threw the frame http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid197/p7bc309f88ab57255a4a1c22779cc075c/f110e810.jpg

[300ex_#387]

I've seen some people rip that part out before. What they usually do it just take a couple washers and have them welded and gusseted on and they havent had any problems since. What about those Elkas, is it gonna e very expensive to replace the mounts?

[user101]

It also snapped my steering stem into at the bar clamps. my camera's battery went down before i could get a pic of that.

after it happend i couldnt beleive i didnt get hurt. I dont even have a scratch on me, im just a little sore.

I loosely figured it up last night and i think its gonna be about $1,000 to fix it

[300ex_#387]

You didnt tweak the frame any did you? It wouldnt suprised me after snapping those a arms in half and ripping that balljoint right out.

[Honda TRX250ex]

ouch

[trx400exxracer]

let me have your left shock(lol) good thing your not hurt

[underpowered]

my buddy did pretty much teh same thing on a road sign with his 400. it was a slghtly more expensive fix though since he had a gibson LT fron end. He had to buy a frame and was able to get just one A-arm. His shock is very slightly tweaked, but he is still racing on it with no problems yet.

[hardkoratvmxr]

dang man you hit that pine tree like a fat kid hits a buffet line by the looks of it

[dober250R]

As the late Chris Farley would say , " Son of A!!!! That's gonna leave a mark."

[user101]

Originally posted by hardkoratvmxr
dang man you hit that pine tree like a fat kid hits a buffet line by the looks of it

hell yea...i hit that tree so f'ing hard

[Unverfehrt400ex]

so what happened to you? How far off the quad did it throw ya?

[Honda TRX250ex]

did it hurt?