Rolled my 400ex OUCH

[shawns400]

well heres the deal. Was out riding some pretty intense trails...Tried to go up a little rock face.. got to the top lost it and my 400 rolled about 350 feet down the mountain. so theres the story.
Now my problems. Im pretty good when it comes to bikes and cars and whatnot. But im completly stumped. When i try and start it, it spins tries to start, but when it runs for a second or so, i hear this noise like gears are being spun backwards and it just kills the motor. I took the case off where the flywheel and stater are. I inspected the gears, i found no signs of gears meshing the wrong way. Can someone help me?
thanks

[TripleR400]

could you mybe explain it a lil better i might be able to help ya

[shawns400]

when i start it up. if it will start. when it runs for a second or two, i hear what to me sounds like a gear getting stuck or turning the wrong way. and then the motor just stalls out and dies. its like metal hitting metal kind of noise.

[TripleR400]

well first of all check and see if any motor mounts are broke... make sure it is in neutral.. if possible put the bike on a jack or milk crate to get the rear wheels off the ground... and then try to start it and see what happens

[shawns400]

its been in the air, and the mount on the valve cover is broken on one side of the mount. it rolled pretty far.. so

[TripleR400]

could you take pictures?

[shawns400]

sure. give me about 5 min.

[shawns400]

just the head right? or did you want more.

[Brauap]

sorry to be off topic, but could you post a picture of the whole bike. I really wanna see what a 350ft cliff would do to a Honda. :devil:

Thanks.

[TripleR400]

for some reason i've been thinking it is something to do with your clutch of your shift lever... more pictures might help... this is kinda stumping me ive fixed bikes all my life never heard of thiss

[shawns400]

This is the only damage really. that and it wont run lol.

[shawns400]

My poor pipe too

[shawns400]

ohh this is what saved it..... bumper FTW

[shawns400]

ohh this is what saved it..... bumper FTW

[Brauap]

Wow, that must suck. Hey I gotta question about your WB. (Good thing your only have to get more disks and not a new pipe!) How did it old up? And is it the newer or older style (Old = no bracket between mid pipe and can; New = bracket between mid pipe and can) I have the older and I rode it for 2 hours and the weld on the mid pipe broke. :( Though, I can't be the one whining... ^^ :eek:

[shawns400]

Let this picture do the talkin. i need a new pipe too. what pipe you run now?

[Brauap]

Old. I have the same one. But I need to find someone with a TIG welder, and that'll do me a lil favor. lol


(Wow, your nerfs are shiny! lol)

[shawns400]

im goin to trash this one. want to go with a full pipe. i bought the bike with the clamp on. its a 2000. a friend of mine had it, it had about 200 hours on it when i got it. he left to hawaii (im in az) and stay there from 02 till 07 thats when i bought it off him. i had been sitting in his garage for 5 years.

[UNBROKEN]

shoot i wish i didint just buy a white bros e sereis off ebay or i would have gave u 30 bucks for ures and JB weld the midpie/muffler crack

[08400EX]

Originally posted by Brauap
sorry to be off topic, but could you post a picture of the whole bike. I really wanna see what a 350ft cliff would do to a Honda. :devil:

Thanks.

Don't remember how many feet, but here is a Honda that tumbled a hundred or more times down a mountain in the areas I ride.

http://hondaforeman.com/phpBB2/files/thumbs/t_pa210676_876.jpg

http://hondaforeman.com/phpBB2/files/thumbs/t_pa210672_206.jpg

http://hondaforeman.com/phpBB2/files/thumbs/t_pa210674_178.jpg

looks good as new lol j/k man i cant imagine seeing a quad flip that many times or roll down a huge hill like that. The most flips I have ever seen a quad or a person do on a quad is 8. My buddy didnt fly off because his shifter went through his leg keeping him on... it wasnt pretty

[ride_red666]

ive broke that valve cover mount before. that wont effect the motor running at all. did u drian the oil and look for metal shavings? or take the clutch cover off?