Well i had a wreck

[Gibson]

I was going through the trails on my property that i ride everyday and i hit a tree head on in third gear:grr: And all that caused it was my front brakes went out as i was going into the turn. I slid off the trail and hit a tree off the side of the trail.

It ripped my bumber off, bent my lower right a-arm, and i've found a few spots on my frame at the a-arm mounts where the paint is krinkled and flaking. What should i do guys? should i try to have the frame straightened?

[powermadd400ex]

holy crap dude, was it at the logging area?

[Gibson]

no dude, at the creek. I'm afraid that i'll have to get a new frame.....but i get those a-arms:blah: i'm still sick at my stomach because of it. i just got it back together too

[powermadd400ex]

sucks bro :ermm:

is your dad gunna help you out with the ASRs? i would straighten it as much as possible. try to salvage what you can. look for cheap frame just in case.
and i have krinkles paint on my frame 'round the arms to.

[Gibson]

i told him if he got them sometime soon just use it as my birthday and christmas funds. I'll post pictures of the actual damage tomorrow but here's an idea of what its like.

The green is what visibly bent. The arm has a slight ben in it, just enough to make it handle funny. On the frame the angled tube is slightly back bent at the weld, and the bumper mount is bent back
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1240.jpg

[Pipeless416]

glad to hear you didn't get hurt. not quite sure what to do about the frame, but get some pictures up when you have time.. then we might be able to give some advice. again, glad you're ok.

[Gibson]

i had enough time to brace up for it so it didn't hurt too bad. My arms are kinda sore. haha. I'll live:p

[00.400ex#55]

Frames are cheap, I picked one up for 100$ last year. Automotive repare shops may be able to do it but I wouldn't even bother.

I have always hated 400ex front brakes, there spongey even with steel braided lines. One of the best mods I did was to switch to a yfz master cylinder. It made a huge difference and I actualy have front brakes now, they are almost as good as a 450r.

[Ba9801]

Wow that sucks, but at least you did not get hurt. I would say without seeing the damaged areas it will be hard to answer your question, but I would think it could be straightened. I decent body shop should be able to do it for you and you would not have to tear the whole bike down as you would in a frame replacement. I know there is a guy on eBay that sells frames with clean titles in a worse case scenario. As for your a-arms, I am sure you can pick up some decent used ones pretty cheap. Do you know why your brake gave out? I would want to address that problem first before going to much further.
Good luck with your repairs. And get some pics up when you can.

[Gibson]

The frame is barely bent, you gotta look HARD to tell that it's bent. The a-arm has a slight bow to it and it causes it to handle funny. I'm not gonna worry about the frame, i'm just worrying about A-arms. I'm gettin a new master cylinder for sure, and later on, i'm gonna do the 450R spindle/brake conversion.

[Wildbrain]

Get your chainsaw out and cut the tree down.

[Gibson]

Dude, it's like five feet off the side of the trail, it's not like its in the way.

[Gibson]

thats what it looks like man. lmao

well here's the pics guys

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1271.jpg

You can see the imprint of my a-arm
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1273.jpg

It flaked the paint off at the weld, so it bent it in a way
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1277.jpg

Then right behind the a-arm mount the paint is krinkled, you gotta look close.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1279.jpg

Compare my lower arm to my upper and you'll see that it has a bow in it.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1283.jpg

[Wildbrain]

Looks like you better check out your brakes also..

I dont see any skid marks at all leading up to that tree.

[Gibson]

i'll take some pictures of the ground tomorrow. its been a couple of days since it happened so the trails have had the s*** rode out of them

[powermadd400ex]

so are you riding aaron's 450r for the time being?

[250x_kyle]

howd you manage that the trails arnt even tight lol. it happens. and i agree go pick up some houser burgaurd or smc aarms. asr are junk.

[bergoff]

at least you didnt get hurt. did you rag doll off the the 400. i'm sorry its always funny to see that as long as no one gets hurt. i cant believe after seeing the tree that is all of the damage you have. i would expect to see more. good luck.

[Gibson]

Surprisingly i didn't come off the quad. I saw what was gonna happen and braced up for it. My shoulders, elbows, and wrists are kinda sore. It surprised me that it didn't really mess something up

[Exrider434]

Originally posted by Gibson
Surprisingly i didn't come off the quad. I saw what was gonna happen and braced up for it.

pshhh you werent going fast enough!! :p

[Wildbrain]

Originally posted by Exrider434
pshhh you werent going fast enough!! :p


He might have been moving right along looking at that tree,

Probably got a good view of all that POISON IVY that he was going to land in and put the death grip on those handlebars.

[bergoff]

we were riding at phillips wi a few years ago and i hit a huge rock with the right rear tire in a turn. i think i was in 3rd gear in the powerband on my banshee. i totally went rag dollin in to the bushes. i wish that i had a helmet cam it was funny. and nothing happened but a bent rim.

[Gibson]

I was riding with powermadd last month at prentence and ran off the main road in fourth gear. I was trying to keep up with him through the turns and we came up on a sharp hairpin to the left and my front end just plowed straight and i ran through the ditch and up the bank. lol Somehow i managed to ride it back out into the trail without wrecking

[jkidd0223]

glad to hear you didnt get hurt looks like you hit that tree pretty good